CRC/C/GEO/CO/4 Best interests of the child 16. The Committee welcomes the inclusion of the definition of the best interests of the child in the Juvenile Justice Code and in the revised Civil Code. However, in the light of its general comment No. 14 (2013) on the right of the child to have his or her best interests taken as a primary consideration, the Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to ensure that this right is appropriately integrated, consistently interpreted and applied in all legislative, administrative and judicial proceedings and decisions, as well as in all policies, programmes and projects that are relevant to and have an impact on children, including procedures concerning child asylum seekers and unaccompanied children. In that regard, the State party is encouraged to develop procedures and criteria to provide guidance to all relevant persons in authority for determining the best interests of the child in every area and for giving them due weight as a primary consideration. Respect for the views of the child 17. While noting the establishment of child-friendly courtrooms, the Committee, in line with its general comment No. 12 (2009) on the right of the child to be heard, encourages the State party to strengthen methods to ensure that children’s views are given due consideration in the family, at schools, at the community level, in institutions and in administrative procedures concerning them through, inter alia: (a) The refinement of appropriate legislation; (b) The continuous training of professionals; (c) Support of various forms for children’s meaningful participation; (d) Collaboration with civil society organizations, to increase opportunities for children’s participation, including in the media. C. Civil rights and freedoms (arts. 7, 8 and 13-17) Birth registration 18. Taking into account the adoption of decree No. 18 of the Minister of Justice of Georgia on approval of the rule on the registration of civil acts in January 2012 and officials going door-to-door to establish identification documents, the Committee, taking note of target 16.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals on providing legal identity for all, including birth registration, recommends that the State party: (a) Set a realistic timeline for effective birth registration throughout the country and address administrative obstacles, with special attention paid to minority groups, refugees, stateless persons and families living in high mountain areas; (b) Continue and strengthen ongoing efforts to establish institutional structures, such as mobile registration centres, in line with the Committee’s previous concluding observations (see CRC/C/GEO/CO/3, para. 28), in order to attain equal rates of birth registration for minority groups; (c) Seek technical assistance from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNICEF, among others, for the implementation of these recommendations. Name and nationality 19. Noting the regulation of birth registration of children born in Georgia through surrogacy under article 19 of decree No. 18 of the Minister of Justice on approval of the rule on the registration of civil acts, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Address possible obstacles to the implementation of the decree, especially with regard to international surrogacy arrangements; 5