The rights for which the withdrawal was ordered are transferred to the minor’s parents, to accredited charities with public utility or appointed by order of the head of department, or to the child care service. But these measures may be modified by the court that ordered them, either automatically or at the request of the public prosecutor or at the request of the child himself, the tutor, the guardian or persons or institutions with which the child has been placed. When the parents or one of them are in custody or serving a prison sentence, the child has a visiting right. For this purpose, a permit to communicate is issued to him/her either by the prosecutor or by the judge who is in charge of investigating the case, or by the President of the Indictment Division. The law 4 -2010 on child protection in the Republic of Congo, in particular Article 21 recognises the right of the child to keep regularly contact with both parents in case of separation of the child from both parents or one of them. B - 2 Children deprived of family environment (Article 20) Special protection measures for street children, abandoned children and children at risk relate to legislative, legal and administrative matters. Legislative measures The legislation on the protection of this category of children includes: 1. In its Article 33 the Congolese Constitution states, "any child without discrimination in any form whatsoever, is entitled, on the part of his family, the society and the state, to the safety measures required by his/her condition. " 2. Law No. 073/84 of 17 October 1984 of the Family Code, which, in Title IX includes provisions relating to the food obligation and Title X, deals with the scope and exercise of authority of fathers and mothers as well as educational assistance. 3. The Criminal Code considers as crimes or misdemeanors, depending on the severity, any act intended to prevent or destroy the civil registration of a child, or jeopardise his/her existence. 4. Law No. 009/88 of 23 May 1988 establishing a code of ethics of the professions of Health and Social Affairs, in its Chapter IX on Social Affairs staff, defines the roles of the social worker and the educator and their respective arears of action. 5. Law No. 4-2010 of 14 June 2010 on child protection in its Article 44 states, "In addition to the rights of the child, abandoned orphans, children found, moved from the street, refugees, asylum seekers, indigenous and albinos have the right to education, training and skills that strengthen their autonomy and facilitate their integration, their participation in social life. " Administrative measures The government encourages individuals or legal entities to invest in the field of social protection of children without family ties (street children, abandoned children) and children at risk, in strict compliance with established rules. Retention or return to the family 45

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