Alternative measures
Article 11
Member States shall ensure that, where possible, the competent authorities have recourse to measures alternative to detention (alternative measures).
Directive (EU) 2016/800 Article 11
Directive (EU) 2016/800 Article 11
Other provisions in Directive (EU) 2016/800
- Article 6: Assistance by a lawyer
- Article 7: Right to an individual assessment
- Article 8: Right to a medical examination
- Article 9: Audiovisual recording of questioning
- Article 10: Limitation of deprivation of liberty
- Article 12: Specific treatment in the case of deprivation of liberty
- Article 13: Timely and diligent treatment of cases
- Article 14: Right to protection of privacy
- Article 15: Right of the child to be accompanied by the holder of parental responsibility during the proceedings
- Article 16: Right of children to appear in person at, and participate in, their trial
CitationArticle 11 of Directive (EU) 2016/800 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)
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