70 71 The Vital Statistics Registrar shall provide the provision, as evidence, the documentary elements required for this purpose. The new Children's Code, pending promulgation, recognizes these various children's rights listed in Articles 17 to 33. a. Right to a Name, a Nationality (Article 6 ACRWC): o The Right to a Name: 72 Law n°2002-07 of 24 August 2004 on the Personal and Family Code sets basic provisions related to the legal status of the person. It reminds in its Article 5 that any person identifies with one or many first names and one family name. It is also defined in this law, the conditions for granting a name to the child born in wedlock, as well as out of wedlock and the adopted child (Art.6); along with the child whose father and mother are unknown (Art 7). 73 The law requires, in any case, that the given name should neither damage the child's consideration nor that of another person (Art 7 and 8). 74 Personal and Family Code sets also the conditions and the procedures of amending or changing names (Art 9 and sec.) 75 The conditions for acquisition of a name by a child are thus perfectly guaranteed in Benin. 76 The above-mentioned new Child Code, currently being promulgated, recognizes in this regard to children in its Article 17, the Right to possess an identity including the Right to a Name and the guarantee of their protection. o 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 .Right to a Nationality: In Benin, the Nationality Code sets the conditions for granting nationality by law n°6517 of 11 April 1965 on Beninese Nationality Code. It is provided in its Art.9 that: "Is Dahomean, any individual born in Dahomey who cannot claim any other nationality of origin, either their parents are unknown or although well known, do not attach themselves to any nationality". The Constitution of Benin protects strangers, by providing in its Article 39 that strangers have the same rights and freedoms as Beninese citizens, but in return they have the duty to comply with Constitutional laws and rules. The above-mentioned new Child Code recognizes in its Article 17 (a and b), the right of children to identity protection including the guarantee of nationality. o The Right to Birth Registration: Personal and Family Code enshrines in its Article 34 the Right to Birth Registration and provides: "births, marriages and deaths are certified on registers in civil registry centers". In addition, Article 33 of the same text specifies that the state of people is only established, and can only be proved by civil status documents, judgments or rulings establishing the date of birth, and exceptionally affidavits. The new above-mentioned Child Code recognizes in its Article 17, the right of children to birth registration without fees. However, credentials are actually lacking due to the absence of the civil status certificate. According to several surveys, the average rate of birth registration hides important disparities according to the place of residence, the level of household incomes and the level of instruction of the household head. 85 Indeed, according to (DHSB-IV) 2011-2012, birth registration appears as follows: Table N°1: Birth Registration of under five children