CETS 197 – Trafficking in Human Beings, 16.V.2005
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Chapter IV – Substantive criminal law
Article 18 – Criminalisation of trafficking in human beings
Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish
as criminal offences the conduct contained in article 4 of this Convention, when committed
intentionally.
Article 19 – Criminalisation of the use of services of a victim
Each Party shall consider adopting such legislative and other measures as may be necessary
to establish as criminal offences under its internal law, the use of services which are the
object of exploitation as referred to in Article 4 paragraph a of this Convention, with the
knowledge that the person is a victim of trafficking in human beings.
Article 20 – Criminalisation of acts relating to travel or identity documents
Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish
as criminal offences the following conducts, when committed intentionally and for the purpose
of enabling the trafficking in human beings:
a
forging a travel or identity document;
b
procuring or providing such a document;
c
retaining, removing, concealing, damaging or destroying a travel or identity document of
another person.
Article 21 – Attempt and aiding or abetting
1
Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish
as criminal offences when committed intentionally, aiding or abetting the commission of any of
the offences established in accordance with Articles 18 and 20 of the present Convention.
2
Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish
as criminal offences when committed intentionally, an attempt to commit the offences
established in accordance with Articles 18 and 20, paragraph a, of this Convention.
Article 22 – Corporate liability
1
Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to ensure
that a legal person can be held liable for a criminal offence established in accordance with this
Convention, committed for its benefit by any natural person, acting either individually or as
part of an organ of the legal person, who has a leading position within the legal person, based
on:
a
b
c
2
a power of representation of the legal person;
an authority to take decisions on behalf of the legal person;
an authority to exercise control within the legal person.
Apart from the cases already provided for in paragraph 1, each Party shall take the measures
necessary to ensure that a legal person can be held liable where the lack of supervision or
control by a natural person referred to in paragraph 1 has made possible the commission of a
criminal offence established in accordance with this Convention for the benefit of that legal
person by a natural person acting under its authority.
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