4.15 With regard to the complaint of the violation of article 2, paragraph 3, of the Covenant, the State party considers that this article does not constitute a substantive right as such but is appurtenant to the violation of a right guaranteed by the Covenant.

During pregnancy, an official shall be entitled, based on a certificate for sick leave prepared by a doctor, to temporary easement of her conditions of service or to a temporary transfer to another position, except a position to be filled by way of competition.

If the easement of the conditions of service or the transfer provided is impossible, the official shall be released from the performance of her duties for the period prescribed in the certificate for sick leave and shall be paid a compulsory health insurance benefit.