Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA Article 10

Right to be heard

Article 10

1.   Member States shall ensure that victims may be heard during criminal proceedings and may provide evidence. Where a child victim is to be heard, due account shall be taken of the child's age and maturity. 2.   The procedural rules under which victims may be heard during criminal proceedings and may provide evidence shall be determined by national law.