Artikel 9

1. Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences under its domestic law,when committed intentionally and without right, the following conduct:
a) producing child pornography for the purpose of its distribution through a computer system;
b) offering or making available child pornography through a computer system;
c) distributing or transmitting child pornography through a computer system;
d) procuring child pornography through a computer system for oneself or for another person;
e) possessing child pornography in a computer system or on a computer-data storage medium.
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1 above, the term “child pornography” shall include pornographic material that visually depicts:
a) a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
b) a person appearing to be a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct;
c) realistic images representing a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct.
3. For the purpose of paragraph 2 above, the term ``minor" shall include all persons under 18 years of age. A Party may, however, require a lower age-limit, which shall be not less than 16 years.
4. Each Party may reserve the right not to apply, in whole or in part, paragraphs 1, sub-paragraphs d. and e, and 2, sub-paragraphs b. and c.