of the judicial system was aimed at 95. She added that the restructuring removing the vestiges of the old feudal system. One extremely important measure was the new legal code governing individual6 and the family. whioh gave spouses equal rights and duties in a marriage. The code abolished tho &J&Q&, a custom by which a widow became the property of her deceased husband's family and was obliged to marry one of his relatives. The new code also provided for the equality of women in respect of the acquisition or modification of nationality and permitted dual nationality, In the area of health, the representative emphasi6ed the adoption of a 96. new family planning policy in 1986, which was intended to raise public awareness of question6 related to pregnancy, infant and maternal mortality and sexual relations. In the context of "Social Action”, strategies had been elaborated to combat prostitution and to protect minors. A national committee, as Well a6 regional and lOCal ones, had been set up to ensure the implementation of the strategies. The implementation was a two-phase process: in the first year6 the work had focused on measure6 to raise consoiou6ness~ subsequently more ri9orous and-prohibitive measures-had~been applied, 57. Another national committee had been established to deal with the praotice of excision. It was responsible for the dissemination of information and for the organieation of research into the reasons for the practice in order to be able to formulate proposal6 for its eradication. 96. In the economic context, the representative stressed the need for women to become more visible in the economy in order that they might exert a etronger influence on the country's development. Through technical training and the promotion of appropriate technologies , various government institutions were trying to alleviate the burden of women's daily tasks. 99. The important Union was achieved sucoess, in more establishment of the Union of Women of Burkina Faso had been an step towards the elimination of discrimination against women. The trying to create a better image of women in society and had already some breakthroughs in changing men’s attitude6 to women. One visible the representative noted, was the fact that more women were working jobs than ever before. 100. Various ministries and department6 were working through public information measures to remove traditional ObStaCle6 to the advano6ment of women, such as8 the tendency to educate boy6 rather than girlst the lack of access of women to training and financial servicesr the unfamiliarity of women with the law; and the heavy burden of their domestic tasks. One of the specifio measures was the creation of a fund for the promotion of income-generating activities for women in order to improve th6ir aoce66 to credit. 101. The Committee commended the representative for the franlrness of the report and the enthusiasm with which it had been presented, It Was, however, difficult for members to assess fully the extent of the progress maae in implementing the Convention as the report lacked basic data and the recosunended structure. Nevertheless, the report demonstrated political will and commendable efforts on the part of the Government of Burkina Faso. The experts welcomed the adaitional information providr-d by the representative. -21-