The Best Interests of the Child 20. The Committee commends the inclusion of the principle of the best interests of the child into the National Strategy on Child Protection and other action plans and associated tools, and notes that the Family Code, which guarantees the rights of the child, particularly with regard to filiation, support by his parents, as in the context of divorce, legal separation or succession proceedings, requires magistrates to consider in all these procedures the greatest benefit of the child. Further, the Committee also takes note that the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration is explicitly set out in the draft Children’s Code. 21. However, the Committee recommends that the State Party undertake further appropriate measures to respect and promote the principle of the best interests of the child not only in law, but also in practice, in policies, as well as in all settings including in the family and community settings. D. Civil rights and freedom Right to name, nationality and birth registration 22. The Committee welcomes the measures undertaken by the State Party with regard to birth registration of children, which includes the computerization of civil status centers and the digitization of civil status records, proliferation of civil status centers, and mobile birth registration and awareness-creation campaigns. The Committee also notes with appreciation that, as indicated in the State Party Report, these actions raised the rate of birth registration for children aged 0-5 from 72.7% in 2014 to 80% in 2016. Further, the Committee welcomes the adoption of Law No. 2013-05 of 2013, amending Law No. 61-10 of 1961 determining Senegalese nationality, which, inter alia, repeal gender discriminatory provisions on the transfer of nationality from parents to children; providing that mothers and fathers can transfer their nationality to their children on an equal basis. 23. The Committee is, however, concerned about the high cost of birth registration procedures when the child is not registered within the prescribed time frame of 45 days. The Committee is also concerned about the challenges faced by children without birth certificates in accessing social services such as health and education as birth registration is a prerequisite for school enrollment and access to health services in the State Party. Further, the Committee notes with concern that birth registration rate remains considerably low in rural settings (or those that are geographically 8