includes all plastic products, manufactured from (polypropylene) and (polyethylene), except for those used in the medical and food industries, or plastic products destined for the foreign market, where the Decision included (16) products that must be biodegradable when produced, in accordance with the specifications and standards specified in the Decision, and calling in the same regard for the rapid inclusion of all plastic materials without exception within the scope of the provisions of Decision No. (11) of 2019 regarding the technical regulation for plastic products, in addition to tightening inspection campaigns on producing industries, shops and commercial markets, to ensure the correct implementation of the provisions of the Decision. 3.9 Despite the exceptional circumstances and the measures taken by the Kingdom to address the emerging Covid-19 in order to preserve the health and safety of citizens and residents, the NIHR monitored the availability of sufficient and stable food stocks. And that the pace of import operations for these commodities is taking place in a high and continuous flow according to the market need for foodstuffs, with a stock of those supplies that meets local needs for a sufficient period of time. 3.10 With regard to the right to an adequate standard of living, in (2019) the NIHR received one related complaint, while in (2020) it did not receive any complaint. In 2021 it received (12) complaints, where it was communicated with the relevant authorities. A number of them have been resolved, and the remaining ones are being followed up. 3.11 The NIHR provided legal aid to ( 19 ) cases in (2019), and ( 28 ) cases in (2020),in addition to ( 27 ) related legal aid cases in the year (2021), where contact was made with the competent authorities about a number of them for humanitarian reasons. Informed about the procedures to be followed in a number of them, in addition to the monitoring of ( 19 ) cases in the year (2020), and ( 11 ) cases in (2021) related to the issue of this right, as the NIHR addressed the concerned authorities regarding them. 3.12 In order to determine the extent to which individuals enjoy an adequate standard of living, and the level of various services provided, during the years (2019-2021), the NIHR visited a number of locations, including: the Child Care Home, Muharraq Hospital for Maternity and Elderly Care, Al-Matrouk Center for Rehabilitation and Guidance, Batelco Centre for Domestic Violence, the Center for Support and Protection of Expatriate Workers, and Labor Accommodation for a number of companies operating in the Kingdom, in addition to its field visit to the National Bank of Bahrain’s home for the rehabilitation of disabled children. Parallel Report of the National Institution for Human Rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain submitted to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)@2021 11

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