Annex 6: Implementation of the EU framework decision on combating terrorism in the EU Member States – Changes in Member States during 2011
Austria In Austria a provision concerning training for terrorism was included in the Criminal Code (§ 278e), which has been in force since 1 January 2011. With the Federal Law Gazette No. 103/2011, published on 21.11.2011 (BGBl. 103/2011), §§ 278f and 282a were included in the Austrian Criminal Code implementing Council Framework Decision 2008/919/JHA of 28 November 2008 amending Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism. According to § 278f it is punishable to provide instructions to commit a terrorist offence; § 282a punishes the public provocation to commit a terrorist offence and approval of terrorist offences. In addition, § 283 of the Austrian Criminal Code implements Council Framework Decision 2008/913/JHA of 28 November 2008 on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law (this provision deals with preachers of hatred). §§ 278f, 282a and 283 of the Austrian Criminal Code have been in force since 1 January 2012.
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Belgium A new DNA law of 7 November 2011 was adopted, where terrorism has been inserted in relation to adding the profile of convicted persons to the database of convicted persons.
Luxembourg A law of 28 July 2011 implementing amendments (adopted on 8 July 2005) to the Vienna Convention, on the physical protection of nuclear materials, was adopted and could have an indirect/potential link to terrorist offences.