# Legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings

European Parliament procedure 2013/0409(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 121 committee amendments tabled by 24 Members between 2015-02-03 and 2015-02-03.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is a directive on legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings. The amendments address provisional and ordinary legal aid for persons deprived of liberty, means and merits tests, treatment of minor offences, the right of access to a lawyer, provision for children and vulnerable persons, and references to the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the ECHR.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachida DATI | France | PPE | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/72775.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |
| Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN | Germany | S&D | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1849.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Laura FERRARA | Italy | NI | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124833.md |
| Ignazio CORRAO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124856.md |
| Pál CSÁKY | Slovakia | PPE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124930.md |
| Jussi HALLA-AHO | Finland | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124727.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |
| Helga STEVENS | Belgium | ECR | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125105.md |
| Judith SARGENTINI | Netherlands | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96815.md |
| Caterina CHINNICI | Italy | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124861.md |
| Kinga GÁL | Hungary | PfE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28150.md |
| Csaba SÓGOR | Romania | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39724.md |
| Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ | Czechia | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124713.md |

## Official source documents

- PE546.882: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-546882_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-0409-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-0409-COD.json

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