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Back to: Proposed Modifications by Governments
“Discrimination”
China
Delete the bracketed words
Egypt, Morocco, Sudan and Syria
Delete the language between the brackets.
Japan
Delete the bracketed words.
Qatar on behalf of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates
Delete the words in brackets.
“National laws of general application”
Egypt, Morocco, Sudan and Syria
Retain language as is.
European Union
Delete language
Qatar on behalf of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, United Arab Emirates
The states adopt the phrase "according to the generally applied laws”.
“Reasonable Accommodation”
Australia
Current Chair’s text reads: “Reasonable Accommodation” means necessary and appropriate modifications and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedom.
The Australian delegation proposes replacing “disproportionate burden” with “unjustifiable hardship”