9.6.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 138/1 (Acts adopted pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union) COUNCIL DECISION of 29 May 2000 to combat child pornography on the Internet (2000/375/JHA) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 34(2)(c) thereof, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament ('), Having regard to the initiative of the Republic of Austria, Taking account of the resolutions adopted by the European Parliament on 19 September 1996 on minors who are victims of violence (?), 12 December 1996 on measures to protect minors in the European Union (}), 24 April 1997 on the Commission communication on illegal and harmful content on the Internet (*) and 6 November 1997 on the Commission communication on combating child sex tourism, and the aide-memoire on the European Union's contribution to reinforcing the prevention of the sexual abuse and exploitation of children (%), Bearing in mind the Declaration and Agenda for Action, unanimously accepted by delegates at the World Congress against commercial sexual exploitation of children, held in Stockholm in August 1996, and the conclusions and recommendations of the European follow-up conference to the World Congress, held in Strasbourg in April 1998; Bearing in mind the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, adopted in Rome on 4 November 1950, and in particular Articles 2, 3 and 10(2) thereof; Recalling the European Convention on the Exercise of Children's Rights, adopted in Strasbourg on 25 January 1996, and in particular Articles 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 15 thereof; Having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the UN General Assembly in its Resolution 217 A (1) on 10 December 1948 in Paris, and in particular Articles 2, 3, 7, 25 and 26 thereof; Recalling Article 34 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989; Bearing in mind Council Joint Action 96/700[JHA of 29 November 1996 establishing an incentive and exchange programme for persons responsible for combating trade in human beings and the sexual exploitation of children (6); Bearing in mind the Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council, of 17 February 1997 on illegal and harmful content on the Internet (7); Bearing in mind Joint Action 97/154/JHA of 24 February 1997 adopted by the Council concerning action to combat trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of children (¥); Bearing in mind the Council decision of 3 December 1998 supplementing the definition of the form of crime ‘traffic in human beings’ in the Annex to the Europol Convention (°), and having regard to the Declaration of 3 December 1998 approved by the Council; inion delivered on 11 April 2000 (not yet published in the Official Journal). C 320, 28.10.1996, p. 190. C 20, 20.1.1997, p. 170. C 150, 19.5.1997, p. 38. C 358, 24.11.1997, p. 37. L 322, 12.12.1996, p. 7. C 70, 6.3.1997, p. 1. L C 200000009 3 63, 4.3.1997, p. 2. 26, 30.1.1999, p. 21. B T o T e T )