translate English to French: A noteworthy example of innovative legislation is the Responsible Paternity Act, enacted pursuant to article 7 of the Convention, which provides that “The child shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by his or her parents.” The Act has a number of purposes: among other things, it seeks to ensure that all children born in Costa Rica are duly registered, along with the names of both their parents, by the time they are one year old, thereby holding both the father and the mother to one of their most important duties as part of the task of safeguarding children's comprehensive development and growth.
Il convient de mentionner à titre de législation novatrice la loi sur la paternité responsable, adoptée en application de l'article 7 de la Convention, lequel prévoit ce qui suit : "L'enfant sera déclaré dès sa naissance et il aura droit dès sa naissance à un nom, ou à une nationalité et, dans la mesure du possible, aura le droit de connaître ses parents et d'être élevé par eux.