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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, no 8) follows: 1. To make article 4 paragraph 5 by the following: "5) safety of children as well as his health and life maximum protection, special attention being given to the public or available to the public, children entertainment, sports or recreation site attendance, armed conflict, fire or other emergency situations (floods, storms, increased levels of radiation URu.tml.). "
2. Replace article 30, second paragraph, the words "damages from the parents in court" with the words "recoverable from parents of the civil law".
3. Express article 44, the second paragraph as follows: "(2) the Audžuģimen, the guardian and the child care agency shall inform the parents about the child's development and to promote family ties."
4. To make article 50 sixth subparagraph as follows: "(6) the erotic and pornographic material import, production, purchasing, downloading, distribution, storage, public play and advertising restrictions, as well as restrictions on the dissemination of information about such materials is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers."
5. To supplement the law with article 50.2 as follows: "article 50.2. Child safety in public events or public place in attendance (1) public events involving children, or children available for public entertainment, sports or recreational locations provide child safety.
(2) the cabinet shall determine the child safety requirements to be met by a public entertainment, sports or recreational sites.
(3) For the safety of the children is the responsibility of the public events of this law, the person referred to in article 72. "
6. Supplement article 61 paragraph 6 by the following: ' 7) determines the order in which the Latvian Central Authority under the 1980 Hague Convention of 25 October on international child abduction on the civil aspects of such activities and cooperate with other national and local authorities. "
7. Turn 65. the second paragraph of article 5, the words "monitor and".
8. Express article 65.1 as follows: "article 65.1. National child protection inspection competence State children rights protection Inspectorate shall monitor and control compliance with the laws and the rights of children. "
9. Replace the name and text of article 65.2, the words "national human rights office" (fold) with the words "the Office of the Ombudsman" (fold).
10. in article 67.1: to supplement the first sentence after the words "Ministry of health" with the words "national child protection inspection";
supplement the last sentence after the words "child and Family Affairs Ministry" with the words "and the Office of the Ombudsman".
11. transitional provisions: exclude paragraph 8;
transitional provisions be supplemented by paragraphs 12 and 13 of the following: "the 12 Cabinet until 31 March 2007 to issue 50.2 of the Act provided for in the second subparagraph of article.
13. the amended article 65.2 of the Act (the name "national human rights office" with the words "the Office of the Ombudsman") and in article 67.1 (the addition of the words "and the Office of the Ombudsman) shall enter into force on 1 January 2007." The law adopted by the Parliament in 2006 on October 19. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga in 2006 November 1