SCHEDULECONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND CO-OPERATION IN RESPECT OF INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION

CHAPTER IVPROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS IN INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION

Article 16

1

If the Central Authority of the State of origin is satisfied that the child is adoptable, it shall—

a

prepare a report including information about his or her identity, adoptability, background, social environment, family history, medical history including that of the child's family, and any special needs of the child;

b

give due consideration to the child's upbringing and to his or her ethnic, religious and cultural background;

c

ensure that consents have been obtained in accordance with Article 4; and

d

determine, on the basis in particular of the reports relating to the child and the prospective adoptive parents, whether the envisaged placement is in the best interests of the child.