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    • Chapter 1 – General Provisions
      • Article 1 – Objectives
      • Article 2 – Definitions
    • Chapter 2 – Information and communication
      • Article 3 – Right to understand and to be understood
      • Article 4 – Right to receive information from the first contact with a competent authority
      • Article 5 – Right of victims when making a complaint
      • Article 6 – Right to receive information about their case
      • Article 7 – Right to interpretation and translation
    • Chapter 3 – Right to Support
      • Article 8 – Right to Support Services
      • Article 9 – Provision of services
      • Article 10 – Targeted and integrated support services for children
      • Article 11 – Helplines for victims of crime
      • Article 12 – Measures to remove barriers to accessing victims’ rights
      • Article 13 – National Referral System for victim support services
    • Chapter 4 – Access to Justice
      • Article 14 – Reporting of a crime and measures facilitating the act of reporting
      • Article 15 – Activities assisting people to come forward
      • Article 16 – Right to be heard
      • Article 17 – Right to accompaniment throughout criminal proceedings
      • Article 18 – Right to access court based support services
      • Article 19 – Rights in the event of a decision not to prosecute
      • Article 20 – Right to a review of decisions taken during criminal proceedings
      • Article 21 – Right to access restorative justice services
      • Article 22 – Access to legal aid/representation
      • Article 23 – Reimbursement of expenses
      • Article 24 – Right to return of property
      • Article 25 – Right to decision on compensation from the offender in the course of criminal proceedings
      • Article 26 – Rights of victims resident in another Member State
    • Chapter 5 – Protection of Victims and Recognition of Victims with Specific Protection Needs
      • Article 27 – Right to protection
      • Article 28 – Right to avoid contact between victim and offender
      • Article 29 – Right to protection of victims during criminal investigations
      • Article 30 – Right to protection of privacy
      • Article 31 – Individual assessment of victims to identify specific protection needs
      • Article 32 – Individual Assessment for Support Needs within Criminal Proceedings
      • Article 33 – Right to protection of victims with specific protection needs during criminal proceedings
      • Article 34 – Right to protection of child victims during criminal proceedings
      • Article 35 – Right to physical protection
    • Chapter 6 – Coordination and cooperation framework
      • Article 36 – National coordination and cooperation framework
      • Article 37 – Coordinated system for communication with victims
      • Article 38 – Use of electronic means of communication
      • Article 39 – Cross border and European Union cooperation
      • Article 40 – Prevention
      • Article 41 – Data collection and research
    • Chapter 7 – Training
      • Article 42 – Training of professionals
    • Chapter 8 – Final provisions
      • Article 43 – Legal remedies
      • Article 44 – Transposition
      • Article 45 – Reporting
      • Article 46 – Entry into force
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  • Home
  • Chapters
    • Chapter 1 – General Provisions
      • Article 1 – Objectives
      • Article 2 – Definitions
    • Chapter 2 – Information and communication
      • Article 3 – Right to understand and to be understood
      • Article 4 – Right to receive information from the first contact with a competent authority
      • Article 5 – Right of victims when making a complaint
      • Article 6 – Right to receive information about their case
      • Article 7 – Right to interpretation and translation
    • Chapter 3 – Right to Support
      • Article 8 – Right to Support Services
      • Article 9 – Provision of services
      • Article 10 – Targeted and integrated support services for children
      • Article 11 – Helplines for victims of crime
      • Article 12 – Measures to remove barriers to accessing victims’ rights
      • Article 13 – National Referral System for victim support services
    • Chapter 4 – Access to Justice
      • Article 14 – Reporting of a crime and measures facilitating the act of reporting
      • Article 15 – Activities assisting people to come forward
      • Article 16 – Right to be heard
      • Article 17 – Right to accompaniment throughout criminal proceedings
      • Article 18 – Right to access court based support services
      • Article 19 – Rights in the event of a decision not to prosecute
      • Article 20 – Right to a review of decisions taken during criminal proceedings
      • Article 21 – Right to access restorative justice services
      • Article 22 – Access to legal aid/representation
      • Article 23 – Reimbursement of expenses
      • Article 24 – Right to return of property
      • Article 25 – Right to decision on compensation from the offender in the course of criminal proceedings
      • Article 26 – Rights of victims resident in another Member State
    • Chapter 5 – Protection of Victims and Recognition of Victims with Specific Protection Needs
      • Article 27 – Right to protection
      • Article 28 – Right to avoid contact between victim and offender
      • Article 29 – Right to protection of victims during criminal investigations
      • Article 30 – Right to protection of privacy
      • Article 31 – Individual assessment of victims to identify specific protection needs
      • Article 32 – Individual Assessment for Support Needs within Criminal Proceedings
      • Article 33 – Right to protection of victims with specific protection needs during criminal proceedings
      • Article 34 – Right to protection of child victims during criminal proceedings
      • Article 35 – Right to physical protection
    • Chapter 6 – Coordination and cooperation framework
      • Article 36 – National coordination and cooperation framework
      • Article 37 – Coordinated system for communication with victims
      • Article 38 – Use of electronic means of communication
      • Article 39 – Cross border and European Union cooperation
      • Article 40 – Prevention
      • Article 41 – Data collection and research
    • Chapter 7 – Training
      • Article 42 – Training of professionals
    • Chapter 8 – Final provisions
      • Article 43 – Legal remedies
      • Article 44 – Transposition
      • Article 45 – Reporting
      • Article 46 – Entry into force
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