CRC/C/PRY/CO/3 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr.: General 10 February 2010 Original: English Committee on the Rights of the Child Fifty-third session 11-29 January 2010 Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 44 of the Convention Concluding observations: Paraguay 1. The Committee considered the third periodic report of Paraguay (CRC/C/PRY/3) at its 1457th and 1459th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.1457 and 1459), held on 12 January 2010, and adopted, at the 1501st meeting, held on 29 January 2010, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the third periodic report and the written replies to its list of issues, which gave a better understanding of the situation of children in the State party. It also appreciates the presence of a high-level and multisectoral delegation and the frank and open dialogue with the delegation. B. Follow-up measures undertaken and progress achieved by the State party 3. The Committee welcomes a number of positive developments in the reporting period, including the adoption of legislative measures taken with a view to implementing the Convention, such as: (a) Act No. 1600/2000 against domestic violence. (b) The Code on Children and Young Persons (Código de la Niñez y la Adolescencia, by Act No.1680/2001); (c) Act No. 1938/2002, according to which unaccompanied children who seek asylum are to be treated in accordance with the principle of the best interest of the child; (d) Act No. 2169/2003 establishing the age of majority at 18; (e) Act No. 2861/2006 to suppress the trade and commercial dissemination of pornographic material depicting minors or the disabled; GE.10-40628