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Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the… Article 18a

Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the… Article 18a

Article 18a

1.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, when it is an intentional act, the use of services provided by a victim of an offence referred to in Article 2 constitutes a criminal offence, where the victim is exploited to render such services and the user of the services knows that the person providing the service is a victim of an offence referred to in Article 2. 2.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that an offence as established in accordance with paragraph 1 is punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties.

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