medical staff’s capacities to solve issues related to domestic violence and trafficking in human beings. The Law on Prevention and Elimination of Violence in the Family entered into force on 18 September 2008. It includes important provisions on domestic violence, establishes an institutional framework with detailed responsibilities of the relevant authorities, provides for the creation of centres/services for the rehabilitation of victims and aggressors, and for complaints mechanisms, protection orders and punishment of aggressors. In order to implement this law, a draft law regarding the amendment and modification of a number of legal acts shall be enacted. The objective of this draft law is to amend the following normative acts: Criminal Code: - Introducing an article on the definition of the family member; - Introducing a new offence: violence in the family; - Introducing a new offence: sexual harassment; - Introducing an article related to rape in order to include matrimonial rape; - Introducing a new offence related to the violation of a protection order. Criminal Procedure Code: - Introducing a new article on the protection of the victim of domestic violence; - Stipulating the obligation of the prosecutor and court to verify if the victim of domestic violence expressed freely his or her consent for reconciliation. Civil Procedure Code: 161 The Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection has developed a draft of a Government Decision on approval of the Regulations regarding the organization and operation of centres for assistance and protection of victims of family violence which is also in the process of A/HRC/13/39/Add.6 - Introducing a new chapter on special procedures for the application of protection actions in cases of domestic violence.