CRC UNITED NATIONS Convention on the Rights of the Child Distr. GENERAL CRC/C/15/Add.269 12 October 2005 Original: ENGLISH COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Fortieth session CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION Concluding observations: Algeria 1. The Committee considered the second periodic report of Algeria (CRC/C/93/Add.7) at its 1056th and 1057th meetings (see CRC/C/SR.1056 and 1057), held on 14 September 2005, and adopted, at the 1080th meeting (CRC/C/SR.1080), held on 30 September 2005, the following concluding observations. A. Introduction 2. The Committee welcomes the second periodic report submitted by the State party, as well as the written replies to its list of issues (CRC/C/Q/DZA/2), which gave a clearer understanding of the situation of children in the State party. It further notes with appreciation the constructive efforts made by the inter-ministerial delegation to provide additional information in the course of the dialogue. B. Follow-up measures undertaken and progress achieved by the State party 3. The Committee welcomes the adoption of laws aimed at protecting and promoting the rights of the child such as: (a) The revised provisions (Act No. 05-04 of 6 February 2005) of the Act on the system of penal institutions and the social reinsertion of detainees (Code de l’organisation pénitentiaire et de la réinsertion sociale des détenus), which improve the status of children within the juvenile justice system; (b) The revised provisions (Ordinance No. 05-01 of 27 February 2005) of the Code of Algerian Nationality (Code de la nationalité algérienne), which allow, among other things, Algerian woman married to a foreigner to transmit Algerian nationality to her children; and GE.05-44259 (E) 061205