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 16

Right to decision on compensation from the offender in the course of criminal proceedings

Article 16

1.   Member States shall ensure that, in the course of criminal proceedings, victims are entitled to obtain a decision on compensation by the offender, within a reasonable time, except where national law provides for such a decision to be made in other legal proceedings. 2.   Member States shall promote measures to encourage offenders to provide adequate compensation to victims.