: 5, 12, 19 and 26 August 2005. In September five meetings between A. and the applicant took place on the following dates: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 September 2005. Four meetings in October took place on 6, 14, 21 and 28 October 2005.
84. During the meetings which took place between 1 April and 28 October 2005 the applicant and his counsel (on some occasions the applicant's wife was also present) had an opportunity to see A's paediatrician and tutor as well as to pass sweets, clothes and other things to A. They were also able to see A. for around an hour on each of these occasions.
G. Proceedings for lifting restrictions on the
parental rights of the applicant and his spouse and
return of custody of A. to the parents
85. By a judgment of 13 October 2005 the Pervomayskiy District Court granted the application lodged by the applicant and his spouse for the restrictions on the parental rights to be lifted. It also decided to return A. to her parents. The court noted that the restrictions in question were not necessary any more.
86. The judgment came into force on 31 October 2005.
87. On 2 November 2005 A. was returned to the applicant and his spouse.
II. Relevant domestic law
Article 56 of the Family Code: The Child's Right to Protection
"1. The child shall have the right to the protection of his rights and legal interests.
The child's rights and legal interests shall be protected by his parents (or the substitute parents), and, in the cases stipulated in the present Code, by the Custody and Guardianship Agency, the Prosecutor and the court.
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2. The child shall have the right to protection from abuse on the part of the parents (or substitute parents).
If the child's rights and legal interests are violated, including where the parents (or one of them) fail to discharge or improperly discharge their duties related to the child's upbringing and education, or where they abuse their parental rights, the child shall have the right to apply on his own initiative for the protection of the Custody and Guardianship Agency, and - upon reaching the age of 14 years - to the court.
3. Officers of organisations or other citizens who have learnt of a threat to the life or health of the child or a violation of his rights and legal interests shall be obliged to report this to the Custody and Guardianship Agency for the place of the child's actual residence. Upon receipt of such information, the Custody and Guardianship Agency shall be obliged to take the necessary measures to protect the child's rights and legal interests."
Article 74: Consequences of the Restriction on Parental Rights
"1. Parents whose parental rights are restricted by the court shall lose the right to bring the child up in person, and also the right to the privileges and state allowances granted to citizens with children.
2. The restriction on parental rights shall not relieve the parents from the duty to maintain the child.
3. A child whose parents' (or one of them) parental rights are restricted shall retain the right of ownership of the living premises or the right to use the living premises, and shall also retain property rights, based on his kinship with his parents and with his other relatives, including the right to receive an inheritance.
4. If the parental rights of both parents are restricted, the child shall be put into the charge of the Custody and Guardianship Agency."
Article 75: The Child's Contacts with Parents whose Parental Rights are Restricted by the Court
"Parents whose parental rights are restricted by the court may be allowed to maintain contacts with the child, unless this has a negative impact on the latter. The parents' contacts with the child sh
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