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267 | II Série A - Número: 116S1 | 8 de Fevereiro de 2012

2 Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that uncertainty as to the actual age of the victim shall not prevent the initiation of criminal investigations.
Article 35 – Interviews with the child 1 Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that:
a interviews with the child take place without unjustified delay after the facts have been reported to the competent authorities;
b interviews with the child take place, where necessary, in premises designed or adapted for this purpose;
c interviews with the child are carried out by professionals trained for this purpose;
d the same persons, if possible and where appropriate, conduct all interviews with the child;
e the number of interviews is as limited as possible and in so far as strictly necessary for the purpose of criminal proceedings;
f the child may be accompanied by his or her legal representative or, where appropriate, an adult of his or her choice, unless a reasoned decision has been made to the contrary in respect of that person.
2 Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that all interviews with the victim or, where appropriate, those with a child witness, may be videotaped and that these videotaped interviews may be accepted as evidence during the court proceedings, according to the rules provided by its internal law.
3 When the age of the victim is uncertain and there are reasons to believe that the victim is a child, the measures established in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied pending verification of his or her age.
Article 36 – Criminal court proceedings
1 Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures, with due respect for the rules governing the autonomy of legal professions. to ensure that training on children’s rights and sexual exploitation and sexual abuse of children is available for the benefit of all persons involved in the proceedings, in particular judges, prosecutors and lawyers.
2 Each Party shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure, according to the rules provided by its internal law, that:
a the judge may order the hearing to take place without the presence of the public;
b the victim may be heard in the courtroom without being present, notably through the use of appropriate communication technologies.