Medlemsstaterne træffer de nødvendige foranstaltninger for at gøre det strafbart forsætligt og uretmæssigt at slette, beskadige, forvanske, ændre, tilbageholde eller hindre adgang til edb-data i et informationssystem, i det mindste i grovere tilfælde.
Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the intentional deletion, damaging, deterioration, alteration, suppression or rendering inaccessible of computer data on an information system is punishable as a criminal offence when committed without right, at least for cases which are not minor.