In Denmark, the coordinating ministry of disabilIty aspects, the Ministry of Social Welfare, established an inter-ministerial working group in autumn 2008 tasked with identifying implications and preconditions for Denmark’s ratification of the UNCRPD. This working group reviewed the obligations of the Convention and concluded that it needed, inparticular, to study the scope of obligations inherent in the non-discrimination provisions under Article 5, obligations under the provisions of accessibility under Article 9 and obligations under the provision of education under Article 24. Th is conclusion led to the set up of three subgroups each charged with performing a detailed analysis of one of the mentioned problem areas. The Ministry of Social Welfare headed up the subgroups on non-discrimination provisions and accessibility, while the Ministry of Education was in charge of the subgroup on education. The subgroups on anti-discrimination and accessibility held two meetings, supplemented by several written consultation rounds. Concurrently with the work in the inter-ministerial working group, De nmark adopted Act no. 1347 of 19 December 2008 amending the Parliamentary Election Act, the Danish European Parliament Elections Act and the Local and Regional Government Election Act. The amended Act ensures that Denmark meet the provisions of Article 29 of the Convention, which requ ire state parties to guarantee persons with disabilities political rights and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis with others. In addition to the amendments made to the elections legislation, the inter-ministerial working group concluded that no further legislation was needed before Denmark could ratify the Convention. The analyses carried out by the subgroups and the inter-ministerial working group were presented to the Government on 11 March 2009 and constituted the basis for preparing a motion for resolution to ratify the Convention. The draft motion for resolution underwent an external consultation round and was uploaded to the public consultation portal 2. Stakeholder organisations were able to monitor the ratification process constantly at the Ministry of Social Welfare website and later at the Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs website and were also able throughout the process to contact the Ministry directly. The final resolution was presented in the Danish parliament on 22 April 2009 and adopted on 28 May 2009. In close cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior and Social Affairs subsequently launched the preparation of the ratification instruments for the formal ratification of the UNCRPD. The ratification instrument was deposited on 23 July 2009. The Convention has formally been in force for Denmark since 23 August 2009. The ministry regul arly briefed the organisations for people with disabilities in Denmark throughout the entire ratification process. Additionally, four meetings were held with these organisations in Denmark, at which the Convention and the ratification process were discussed and reviewed. ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/files/dhlg_6th_report_en.pdf
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