Activities of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2010/0064(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography - Children's rights in the European Union (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, repealing Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA
Amendments (6)
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Since criminal legal systems are an integral aspect of each individual Member State, Member States are free to set their own criminal penalties and should impose sentences that reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Since criminal legal systems are an integral aspect of each individual Member State, Member States are free to set their own criminal penalties and should impose sentences that reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Since criminal legal systems are an integral aspect of each individual Member State, Member States are free to set their own criminal penalties and should impose sentences that reflect the seriousness of the crimes committed.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable investigative units or services to attempt to identify the victims of the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7, in particular by analysing child pornography material, such as photographs and audiovisual recordings transmitted or made available by means of information and communication technology. Member States should work in partnership with law enforcement agencies, judicial authorities, the information and communication technology industry, Internet service providers, the banking sector and non- governmental organisations. Member States should work in collaboration with each other and should share examples of best practice in the fight against child sexual exploitation, in those Member States where specialised units are working effectively. A European central body should be set up to coordinate the work of the Member States' specialised units, non- governmental organisations and international bodies such as Europol. That body will also be responsible for submitting, at periodic intervals, a report and feasibility study concerning action plans by Member States to combat cyber crime.
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to encourage any person who knows about or suspects, in good faith, offences referred to in Articles 3 to 7 to report these facts to the competent services. In this area, provisions should be in place to ensure anonymity and protect the identity of those wishing to report potential offences to the competent authorities.
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to obtain the deletion of Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography in the first instance and the blocking of access by Internet users in their territory to Internet pages containing or disseminating child pornography as a final course of action. The blocking of access shall be subject to adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that the blocking is limited to what is necessary, that users are informed of the reason for the blocking and that content providers, as far as possible, are informed of the possibility of challenging it through an appeal mechanism. In line with this approach there should be an active effort to address the crucial issue of peer-to-peer software and the re- emergence of Usenet newsgroups.