# Directive 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European protection order, Article 5: Need for an existing protection measure under national law

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

A European protection order may only be issued when a protection measure has been previously adopted in the issuing State, imposing on the person causing danger one or more of the following prohibitions or restrictions:
(a) a prohibition from entering certain localities, places or defined areas where the protected person resides or visits;
(b) a prohibition or regulation of contact, in any form, with the protected person, including by phone, electronic or ordinary mail, fax or any other means; or
(c) a prohibition or regulation on approaching the protected person closer than a prescribed distance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2011/99/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2011-99/article-5
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