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Incorrect implementation in Greek legislation of Directive 2011/93/EU on combating child sexual abuse INFR(2019)2230
Each Member State of the European Union must fully apply EU law. The body responsible for identifying possible violations of EU law is the European Commission.
Where a Member State does not apply EU law and breaches its obligations under the EU Treaties, the European Commission may open a formal infringement procedure under Articles 258 and 260 TFEU (see details on the infringement procedure here).
As mentioned in the “January infringements package: main decisions 26-1-2023”, the European Commission has decided to send a letter of formal notice to Greece (among others), calling on the country to ensure that all the requirements of Directive 2011/93/EU (on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography) are correctly transposed into national law. After noting that this Directive is an essential part of the EU legal framework for combating child sexual abuse, the Commission set a two-month deadline for the Member States to which it sent a letter of formal notice to respond to its arguments on the incorrect transposition of the Directive.
Information about this procedure and the European Commission’s decisions on the infringement in question can be found on the European Commission’s website by entering INFR(2019)2230 in the “Infringement number” field.
The application of EU law is an obligation of the Member States of the European Union. If infringements of EU law are identified, the European Commission may take a series of actions against the Member State concerned to ensure the correct and full application of EU law by opening infringement proceedings under Articles 258 and 260 TFEU.
In January 2023, the European Commission decided to send a letter of formal notice to Greece for failing to correctly transpose into national law all the requirements of Directive 2011/93/EU on child sexual abuse.
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