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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-579/annex-I/article-25",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2004/579",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 29 April 2004 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (2004/579/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-579",
  "path": "annex/I/article/25",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "25",
  "heading": "Assistance to and protection of victims",
  "text": "1. Each State Party shall take appropriate measures within its means to provide assistance and protection to victims of offences covered by this Convention, in particular in cases of threat of retaliation or intimidation.\n2. Each State Party shall establish appropriate procedures to provide access to compensation and restitution for victims of offences covered by this Convention.\n3. Each State Party shall, subject to its domestic law, enable views and concerns of victims to be presented and considered at appropriate stages of criminal proceedings against offenders in a manner not prejudicial to the rights of the defence.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/579/annex/I/article/25",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}