Law Dated July 18th 2014 Approving Convention On Cybercrime

The Law dated July 18th 2014 ("the Law") was published in the Official Gazette on July 25th 2014 (Mémorial A n°133 p. 2134) and republished with appended Convention on Cybercrime signed in Budapest on November 23rd 2001 ("the Convention") in the Official Gazette on August 12th 2014 (Mémorial A n°157 p. 2406).

The Convention is the first international treaty on crimes committed via the Internet and other computer networks, dealing particularly with infringements of copyright, computer-related fraud, child pornography and violations of network security. It also contains a series of powers and procedures such as the search of computer networks and interception. The Convention was open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe and by non-member States which have participated in its elaboration in Budapest, on November 23rd 2001.