1 The Confederation is responsible for supervising child adoption agency activities.
2 Any person engaging in such activities professionally or in connection with his or her professional activities requires an official licence; this does not apply to agency services rendered by the child protection authority.309
3 The Federal Council enacts the implementing regulations and determines the manner in which the cantonal authorities responsible for placing children in foster care with a view to subsequent adoption are to be involved in assessing fulfilment of the requirements for approval of adoption and in carrying out the necessary supervision.
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308 Inserted by No I 3 of the FA of 30 June 1972 (AS 1972 2819; BBl 1971 I 1200). Amended by Annex No 2 of the FA of 22 June 2001 on the Hague Adoption Convention and Measures to Protect Children in respect of Inter-Country Adoption, in force since 1 Jan. 2003 (AS 2002 3988; BBl 1999 5795).
309 Amended by No I 2 of the FA of 19 Dec. 2008 (Adult Protection Law, Law of Persons and Law of Children), in force since 1 Jan. 2013 (AS 2011 725; BBl 2006 7001).
310 Repealed by Annex No 15 of the Federal Administrative Court Law of 17 June 2005, with effect from 1 Jan. 2007 (AS 2006 2197; BBl 2001 4202).
L’action doit être intentée dans les six mois à compter du jour où le motif en a été découvert et, dans tous les cas, dans les deux ans depuis l’adoption.
291 Introduit par le ch. I 1 de la LF du 30 juin 1972, en vigueur depuis le 1er avr. 1973 (RO 1972 2873; FF 1971 I 1222).
This document is not an official publication. Only the publication of the Federal Chancellery is legally binding.
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