Directive (EU) 2019/713 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Directive (EU) 2019/713 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on combating fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/413/JHA

Article 12Jurisdiction

1.Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to establish its jurisdiction over the offences referred to in Articles 3 to 8 where one or more of the following apply:

(a)the offence is committed in whole or in part on its territory;

(b)the offender is one of its nationals.

2.For the purposes of point (a) of paragraph 1, an offence shall be considered to have been committed in whole or in part on the territory of a Member State where the offender commits the offence when physically present on that territory and irrespective of whether the offence is committed using an information system on that territory.

3.A Member State shall inform the Commission where it decides to establish jurisdiction over an offence referred to in Articles 3 to 8 committed outside its territory, including where:

(a)the offender has his or her habitual residence in its territory;

(b)the offence is committed for the benefit of a legal person established in its territory;

(c)the offence is committed against one of its nationals or a person who is a habitual resident in its territory.