# Directive 2013/48/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, Article 6: The right to communicate, while deprived of liberty, with third persons

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

1. Member States shall ensure that suspects or accused persons who are deprived of liberty have the right to communicate without undue delay with at least one third person, such as a relative, nominated by them.
2. Member States may limit or defer the exercise of the right referred to in paragraph 1 in view of imperative requirements or proportionate operational requirements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/48/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-48/article-6
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