3 Amendments of Cristiana MUSCARDINI related to 2010/0064(COD)
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Child pornography, which consists of images of child sex abuse, and other particularly serious forms of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children are increasing and spreading through the use of new technologies and the internet, whereon-line ‘grooming’ of children has become easy.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Serious criminal offences such as the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography require a comprehensive approach covering the prosecution of offenders, the protection of child victims, and prevention of the phenomenon. The child's best interests must be a primary consideration when carrying out any measures to combat these offences in accordance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA should be replaced by a new instrument providing such comprehensive and harmonised legal framework to achieve that purpose.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive aims to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of sexual exploitation of children. It also aims to introduce common provisions to harmonise the Member States’ criminal laws and thereby strengthen the prevention of the crime and the protection of its victims.