# Directive (EU) 2016/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings, Article 2: Scope

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

This Directive applies to natural persons who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings. It applies at all stages of the criminal proceedings, from the moment when a person is suspected or accused of having committed a criminal offence, or an alleged criminal offence, until the decision on the final determination of whether that person has committed the criminal offence concerned has become definitive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2016/343/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2016-343/article-2
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