32026L1021#art_7Directive (EU) 2026/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Article 7 — Unlawful exercise of public functions

Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, where intentional, at least certain serious violations of law in the performance of or failure to perform an act by a public official in the exercise of that official’s functions constitute criminal offences. Member States may limit the application of this Article to certain categories of public officials.

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