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Amended Child Protection Act

Original Language Title: Grozījumi Bērnu tiesību aizsardzības likumā

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: law on protection of the rights of the child in the Child Protection Act (Republic of Latvia Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers rapporteur, 1998, no. 15; 2000, no. 8, 12; 2001, 24 No; 2002; 2003, 23, the No. 12. No; 2004, nr. 12; 2005; 2006, 8. No, No 22; 2007, nr. 9, No 15; 2008; 2009, 14, no. 23; Latvian journal, 2009, 193. no; 2010, 47, 205. no; 2011, 112, 132. no; 118. No, 2013; 2014, 51, 60 no; 245. in 2015, no; 2016, nr. 241.) the following amendments: 1. To supplement article 6, third paragraph with the sentence the following wording: "the organisation of cooperation between the institutions and the procedures for implementing the rights of children, established by the Cabinet of Ministers." 2. Express article 37 the seventh part of the first sentence by the following: "child care facilities must have a child development requires appropriate premises, equipment and skilled staff." 3. in article 48: put the article name, and the first, second, third and fourth subparagraph by the following: ' article 48. Protection of children from smoking, alcoholic and energy drinks effect (1) a child may not be smoking, use smokeless tobacco products, alcoholic and energy drinks. The child is protected from smoking and alcoholic beverages. The child must not be smoking products or devices for smoke and steam. The presence of the child not to smoke, to ensure him of smoking products or devices for smoke and steam free environment. (2) the Child must produce a negative attitude towards smoking, smokeless tobacco, alcoholic and energy drinks. Children are prohibited from working in jobs directly related to tobacco or other smoking products or devices intended for, or filling the tank production, testing, storage, use, as well as marketing or advertising. Children are prohibited from working in jobs directly related to the alcoholic or energy drinks production, testing, storage, use, as well as marketing or advertising unless the child in accordance with the vocational training programme is the practical part of the training curriculum in practice, which is carried out in the presence of a supervisor and which is provided with employment protection laws and related legislation. (3) in accordance with the law of the spirit drinks, energy drinks and the circulation of tobacco smoking products, plants, electronic smoking devices and their fluid movement law of the child may not sell alcoholic and energy drinks, tobacco or other smoking products or devices for, or filling the tank. (4) on the involvement of children of alcoholic and energy drinks or smokeless tobacco use, as well as smoking the perpetrators called to statutory liability. On the involvement of children of alcoholic and energy drinks or smokeless tobacco use, as well as smoking also alcoholic and energy drinks or tobacco or other smoking products or devices intended for, or transfer of the filling tanks in the possession of the child. " 4. in article 67.2: Supplement to article 2.1 part as follows: "(21) in order to ensure social guarantees, as well as social assistance and social services, the minor support information system, in addition to include information about this law, article 42 referred to persons residing in institutions by children 18 years of age, and article 43 of this law the persons referred to in that after 18 years of age has the right to social guarantees. '; Add to sixth with the sentence as follows: "this article 2.1, part stores information in 15 years from the date on which the person reached the age of majority." 5. Express article 70, second subparagraph by the following: "(2) the child and other persons have the right to ask for help in child protection institutions and other national and local government bodies, and these bodies in each case take the statutory steps, if any, of the infringement is established, as well as support for prevention and providing assistance to the child. Child care, education, health care and other institutional managers, which keeps children, are obliged to determine the children's complaints and review procedures and make them known and accessible to children. " 6. transitional provisions be supplemented with 33 points as follows: "Cabinet of Ministers 33. until 31 July 2017 manages this law, article 6 of the provisions laid down in the third subparagraph." The Parliament adopted the law of 2 March 2017. The President r. vējonis Riga 2017 March 14