CHAPTER 1

SUBJECT MATTER AND SCOPE

Subject matter
Article 1
This Directive lays down common minimum rules concerning:
1. certain aspects of the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings;
2. the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings.

Scope
Article 2
This Directive applies to natural persons who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings. It applies at all stages of the criminal proceedings, from the moment when a person is suspected or accused of having committed a criminal offence, or an alleged criminal offence, until the decision on the final determination of whether that person has committed the criminal offence concerned has become definitive.