Azerbaijan, Baku, Dec 15 /Trend K.Zarbalieva/
The State Committee for Family, Women and Children has proposed to implement a centralized adoption control system.
The limited HR and technological base inhibit the protection of children and families in difficult social situations, state official Elgyun Safarov said.
Safarov noted there must be a central mechanism to control interstate and domestic adoptions. This process is implemented by a single structure in France, Russia, Italy and other countries.
"The authority for interstate and domestic adoption proposed to pass to the State Committee" Safarov said. Such a mechanism may be an important step in fulfilling Azerbaijan's international obligations, he noted
Safarov said that the Azerbaijani law does not specify an age limit for persons wishing to adopt a child. It is stated only that the adopter must not be less than 16 years.
The adoption of children should be allowed to individuals who aren't less than 23 and no older than 60 years according to the experience of foreign countries, Safarov noted.
"The difference in age between the adopter and the adoptee shall not be less than 18 and more than 50 years. We have proposed to make such a change in Family Code" Safarov said.
The State Committee believes that the records on adoption are necessary within the country as it applies on intergovernmental adoptions, Safarov noted
The state committee, propose to determine the five-year deadline for submission of reports in both cases. These proposals are under discussion.