Directive (EU) 2024/1385 Article 4

Forced marriage

Article 4

Member States shall ensure that the following intentional conduct is punishable as a criminal offence: (a) forcing an adult or a child to enter into a marriage; (b) luring an adult or a child to the territory of a country other than the one in which he or she resides with the purpose of forcing that adult or child to enter into a marriage.

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