# Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA, Article 16: Mitigating circumstances

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

Member States may take the necessary measures to ensure that the penalties referred to in Article 15 may be reduced if the offender:
(a) renounces terrorist activity; and
(b) provides the administrative or judicial authorities with information which they would not otherwise have been able to obtain, helping them to:
(i) prevent or mitigate the effects of the offence;
(ii) identify or bring to justice the other offenders;
(iii) find evidence; or
(iv) prevent further offences referred to in Articles 3 to 12 and 14.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2017/541/article/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2017-541/article-16
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