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Chronic metabolism and nutrition disorder, in Annex no. 2 to the Order no. 725/12709/2002 on the criteria for assessing the degree of children’s disability and applying the special pro- tection measures required in their case, as issued by the Ministry of Health and Family and the National Authority for Child Protection and Adoptions.

The defendants acknowledge the petitioners’ request as pertinent considering the severe and often unpredictable development of the Diabetes Mellitus in children, as well as the need of frequently checking the sugar level, the careful decision regarding the insulin treatment on a case by case basis and the special and strictly supervised diet.

They see as opportune and necessary changing the provisions in letter c) Chapter V of the Annex no. 2 to the Order 725/12709/2002.

They also show that the legislation in force regulating the classification of disabled children by degrees of disability is in line with the international standards, fostering the psychological bio-social model of treating disability.

The Steering board retains that an age limit for the children with Diabetes Mellitus between 0 and 7 years of age, in the provisions of letter c) Chapter V of the Annex no. 2 to the Order no. 752/12709/2002, issued by the Ministry of Health and the National Authority for the Child Protection and Adoptions is discriminatory.

In its Decision no. 399/08.06.2016, the Steering board ascertained the incriminated facts as an action of discrimination, pursuant to article 2 paragraph 1 and the aspects in the case are acts/facts of discrimination pursuant to the provisions of article 2 paragraphs 1, 3 and 6 and article 10 h) of the Government Decision 137/2000 on the prevention and punishment of all forms of discrimination, as republished;

The Steering board set a fine of 2000 lei for each of the defendants, in accordance with the provisions of article 2 paragraph 11, article 26 paragraph 1 of the Government Decision no. 137/2000, as further amended and supplemented by the provisions of the Government Emergency Ordinance no. 19/27.03.2013, in conjunction with article 8 of the Government Decision no. 2/2001 on the legal regime of offences.

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