Name of law a law amending the Penal Code Bill name WALL of the Penal Code adoption date 19/09/2013 number/year Official Gazette Decree No 84/13 181

On the grounds of art. 98, paragraph 4 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria

I DECLARE:

To be published in the Official Gazette the law amending and supplementing the criminal code, adopted by the National Assembly of HLÌI 19 September 2013.

Issued in Sofia on 20 September 2013

The President of the Republic: Rosen Plevneliev

Stamped with the State seal.

Minister of Justice:

Zinaida Zlatanova

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to amend the Criminal Code (official SG. 26 of 1968; Corr. 29/1968; amend., SG. 92, 1969, no. 26 and 27 of 1973, no. 89 of 1974, no. 95 of 1975, no. 3 of 1977, 54/1978, no. 89 of 1979, no. 28 of 1982; Corr. , PC. 31 of 1982; amend., SG. 44 of 1984, PCs. 41 and 79 since 1985; Corr, PCs. 80 of 1985; amend., SG. 89 of 1986; Corr, PCs. 90 of 1986; amend., SG. 37, 91 and 99 of 1989, PCs. 10, 31 and 81 of 1990, St. 1 and 86 of 1991; Corr, PCs. 90 of 1991; amend., SG. 105 of 1991, PCs. 54 of 1992, issue. 10 since 1993, PCs. 50 of 1995; Decision No 19 of the Constitutional Court from 1995 – PCs. 97 of 1995; amend., SG. 102 of 1995, PCs. 107 of 1996, PCs. 62 and 85 of 1997; Decision No 19 of the Constitutional Court from 1997 – PCs. 120 of 1997; amend., SG. 83, 85, 132, 133 and 153 of 1998, PCs. 7, 51 and 81 of 1999, issue. 21 and 51 by 2000; Decision of the Constitutional Court No. 14 of 2000 – PCs. 98 by 2000; amend., SG. 41 and 101 of the 2001 PCs. 45 and 92 by 2002, PCs. 26 and 103 of 2004, PCs. 24, 43, 76, 86 and 88 of 2005, St. 59, 75 and 102 in 2006, PCs. 38, 64, 57, 85, 89 and 94 in 2007, PCs. 19, 67 and 102 by 2008, PCs. 12, 23, 27, 32, 47, 80, 93 and 102 of 2009, PCs. 26 and 32 from 2010, PC. 33 and 60 by 2011, issue. 19, 20 and 60 by 2012 PCs. 17 and 61 by 2013.)

§ 1. In the General section, chapter II, section I, article is created. 16A:

"Art. 16. Did the acts were committed, which is powered by a person adversely affected by human trafficking, when it was forced to place him in direct connection with it. "

§ 2. In art. 116, para. 1 t is created:

' 8A. with the aim of withdrawing a bodily organ, tissue, cell or body fluid of the victim; ".

§ 3. In art. 131, para. 1 t is created:

' 8A. with the aim of withdrawing a bodily organ, tissue, cell or body fluid of the victim; ".

§ 4. In art. 159 and following amendments and supplements shall be made:

1. In paragraph 8. 1 the words "forced labour, for the removal of organs" shall be replaced by ' forced labor or begging for withdrawing a bodily organ, tissue, cell or body fluid.

2. in the Al. 2 point 7 is created:

' 7. by an official in or on the occasion of the execution of his Office. "

§ 5. In art. 159 in the words "forced labour, for the removal of organs" shall be replaced by ' forced labor or begging for withdrawing a bodily organ, tissue, cell or body fluid.

Additional provision

§ 6. This law introduces the requirements of Directive 2011/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011, on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and replacing the framework decision 2002/629/JHA of the Council (OJ L 101/1 from 15 April 2011).

Final provisions

§ 7. In the law on combating trafficking in human beings (official SG. 46 of 2003; amend., no. 86 of 2005, issue 33 of 2008, no. 74 of 2009 and no. 68 in 2013) make the following amendments and additions:

1. In art. 23, after the words "children – victims of trafficking in human beings" is added, and the children of victims of trafficking in human beings ".

2. Article 31 shall be amended as follows:

"Art. 31. Victims of trafficking in human beings acquire the status of a special protection in accordance with this law and in cases where they provided protection in this quality under other law. "

3. § 1 "additional provision" is hereby amended as follows: a) in paragraph 1, the words "through the use of coercion, kidnapping, unlawful imprisonment, fraud, abuse of authority, misuse of position of dependence or by giving, receiving or obeŝavane of benefits to obtain the consent of a person having control over another person" shall be deleted;

b) point 2 is amended as follows:

"2." eksploataciâ "is against the law to use people for debauchery, the withdrawal of a bodily organ, tissue, cell or body fluid of the victim, to carry out forced labor, begging or for holding in servitude, slavery or in a situation similar to slavery;"

in) point 3 shall be repealed.

§ 8. In the law on child protection (Official Gazette No. 48 of 2000; amend., SG. 75 and 120 of 2002, no. 36 and 63 from 2003, no. 70 and 115 of 2004, no. 28, 94 and 103 by 2005, issue 30, 38 and 82 of 2006, no. 59 of 2007 No. 69 since 2008. , PC. 14, 47 and 74 from 2009, PCs. 42, 50, 59 and 98 of 2010, PC. 28 and 51 from 2011, issue. 32 and 40 by 2012 PCs. 15 and 68 by 2013) in art. 10 make the following amendments and additions:

1. a new paragraph. 2:

"(2) the right to protection under this law is there per person – a victim of violence or exploitation, of which his age has not been established and that can make a reasonable assumption that a child."

2. The current paragraph. 2 it al. 3.

The law was adopted by the 42-Otto National Assembly on 19 September 2013 and is stamped with the official seal of the National Assembly.

President of the National Assembly: Mihail Mikov

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