7 DE AGOSTO DE 1990

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Artigo 65.° Estatuto da empresa concessionária do serviço público

1 — No prazo de 120 dias a contar da data da entrada em vigor da presente lei, o Governo deve proceder à revisão do estatuto da empresa pública concessionária do serviço público de televisão.

2 — Até à entrada em vigor do diploma referido no número anterior, a Radiotelevisão Portuguesa, E. P., exerce a actividade de televisão nos termos da presente lei e do respectivo estatuto.

Artigo 66.°

Disposição transitória

As sociedades que exerçam a actividade de televisão licenciadas na sequência de concurso público aberto após a entrada em vigor da presente lei apenas estão obrigadas a assegurar respectivamente um terço e dois terços das percentagens referidas no n.° 3 do artigo 19.°, no primeiro e segundo anos de actividade.

Aprovado em 12 de Julho de 1990.

O Presidente da Assembleia da República, Vítor Pereira Crespo.

RESOLUÇÃO

CONVENÇÃO SOBRE OS DIREITOS DA CRIANÇA

A Assembleia da República resolve, nos termos dos artigos 164.°, alínea j), e 169.°, n.° 5, da Constituição, aprovar, para ratificação, a Convenção sobre os Direitos da Criança, assinada em Nova Iorque a 26 de Janeiro de 1990, cujo original em inglês e a respectiva tradução em português seguem em anexo.

Aprovada em 8 de Junho de 1990.

O Presidente da Assembleia da República, Vítor Pereira Crespo.

ANNEX

CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Preamble

The States Parties to the present Convention:

Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the wQrld;

Bearing in mind that the peoples of the United Na- < tions have, in the Charter, reaffirmed their faith in fundamental human rights and in the dignity and worth of the human person, and have determined to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom;

Recognizing that the United Nations has, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in the international covenants on human rights,

proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to all rights and freedoms set forth therein, whithout distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status; Recalling that, in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance;

Convinced that the family, as the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well-being of all its members and particularly children, should be afforded the necessary protection and assistance so that it can fully assume its responsibilities within the community;

Recognizing that the child, for the full and harmonious development of his or her personality, should grow up in a family environment, in an atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding;

Considering that child should be fully prepared to live an individual life in society, and brought up in the spirit of the ideals proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, and particular in the spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance, freedom, equality and solidarity;

Bearing in mind that the need to extend particular care to the child has been stated in the Geneva Declaration on the Rights of the Child of 1924 and in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the United Nations in 1959 and recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (in particular in articles 23 and 24), in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (in particular in its article 10) and in the statutes and relevant instruments of specialized agencies and international organizations concerned with the welfare of children;

Bearing in mind that, as indicated in the Declaration of the Rights of the Child adopted by the General Assembly on 20 November 1959, «the child, by reason of his physical and mental immaturity, needs special safeguards and care, including appropriate legal protection, before as well as after birthw;

Recalling the provisions of the Declaration on Social and Legal Principles relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally; the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice (The Beijing Rules), and the Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict;

Recognizing that, in all countries in the world, there are children living in exceptionally difficult conditions, and that such children need special consideration;