On 6 November 2008 a Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Italian Republic on cooperation in the sphere of international adoption was signed.

The aim of this document is to protect rights and legal interests of children, who are adopted by citizens of other countries. The Treaty regulates questions of citizenship of such children. A child becomes a citizen of the receiving nation from the date when the decision of adoption in the state of origin entered into force. In such a case the citizenship of the state of origin is preserved. Consequently, a child can be returned to the state of origin. This Treaty provides for the opportunity of the transfer of a child to another family in the receiving state. The Law also regulates the order of adoption and certain requirements, which must be satisfied by adoption. Adoption can be performed only with the assistance of the authorized body, if such order is foreseen by the laws of the receiving state. The requirements of assistance of the authorized body is not applied in case of adoption by relatives. The Law also stipulates a mechanism of control of a child’s life after adoption. In Russia control is executed by wardship and guardianship authority at the place of residence of adoptive parents and adoptees.

Control bodies in Italy are the State Services on the provision of social aid to the people at the place of residence for the adoptive parents and adoptees or the respective authorized body. The Treaty was ratified by the Federal Law of November 9, 2009 No. 258 - FZ “On the ratification of the Treaty between the Russian Federation and the Italian Republic on cooperation in the sphere of international adoption”.

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