National information and online forms concerning Directive 2004/80/EC.
To help victims of violent intentional crime to access compensation in cross border cases, the directive sets up a system of cooperation between national authorities:
- Persons who fall victim to crime while being abroad (in the EU Member State in which they do not live) can submit the application to the assisting authority in the State they live.
- The assisting authority translates and transmits the application to the deciding authority in the Member State where the crime was committed. The deciding authority is responsible for assessing the application and paying the compensation.
The directive provides for two standard forms for the transmission of applications for compensation in cross-border situations.
Submission of forms to competent authority
Completed forms should be sent to the relevant competent authority in a manner required by the authority. More information on the contact details for competent authorities, relevant national legislature etc. can be found in the European Judicial Atlas section. This page includes a search tool to find the competent authorities to which to send completed forms.
Additional information: Compensation
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Last update : 26/09/2022