CRC UNITED NATIONS Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/ROM/CO/4 30 June 2009 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Fifty-first session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Romania 1. The Committee considered the third and fourth periodic report of Romania (CRC/C/ROM/4), at its 1415th and 1416th meetings, held on 5 June 2009, and adopted at its 1425th meeting, held on 12 June 2009, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the submission of the combined third and fourth periodic reports, and written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/ROM/Q/4 and Add.1). The Committee also welcomes the open dialogue with the multi-sectoral delegation. B. Follow-up measures undertaken and progress achieved by the State party 3. The Committee welcomes the adoption of many legislative and other measures taken with a view to implementing the Convention, including: (a) The adoption of a legal package, effective as of 1 January 2005, comprising of several laws aiming at consolidating the framework for the protection of the rights of the child; (b) The modification in 2005 of the National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption into a National Authority for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (NAPCR), thereby extending its mandate to the protection and promotion of the rights of all children in Romania; GE.09-43303 (E)