13 Amendments of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2010/0064(COD)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Member States should be encouraged to provide the necessary training during the education of future and current teachers and educational staff on the causes of behavioural changes in children and the possible changes in behaviour to look for.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Child victims should be protected from sanctions and should receive the adequate legal support and counselling even where no criminal proceedings started.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Child victims should not be confronted with visual contact with the offender during criminal proceedings.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Convicted offenders should be prevented from any professional activities that directly involves care for children.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive aims to establish minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, as well as the presentation of child sexual abuse material. It also aims to introduce common provisions to strengthen the prevention of the crime and the protection of its victims.
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – subpoint iv
(iv) realistic images of a child engaged or depicted as being engaged in sexually explicit conduct or realistic images of the sexual organs of a child, regardless of the actual existence of such child, for primarily sexual purposes.;
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the intentional conduct referred to in paragraphs 2 to 11 is punishable.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. Engaging in sexual activities with a chilor agreeing to engage with a child, irrespective of whether or not the sexual act is committed, where recourse is made to child prostitution shall be punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of at least fivesix years.
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the offence involved serious violence or threat or caused or was likely to caused serious harm to the child.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall provide for the possibility ofensure not prosecuting or imposing penalties on child victims of the offences referred to in Articles 4 and Article 5 (4) to (6) for their involvement in unlawful activities as a direct consequence of being subjected to those offences.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the prosecution of any of the offences referred to in Articles 3, Article 4 (2) to (3) and (5) to (11), and Article 5 (6) for a sufficient period of timet least 20 years after the victim has reached the age of majority and which is commensurate with the gravity of the offence concerned. In that regard the Commission shall promote harmonisation of the national statutes of limitation in order avoid confusion or mistakes when law enforcement agencies undertake cross-border investigations.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall create information campaigns advertising the hotline 116, to ensure that children are aware of the existence of the hotline.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
ba) interviews with child victim shall take place in the absence of the offender;