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Chapter 1 – General Provisions
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Article 1 – Objectives
Article 2 – Definitions
Chapter 2 – Information and communication
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Article 42 – Training of professionals
Chapter 8 – Final provisions
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Article 43 – Legal remedies
Article 44 – Transposition
Article 45 – Reporting
Article 46 – Entry into force
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Chapters
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Chapter 1 – General Provisions
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Article 1 – Objectives
Article 2 – Definitions
Chapter 2 – Information and communication
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Article 42 – Training of professionals
Chapter 8 – Final provisions
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Article 43 – Legal remedies
Article 44 – Transposition
Article 45 – Reporting
Article 46 – Entry into force
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