My bookmarksSign up free

Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the… Article 16

Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the… 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.

Read the full instrument → · Read this in context: CHAPTER 3 — PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS →

Other provisions in CHAPTER 3 — PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗ · Data as of 2026-07-04

CitationArticle 16 of Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the… (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

© European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU, provided the source is acknowledged.

What to look at next

Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the…, full textChapter navigation and full text, so you can read this section in contextEuropean Union legislationEU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and yearCHAPTER 3 — PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS — read this in contextThe surrounding text of the act in order, so you can see what comes before and afterChapters and sections