Reply Margaret Tuite (JUST) to ACT (no problems database adoption)
Romanian IT project under EU fundingRomanian adoptions .txt
From:
TUITE Margaret (JUST)
Sent:
06 March 2015 19:07
To:
'Arun Dohle'
Cc:
MICHOU Paraskevi (JUST); POST Roelie (NEAR); MORDUE Simon
(NEAR); SMITH Nicole (NEAR); JUST NOTIFICATIONS C1
Subject:
Romanian IT project under EU funding/Romanian adoptions
Importance:
High
Dear Mr Dohle,
I apologise for my delay in replying.
The project you refer to concerns an integrated information system for the
Romanian Office for
Adoptions (ROA), under the National authority for the protection of the rights
of the child and adoption
(NAPRC). The project aims to use electronic means to modernise communication
between the NAPRC,
the general public, citizens and families wishing to adopt and the other
institutional partners in the
adoption process and to contribute to inter-institutional integration.
We have checked with the Romanian authorities who informed us that the IT system
is a tool designed
and constructed in compliance with national law and international standards.
The IT system is simply a
tool to support implementation of the laws and policies. The IT system does
not take decisions. Only a
court can decide on the opening of an "adoptability" process of a child in
Romania. The IT system will
only register children for whom the court has ruled in this regard. The system
is compliant with all laws,
including those on data privacy.
Pursuant to Article 111 of Law No 272/2004 on the protection and promotion of
the rights of the child,
NAPRC monitors the compliance with the principles of the rights of the child as
set out in Romanian law
and the UNCRC, ratified by Romania through Law No 18/1990, as well as the Hague
Convention that
supports the implementation of Article 21 of the UNCRC.
The project is still in relatively early stages. In monitoring implementation
of the project, the Romanian
Management Authority has been requested to monitor compliance with the
above-mentioned laws.
Yours sincerely,
Margaret Tuite
Commission coordinator for the rights of the child
European Commission
DG JUSTICE - Unit C1 Fundamental rights and rights of the child
M059 5/80
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
+32 2 2953567
[email address]
Twitter: @MargaretTuite1
EU children's rights website: http://ec.europa.eu/0-18/
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