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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND SECURITY
The Assistant
Brussels,
3 - M A ! 2006
JLS.Cl KL/it D(2006) 5066
NOTE TO MR LAWRENCE MEREDITH
ASSISTANT, DG ELARG
Subject:
Reattribution of a letter dated 28 March 2006 from Mr Jacob N.
Waage on The Hague Convention of 29
th
May 1993 on Protection of
Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption
Please find enclosed a letter from Mr Jacob N. Waage, which was addressed to Katja
Lenzing but which appears to essentially fall within your Directorate General's
responsibilities given the position of DG Enlargement concerning adoptions in Romania.
DG JLS has no general comments to add as concerns the interpretation or application of
the Convention.
I should be grateful if you would ensure that the letter receives an appropriate follow-up.
A holding reply has been sent to Mr Waage, in accordance with the Code of Good
Administrative Conduct (copy of holding reply attached).
Henrik NIELSEN
Commission européenne,
B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium. Telephone: (32-2) 299 11 11.
Office: LX46 1/26. Telephone: direct line (32-2) 295.93.58. Fax: (32-2) 299.64.57.
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION
DIRECTORATE-GENERAL JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND SECURITY
Directorate C : Civil justice, rights and citizenship
Unit C1 : Civil Justice
Brussels,
0 3 MAI 2006
JLS.Cl/KL/it D(2006) 5069
Mr Jacob N. WAAGE
The Permanent Representation of
Denmark
Rue d Arion 73
B - 1040 Brussels
Dear Mr Waage,
I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 28 March 2006 concerning The Hague Convention
of 29
th
May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry
Adoption.
Given the content of your letter, I have passed it to Mr Lawrence Meredith, Assistant at the
European Commission's Directorate General for Enlargement (European Commission, CHAR
04/111, B-1049 Brussels), who will ensure that it receives an appropriate response.
Commission européenne, B-1049 Bruxelles / Europese Commissie, B-1049 Brussel - Belgium.
Office: LX 46 6/105. Telephone: direct line (32-2) 296 01 14. swichboard: (32-2) 299 11 11. Fax (32-2) 299 64 57
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THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATION OF DENMARK
to the European Union
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Att. Katja Lenzing
Rue de la Loi 200
1049 Brussel
PAR PORTEUR
Enclosure
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Department
Rue d'Arlon 73
Б-1040 Bruxelles
Telefon (02) 233.08.11
Telefax (02) 230.93.84
E-mail: [email protected]
www.eurepraesentationen.um.dk
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28 March, 2006
The Hague Convention of the 29
th
May 1993 on Protection of
Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adop­
tion
The Danish Ministry of Family and Consumer Affairs, Department of
Family Affairs, has asked the Permanent Representation of Denmark to
the EU, to obtain the opinion of the European Commission on the
questions in the attached document.
The document concerns the Hague Convention of the 29
th
May 1993 on
Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry
Adoption.
B.A.
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MINISTERIET FOR FAMILIE-
OG FORBRUGERANLIGGENDER
FAMILIESTYRELSEN
Udenrigsministeriet
Asiatisk Plads 2
1448 København K
J.nr.: 06-602-00049
Sagsbehandler: Hanne Kristiansen
Dato 15. marts 2006
Familiestyrelsen, der er dansk centralmyndighed efter Haagerkonventionen a f 29. maj
1993 om beskyttelse af børn o g om samarbejde med hensyn t i l internationale adoptioner,
er fra flere sider blevet gjort opmærksom på, a t d e r i EU-regi skal være en holdning til
international adoption, der adskiller sig f r a d e principper, der fremgår af Haagerkonven­
tionen.
Der skulle således ifølge Familiestyrelsens oplysninger i forbindelse med nye staters op­
tagelse i EU blive stillet krav om, at disse stater begrænser antallet af adoptioner til ud­
landet, hvilket i praksis fører til, at børnene så vidt muligt søges anbragt p å institutioner
i hjemlandet, mens adoption til udlandet anses som en "sidste løsning".
Heroverfor står
familieprincippet
i Haagerkonventionen, hvorefter et barn i almindelige
udvikler sig bedst i en familie, hvorfor e t barn bør vokse op i e n familie frem for på en
institution.
Familieprincippet suppleres af
det biologiske princip,
hvorefter enhver stat bør træffe
passende foranstaltninger med henblik på, a t barnet kan forblive hos sin egen familie, og
at
subsidiaritetsprincippet,
hvorefter international adoption kun bør finde sted, hvis der
ikke kan findes en egnet familie til barnet i dets oprindelsesland.
Mens international adoption altså efter konventionen e r subsidiær i forhold t i l anbringelse
i en egnet familie (den biologiske eller anden familie) i barnets hjemland, e r international
adoption ikke subsidiær i forhold til anbringelse af barn på en institution i hjemlandet.
Familiestyrelsen skal herved anmode Udenrigsministeriets bistand til at søge afklaret, om
den beskrevne opfattelse af international adoption i EU-regi er korrekt, herunder om det
nærmere er overvejet, hvordan opfattelsen forholder sig til principperne i Haagerkonven­
tionen.
Pvied venlig hilsen
\amilfe$tyrelsen
Hanne Kristiansen
Stormgade 2-6
1470 København K
Telefon 33 92 33 02 (10.00 -14.00)
Telefax 39 27 18 89
Email: [email protected]
http://www.familiestyrelsen.dk