Sexual intercourse or other sexual acts with a person obviously under 16, by a person who reached 18 years of age, in the absence of elements of crime envisaged in Articles 138, 139 or 140 of this Code, is punished with correctional labor for the term of up to 2 years, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 2 years. The penalty is more severe when the subject is below the age of 18.Īrticle 141. Īs specified by Articles 148 and 149, it is illegal - regardless of age - for a person occupying a position of authority or superiority over a person to engage in sexual activity with them, or when it involves the abuse of trust or situation of need or dependence. shall be punished with imprisonment for between three months and three years." Paragraph 2 states that if the sexual act involves sexual penetration the punishment is three to ten years. The age of consent in Andorra is 14, as specified by Article 147 of the penal code, which reads: (1) " Whoever carries out a sexual act with a person younger than fourteen years. In the case of a girl, however, sex is illegal if she is over 14 but has not reached "sexual maturity", as provided by article 100 of the criminal code. Since 2001, the age of consent in Albania is 14, regardless of gender and sexual orientation. In the European Union (EU 27), there is a directive regarding the sexual abuse of children under 18, known as Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. (No specific age is recommended.) As of February 2021, the convention has been ratified by all states of the Council of Europe. The age of consent is called "the legal age for sexual activities" and must be chosen by states at the age they see fit.
The highlighted age is that from which a young person can lawfully engage in a non-commercial sexual act with an older person, regardless of their age difference, provided the older one is not in a position of power, a relative, or is committing another form of exploitation (such as abuse of power or dependence). The laws can also stipulate which specific activities are permitted or specify the age at which one or other sex can legally participate.
The vast majority of countries set their ages in the range of 14 to 16 only three countries, Cyprus (17), Ireland (17), Turkey (18), do not fit into this pattern. The ages of consent are between 14 and 18. The ages of consent vary by jurisdiction across Europe.
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