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Resources

Council of Europe and ECPAT International
Republic of Moldova — Joint Country Overview

Year: 2023

ECPAT International and La Strada Moldova
Briefing Paper – Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Online: Survivors’ Perspectives in Moldova

Year: 2021

ECPAT International and La Strada Moldova
Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Online: Survivors’ Perspectives in Moldova

Year: 2021

ECPAT International
Moldova – Country Monitoring Report

Year: 2012

ECPAT International
Access to Justice and Remedies Research: Legal Framework and Insights from Professionals in the Criminal Justice System in Moldova

Year: 2017

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ECPAT International
Regional Overview: The Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in the Commonwealth of Independent States

Year: 2014

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Stories

News from Moldova

Indicators

Age of Consent

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Extraterritoriality & Extradition

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Active and passive extraterritoriality is provided for all SEC related offences under the Criminal Code of Moldova committed abroad by citizens of Moldova or stateless persons residing in Moldova or by foreign nationals against the rights and freedoms of citizens of Moldova under Article 11 (2) and (3) of the Criminal Code. Double criminality is not required for proceeding with active or passive extraterritoriality.

Extradition can only be granted in the basis of a bilateral treaty or reciprocity under Article 13(2) of the Criminal Code. Extraditable offences are those punished with at least one year of imprisonment (therefore including all SEC related offences under the Criminal Code) and double criminality is required under Article 544(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code.

Criminal Code, Criminal Procedure Code, 2002 (status as of 2009), 2003 (status as of 2013)

CSAM Definition

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Background Check Required

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National Commitments

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Child Advocacy Centers

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SEC Police Unit

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Protection Standards Travel and Tourism

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Public SEC Case Data

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