Adoption in China: Laws & Regulations

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Adoption: Laws & Regulations

• Adoptive law of the People Republic of China
• Measures for Registration of Adoption of Children by Foreigners in the People-s Republic of China
• 国内与跨国收养及寄养家庭照管实施准则
• Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959)
• Convention on the Rights of the Child
• CONVENTION ON PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND CO-OPERATION IN RESPECT OF INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION

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Adoption: Documents from CCAA

• Priority rules in the review of inter-country adoption application dossiers by CCAA
• Basic Requirements for Foreign Adoption Organizations in Cooperation with the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA)
• Provisional Regulations and Requirements by CCAA for Foreign Adoption Organizations doing Adoption with China
• Measures of China Center of Adoption Affairs for Authorizing Foreign Adoption Organizations to Seek Adoptive Families for Children of Special Needs
• Management Procedure for Authorizing Foreign Adoption Organizations by China Center of Adoption Affairs to Seek Adoptive Families for Children of Special Needs (On Trial Basis)
• Letter of CCAA Authorizing Foreign Adoption Organizations to Seek

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About the China Center of Adoption Affairs

One office and eight departments are established in the China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA). Their responsibilities are:

Ⅰ Administrative Office

Responsible for: receiving and delivering adoption documents and information; drafting general reports, proof-reading official documents, supervising and managing particular cases and confidential work; making external communications, offering consulting service about adoption policies, receiving foreign visitors, coordinating concrete matters for protection of interests of internationally adopted children; managing human resources, wages and fixed assets and coordinating work of different departments at CCAA.


ⅡAdopter's Eligibility Review Department

Responsible for: reviewing qualifications of foreign adoption agencies; proposing concrete qualifying standards of foreign adopters who want to adopt in China; reviewing adoption applications and relevant certifying documents submitted by foreign governments or adoption agencies appointed by foreign governments; making regular assessments of inter-country adoption practice of foreign adoption agencies which perform China adoption program; training of contact persons of foreign adoption agencies in China.


Ⅲ Child's Inter-Country Placement Department

Responsible for: selecting and placing adoptees for foreign adopters; regular notifications of adoptees' status; communicating with provincial registry offices for adoption on problems that arise during the course of registration; carrying out studies and proposing regulations of inter-country adoption work in welfare institutions, training courses and instructions for welfare institutions.


Ⅳ Domestic Adoption Department

Responsible for: carrying out investigations and studies in domestic adoption and giving comments and suggestions on policy-making; studying and proposing recommendations for regulation of domestic adoption practice and assisting in its implementation; consulting service for domestic adoption program; coordinating and undertaking services in domestic inter-province adoption.


ⅤChild-Raising Department

Responsible for: carrying out studies and proposing recommendations on scientific child-raising programs in social welfare institutions; making studies and proposing recommendations on criteria and standards for work of child-raising in social welfare institutions; undertaking management of training courses for child-raising in social welfare institutions; introducing and promoting advanced methods, programs and experiences for child-raising from within China or abroad.

Ⅵ Archives Management Department

Responsible for: storing, categorizing and keeping of archives and records of adoption documents, certifying documents and documents made out of review and approval formalities for parties concerned; receiving inquiries for checking adoption archives; following up post-adoption situation of adoptees.

Ⅶ Information and Technology Department

Responsible for: constructing information network at CCAA; carrying out studies and formulating plans on construction of information network for adoption program; organizing resources and developing software for management of adoption work; controlling and maintaining functions of internet and intranet of CCAA; undertaking management of training courses for usage of computer operating system.

Ⅷ Finance Department

Responsible for: receiving adoption service fees from foreign adopters; receiving and supervising donation fees for projects donated by foreign governments and adoption agencies; running and managing relevant funds and internal financial affairs at CCAA

Ⅸ General Affairs Department

Responsible for: management of property, real estate, leasing-out and managing of offices; safeguarding and logistic management.

Source:

China Center of Adoption Affairs



Contact CCAA

The Email referes to adoption affairs please send to corresponding department of CCAA which concerns it.

The other Email about consultation, please send to mail@ccaa.cn We will give you a reply by Email or put them on bulletin according to the content of your Email. We will do our best to answer your questiones you email to CCAA as soon as possible, please forgive me not to give everyone a reply because of unnumbered emails and our limited energy.

Tel:010-65545199 Fax:010-65548810 Email:mail@ccaa.cn