Children's Rights: FranceFrance is a signatory to all the significant treaties dealing with children rights. It has in place several mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular, an ombudsman for children.
Pregnant women are entitled to paid maternity leave. To offset the loss of salary, they receive benefits via the public maternity insurance, often supplemented by a complementary sum payable by the employer as per a collective bargaining agreement. Several categories of family allowances are provided without any condition of employment.
Children under six receive free and mandatory preventive health services in a widespread network of thousands of health-care facilities. After the age of six, children's health is monitored by school health services. Mandatory physical and psychological checkups take place when the children are ages six, nine, twelve, and fifteen. When they are of sufficient maturity, children must be informed of their medical treatment and participate in the decision- making process.
School is mandatory from ages six to sixteen. Although not compulsory, pre-school for children under six is widely available and strongly encouraged. Children with special educational needs are educated in mainstream classes alongside their peers wherever possible, to better incorporate them into society.
There is no specific legal age under which a juvenile cannot be prosecuted. The sole criterion is that of moral discernment. Penalties, however, are adapted to the age of the child.
The Children's Rights: France report contains information on: the implementation of International Rights of the Child, child health and social welfare, education, child labor and exploitation, sale and trafficking of children, juvenile justice, and concluding remarks.
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