349 Child abduction is above all linked to practices of forced marriage, under the form of kidnapping. Traditionally, in some regions, abduction is culturally perceived as a sign of impatience linked to the feeling of uncontrolled love of the man for the abducted woman, so much so that he cannot wait for the undertakings of the normal marriage. 350 According to the Najat report: "The Special Rapporteur has noted with concern the persistence, namely in some rural areas, of early marriage, which is sometimes considered as a survival strategy of the family. According to the DHSB-IV, 8% of girls aged less than 15 and 34% of girls aged less than 18 years are married in Beniniv. According to the Family Departmental Directorate, there were in Parakou, in 2012, 54 cases of early/forced marriages and 172 cases between January and September in 2013.»iv 351 As regards begging, a study was carried out in April 2001 by the World Bank on talibés (children studying in Koranic schools) iv in the North-Benin especially in locations such as Djougou, Ouaké, Sèmèrè, Badjoudè et Copargo, Parakou, Tourou, Gorobani, Tourou-Peulh and Baka); Malanville, Guéné, Bodjécali, Garoutédji and Sendé). 352 Overall, 466 koranic schools are registered distributed in three departments and nearly 5,000 talibés. But this study has revealed that children are not necessarily koranic students although the talibé means "child place in a Koranic master's house" for teachings they must receive from him. koranic master accommodates the child and teaches the Koran but in return the child is bound to work for his master and seek alms and fully give the daily collection to the master, what may be a source of exploitation. 353 Concerning measures taken by Benin to combat child sale, trafficking, abduction and begging; it is worth noting that each of these practices is today punished in Benin, at first generally by the criminal code and / or specifically by an adhoc legislation and regulation or drawn from international conventions ratified by Benin. o 354 The child code contains several provisions on the theme, namely: prohibition, sanction against child trafficking, sale, pledging, servitude, abduction (articles: 200, 201, 391 à 402, 202,307 à 389) prohibition and sanction against begging (art. 179,338). 356 « The sale of children in Benin was not depicted as a major phenomenon during the visit, although sometimes difficult to distinguish it from the alarming phenomenon of child trafficking, recognized as a scourge in the country. As concerns trafficking for purposes of international abduction, the Ministry of Justice said that international adoptions were suspended until the adoption of the Hague convention on the protection of children and cooperation in international adoption of 1993 as well as the compliance of the national legislation with international standards in this regardiv. »iv 357 In terms of response, Benin and its partners have taken several measures. ECOWAS Action Plan was adopted by the Heads of State at ECOWAS 25th session in Dakar in December 2001. This plan implies the signature and ratification of the United Nations protocol on organized transnational crime and the additional protocol to Child Right Convention. Additionally, State parties undertook to take specific measures including the criminalization of human trafficking, the protection of victims, awareness activities, cooperation between border control agencies, information sharing between ECOWAS countries and the United Nations.