70In that regard, it is clear from the order for reference that, save during periods such as those when the foster child is at school, foster parents perform their activity continuously, pursuant to the national legislation at issue in the main proceedings, including during weekly rest days, public holidays, non-working days and annual leave — unless the Directorate-General authorises their separation from the foster child during that annual leave. Accordingly, the Romanian authorities have conceived the role of foster parent in such a way that the minor placed with a foster parent is integrated, on a continuous and long-term basis, into the home and family of that foster parent. Such integration is intended to allow the child to develop, for as long as necessary, in a caring and educational environment conducive to harmonious development.
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