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An Act To Amend The Penal Code To Protect Children Against The Predators (1)

Original Language Title: Loi modifiant le Code pénal en vue de protéger les enfants contre les cyberprédateurs (1)

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10 AVRIL 2014. - An Act to amend the Criminal Code to protect children from cyber-predators (1)



PHILIPPE, King of the Belgians,
To all, present and to come, Hi.
The Chambers adopted and We sanction the following:
Article 1er. This Act regulates a matter referred to in Article 78 of the Constitution.
Art. 2. In Book II, Title VIII, Chapter III, of the Criminal Code, a section VIII entitled "From the lure of minors on the Internet for criminal or criminal purposes".
Art. 3. In section VIII, inserted by section 2, an article 433bis/1 is inserted as follows:
"To be punished by imprisonment from three months to five years, the major person who communicates through information and communication technologies with a proven or supposed minor, with a view to facilitating the commission of a crime or offence:
1° if he concealed or lied about his identity or age or quality;
2° if he insisted on the discretion to observe as to their exchanges;
3° if he has offered or has made a gift or an advantage to me;
4° if he used any other manoeuvre. ".
Promulgate this law, order that it be clothed with the seal of the State and published by the Belgian Monitor.
Given in Brussels on 10 April 2014.
PHILIPPE
By the King:
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. A. TURTELBOOM
Seal of the state seal:
The Minister of Justice,
Ms. A. TURTELBOOM
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Note
(1) House of Representatives (www.lachambre.be):
Documents: 53-3450
Full report: 3 and 4 April 2014.
Senate (www.senate.be):
Documents: 5-2253
Annales of the Senate: March 13, 2014.