        parliamentary elections. The purpose of these provisions is to achieve gender parity in elective positions; Law No. 2010-018 of 31 December, 2010 amending the Law of 2005 on the Protection of Persons with HIV/AIDS, which devotes a section to the protection of women; Law No. 2009-007 of 15 May, 2009 on the Public Health Code, which regulates in a protective way the rights of women and men in matters of reproductive health; Law No. 2007-005 of 10 January 2007 on reproductive health; Law No. 2007-017 of 6 July, 2007 on Children’s Code which fixes an identical minimum age for marriage for boys and girls at 18 years; Law No. 2006-010 of 13 December 2006 on the Labour Code, which promotes equal access and remuneration for all jobs, the protection of women against sexual harassment in the workplace (Article 40); Law No. 2004-005 of 23 April, 2004 on the social protection of persons with disabilities, Section IV of which deals with the specific case of women with disabilities ; Law No. 98-016 of 17 November, 1998 to prohibit female genital mutilation; Law No. 2016-027 of 11 October, 2016 amending Law No. 2015-010 of 24 November 2015 on a new Criminal Code which devotes a paragraph to the repression of gender-based violence. 489. The Maputo Protocol has been ratified by Togo without reservation and is directly applicable in accordance with Articles 50 and 140 of the Constitution, which incorporate the rights and duties set out in the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and all international and regional human rights instruments ratified by Togo. A- At the institutional level 490. At the institutional level, a favourable framework has been put in place. In 2010, the Directorate-General for Gender and Women’s Empowerment was transformed into a Ministry and the reaffirmation of women’s empowerment as one of the major priorities was reflected in 2013 in the new Ministry of Social Action, Women’s Empowerment and Literacy. 491. In addition, gender focal units, which were at the pilot stage in nine (9) Ministries from their inception, were extended to all ministries to ensure gender mainstreaming in sectoral policies. Other structures contribute to the promotion of 138