While there is no obligation to increase sentences, Member States should ensure that the judge or the court is able to take the aggravating circumstances set out in this Directive into account when sentencing offenders.
Cé nach bhfuil aon oibleagáid ann pianbhreitheanna a mhéadú, ba cheart do na Ballstáit a áirithiú go mbeidh an breitheamh nó an chúirt in ann na himthosca géaraitheacha mar a leagtar amach sa Treoir seo iad a chur san áireamh nuair a bheidh pianbhreith á cur ar chiontóirí acu.