council direct ec april relat compens crime victim council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion european econom social committe object european commun abolish member state obstacl free movement person servic court justic held cowan case commun law guarante natur person freedom member state protect person harm member state question basi nation person resid corollari freedom movement measur facilit compens victim crime form part realis object meet tamper octob european council call draw minimum standard protect victim crime crime victim access justic right compens damag includ legal cost brussel european council meet march declar combat terror call adopt direct march council adopt framework decis jha stand victim crimin proceed decis base titl vi treati european union crime victim claim compens offend crimin proceed crime victim european union entitl fair compens injuri suffer european commun crime commit direct set system cooper facilit access compens victim crime cross border situat oper basi member state scheme compens victim violent intent crime commit respect territori compens mechan place member state member state establish compens scheme fulfil oblig european convent novemb compens victim violent crime measur contain direct order attain object commun treati power articl thereof adopt direct articl appli crime victim obtain compens offend offend lack mean satisfi judgment damag offend identifi prosecut system cooper author member state introduc facilit access compens case crime commit member state victim resid system ensur crime victim turn author member state resid eas practic linguist difficulti occur cross border situat system includ provis allow crime victim find inform need make applic allow effici cooper author involv direct respect fundament right observ principl reaffirm charter fundament right european union gener principl commun law object facilit access compens victim crime cross border situat suffici achiev member state cross border element reason scale effect action achiev commun level commun adopt measur accord principl subsidiar set articl treati accord principl proportion set articl direct order achiev object measur implement direct adopt accord council decis ec june lai procedur exercis implement power confer commiss adopt direct chapter access compens cross border situat articl submit applic member state resid member state ensur violent intent crime commit member state member state applic compens habitu resid applic submit applic author bodi member state articl respons pai compens compens paid compet author member state territori crime commit articl respons author administr procedur member state establish design author bodi hereinaft refer assist author author respons appli articl member state establish design author bodi respons decid applic compens hereinaft refer decid author author member state endeavour minimum administr formal requir applic compens articl inform potenti applic member state ensur potenti applic compens access essenti inform possibl appli compens mean member state deem articl assist applic assist author provid applic inform refer articl requir applic form basi manual drawn accord articl assist author request applic provid gener guidanc inform applic complet support document requir assist author make assess applic articl transmiss applic assist author transmit applic support document quickli decid author assist author transmit applic standard form refer articl languag applic support document determin accord articl articl receipt applic receipt applic transmit accord articl decid author send inform assist author applic contact person depart respons handl matter acknowledg receipt applic indic approxim time decis applic made articl request supplementari inform assist author provid gener guidanc applic meet request supplementari inform decid author request applic subsequ transmit directli decid author enclos list support document transmit articl hear applic decid author decid accord law member state hear applic person wit expert contact assist author purpos arrang person heard directli decid author accord law member state telephon video conferenc person heard assist author accord law member state subsequ transmit report hear decid author direct hear accord paragraph place cooper assist author voluntari basi possibl coerciv measur impos decid author articl commun decis decid author send decis applic compens standard form refer articl applic assist author accord nation law decis articl provis inform transmit author pursuant articl express offici languag languag member state author inform correspond languag commun institut languag commun institut member state accept except full text decis decid author languag govern law member state ii report drawn hear accord articl languag determin assist author subject requir correspond languag commun institut servic render assist author accord articl give rise claim reimburs charg cost applic decid author applic form document transmit accord articl exempt authent equival formal chapter ii nation scheme compens articl rule access compens cross border situat drawn direct oper basi member state scheme compens victim violent intent crime commit respect territori member state ensur nation rule provid exist scheme compens victim violent intent crime commit respect territori guarante fair compens victim chapter iii implement provis articl inform commiss manual member state juli send commiss detail list author establish design accord articl includ inform special territori jurisdict author languag refer articl author accept purpos appli articl offici languag languag accept transmiss applic accord articl inform establish accord articl applic form compens member state inform commiss subsequ inform commiss cooper member state establish publish internet manual inform provid member state pursuant paragraph commiss respons arrang translat manual articl standard form transmiss applic decis standard form establish latest octob transmiss applic decis accord procedur refer articl articl committe commiss assist committe refer made paragraph articl decis ec appli committe adopt rule procedur articl central contact point member state appoint central contact point purpos assist implement articl further close cooper exchang inform assist decid author member state give assist seek solut difficulti occur applic articl contact point meet regularli articl favour provis direct prevent member state provis compat direct introduc maintain favour provis benefit victim crime person affect crime introduc retain provis purpos compens victim crime commit territori person affect crime subject condit member state purpos articl implement member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct januari latest except articl case date complianc juli forthwith inform commiss thereof member state provid measur compli direct appli applic injuri result crime commit june member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text main provis domest law adopt field govern direct articl review januari commiss present european parliament council european econom social committe report applic direct articl entri forc direct enter forc twentieth dai public offici journal european union articl addresse direct address member state luxembourg april council presid mc dowel oj opinion deliv octob publish offici journal oj case european court report oj oj