2. What further steps are planned for creating more widespread awareness among adults and children about the principles and provisions of the Convention?

3. Please indicate to what extent the provisions of the Convention other than article 12 can be or have actually been invoked in court.

4. Please provide information on measures taken to improve mechanisms for collecting statistical data and other information for evaluating progress achieved and any difficulties encountered in implementing the Convention.

5. Please indicate what proportion of the official budget is allocated to social programmes for children, at both the national and community levels. What indicators are available, and what objectives have been set?

6. To what extent is international cooperation designed in order to enhance the implementation of the Convention? What share of international assistance is devoted to programmes for children?

7. Is the Government planning to establish a mechanism at the national level to coordinate and evaluate measures for implementing the Convention?

8. Is specific attention given to the principles and provisions of the Convention in the training of professionals working with and for children, such as educators, judges, lawyers, police officers, prison staff, customs and immigration officers and social workers?

9. Please provide further information on the specific measures taken to combat discrimination against children belonging to minorities, foreign children, asylum-seeking children, refugee children and disabled children, including measures to eliminate and prevent discriminatory attitudes and prejudices.

10. Please indicate any measures taken to provide the children mentioned in paragraphs 75-78 of the report (especially children born of adulterous or incestuous relationships) with full enjoyment of their rights in conformity with the provisions of the Convention.

11. What steps have been taken to facilitate the integration of immigrants' children, especially in the schools and social services?

13. With regard to paragraph 150 of the report and respect for correspondence, to what extent is it acceptable for parents or those having custody of a child in foster care to censor a minor's correspondence? Likewise, how is that right guaranteed in establishments having custody of young people or in the youth protection system?

15. In reference to paragraphs 211-216 of the report, on family reunification, please indicate what steps can be taken to avoid the exceptions laid down in article 10, (2) and (3) of the Act of 15 December 1980, in particular in the case of refugee children or refugee parents whose reunification would take over two years.

16. In view of the lack of obligation for prospective adoptive parents to have recourse to an adoption service (para. 254 of the report), what steps is the Government planning to take to avoid any situation that might lead to misuse of the adoption system?

17. Please provide further information on the measures taken to combat ill-treatment of children in the framework of the provisions of article 19 of the Convention.

19. Please provide information on methods of reimbursement of health care and medicine, and indicate whether children from families with modest or irregular incomes also have access to the social security or welfare system.

20. Please indicate what steps have been taken to ensure that children belonging to families of no fixed abode enjoy the rights recognized by the Convention.

22. To what extent are children involved in school teaching plans? Do they take part in the running of the school?

24. Does the Government have any recent scientific studies available on juvenile delinquency which would provide an indication of its scale and causes?

25. In view of the fact that the death penalty has not been applied in Belgium since 1918, and that the Convention prohibits its application to persons under 18 years of age, is the Government considering the adoption of legislation abolishing the death penalty for children?

26. Please provide further information on the measures taken to ensure that minors are given effective legal assistance in the context of the system for the administration of juvenile justice.

27. When a child is deprived of his liberty, is he able to have contact with his family? How are detention conditions in custodial establishments for minors supervised? Do complaint procedures exist to deal with cases of violations of children's rights? What educational opportunities and health services are available in these establishments?

28. Please indicate the actual frequency of recourse to the procedure for relinquishment of jurisdiction mentioned in paragraph 63 of the report.

29. In view of the remarks made in paragraphs 458 and 459 of the report concerning the use of drugs, please indicate the follow-up measures undertaken by the Government in order to implement a coordinated policy for ensuring the physical and psychological rehabilitation and appropriate social reintegration of children addicted to drugs.

30. Please furnish additional information on the measures taken to prevent any form of sexual abuse of children. Is there legislation prohibiting the production, marketing and possession of pornographic material involving children? Can citizens be prosecuted in Belgium for exploiting children abroad for purposes of prostitution or other illegal sexual practices?