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Region Europe-Central Asia |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 17 August 2009 )
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Table 1 : Results from Europe and Central Asia
This table show the results for all countries in Europe and Central Asia with regards to three key questions:
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Is exposure to/transmission of HIV prosecuted?
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Year of first prosecution - where known.
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Maximum possible sentence.
This table can also be accessed here: europe_and_central_asia_table1
Europe and Central Asia
Country |
Is exposure to or transmission of HIV prosecuted under the criminal law? |
Year of first prosecution - where known |
Maximum Possible Sentence (years) |
| Armenia |
yes |
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8 |
| Austria |
yes |
1990 |
3 |
| Azerbaijan |
yes |
2001 |
8 |
| Belarus |
yes |
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15 |
| Belgium |
yes |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina* |
yes |
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10 |
| Croatia |
yes |
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10 |
| Czech Republic* |
yes |
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3 |
| Denmark |
yes |
1993 |
8 |
| Estonia |
yes |
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12 |
| Finland |
yes |
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10 |
| France |
yes |
1996 |
life |
| Georgia |
yes |
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10 |
| Germany |
yes |
1988 |
life |
| Hungary |
yes |
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5 |
| Iceland |
yes |
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4 |
| Ireland |
yes |
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7 |
| Italy |
yes |
1999 |
14 |
| Kazakhstan |
yes |
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not known |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
yes |
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not known |
| Lithuania |
yes |
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12 |
| Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of |
yes |
|
10 |
| Malta |
yes |
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life |
| Moldova |
yes |
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8 |
| Montenegro |
yes |
|
15 |
| Netherlands |
yes |
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15 |
| Norway |
yes |
1991 |
6 |
| Poland |
yes |
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3 |
| Portugal* |
yes |
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8 |
| Romania |
yes |
|
15 |
| Serbia |
yes |
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5 |
| Slovakia |
yes |
|
10 |
| Spain |
yes |
|
3 |
| Sweden |
yes |
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| Switzerland |
yes |
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5 |
| Turkey |
yes |
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| Turkmenistan |
yes |
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| Ukraine |
yes |
|
10 |
| United Kingdom |
yes |
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| Uzbekistan |
yes |
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8 |
| Albania |
unknown |
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| Holy See (Vatican City State) |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
| Bulgaria |
no |
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5 |
| Luxembourg |
no |
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| Greece |
unclear |
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| Cyprus |
unclear |
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| Andorra |
awaiting info |
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| Latvia |
awaiting info |
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| Liechtenstein |
awaiting info |
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| Monaco |
awaiting info |
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| Russian Federation |
awaiting info |
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| Slovenia |
awaiting info |
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| Tajikistan |
awaiting info |
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*information from 2004
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