5 Amendments of Dimitar STOYANOV related to 2013/0407(COD)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The purpose of this Directive is to enhance the right to a fair trial in criminal proceedings by laying down minimum rules concerning certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and the right to be present at the trial, and to ensure that a common and sufficiently high level of protection and the procedural safeguards linked thereto are available to suspects and accused persons throughout the EU, without prejudice to the higher protection standards which may be in use in a given Member State.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that suspects or accused persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty according to lawa definitive judgment legally establishing the contrary takes effect.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3а. Provided that the conditions laid down in Article 8 are duly met, Member States shall be completely free to make use of simplified procedures in criminal proceedings concerning minor offences.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. A minor offence within the meaning of Article 8(3)(a) means any offence under national law punishable by a custodial sentence of a maximum period of one year or by another, lighter, penalty under the law of the Member State in which the criminal proceedings are being conducted.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Directive shall not have the effect of modifying, or introducing additional guarantees concerning, the obligation to respect fundamental rights and legal principles as enshrined in Article 6 of the TEU, including the rights of persons subject to criminal proceedings, and any obligations incumbent on public authorities in this respect shall remain unaffected.