 the administrative, technical, economic and social monitoring of the activities under this Ordinance and laws passed to ensure its application;  inspection of work in the mines and their ancillary facilities;  preparation, keeping and dissemination of general documentation on mineral substances, and  keeping of mining titles; to this effect, they keep registers and maps which are determined by the mining regulations; registers and maps are public documents and should be presented to anyone who requests for them to prove its identity. 184. Article 130 of the Mining Act provides that mining offences are assessed by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department, sworn officials of the department of mines and all other agents commissioned to this effect in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Procedure Code. The prepared report will be valid until proven otherwise. vi) Legislative and other measures taken to ensure that the right of persons not to be subjected to medical or scientific tests without their free and informed consent is respected. 185. In order to strengthen the research framework, an advisory body called the Ethics Committee for Scientific Research was set up on 1 December 2016 per Decree No. 2016-644/PRN/MSP. The mission of this body is to carry out an independent, competent and diligent study of the ethical aspects of health research involving human beings, give advice on the ethical issues and problems in the area of health and to promote awareness of the ethical rules on health research. 186. From 2017 to 2018, out of the 83 research protocols considered by the Committee, 79 were validated, while four were rejected. vii) Legislative and other measures taken to ensure the recognition, acceptance, development, effectiveness, modernization and integration of traditional medicine into the public health care system. 187. Several strategies have been provided for by the 2017-2021 PDS to ensure the development and integration of traditional medicine into the public health care system. For the supervision of the organization of the traditional medicine sector, more than 100 traditional practitioners received capacity strengthening training, while a consultation framework between the MSP and the associations of Traditional Practitioners of Niger was also put in place. Note should also be taken of the holding of sensitization meetings on the code of ethics of traditional practitioners. viii) State the legislative and other measures taken to ensure that the obligations provided under Paragraphs 67 (24) to (37) of the following Principles and Guidelines 3 on the rights of vulnerable and marginalized persons in particular are respected: a) specific measures to encourage members of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups to study medicine and public health, and to join the health systems as service providers : 188. There has been no change in this regard since the last report was submitted. b) Legislative and other measures, including punitive, social mobilization, information and educational measures, to discourage harmful traditional practices, particularly female genital mutilation, which hinder the right to health; 189. These measures have been developed in Paragraphs 280 and 281 below. c) Measures aimed at ensuring the availability of specific health services for persons suffering from psychological, intellectual and physical disabilities, like early diagnosis and access to health care and humane and dignified treatment, to enable them to enjoy life fully. 190. The main activities carried out in the area of mental health are as follows: - increase in mental health coverage in 39 out of 72 health districts; 47