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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country has recently passed a bill to pay for sex and imposes fines of up to 3750 Euro (4270 dollar) on sex workers’ clients
A
Norway
B
Northern Ireland
C
Sweden
D
French
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Law 444 (2016) The most publicised provision of this law is that the buying of sexual acts was made illegal and punishable with a fine of up to €3, 750 if the prostitute is an adult. Buying a sexual act to an underage prostitute ups it to 3 years of jail and fine of €45, 000.

Detailed explanation-2: -Until now, sex work has existed in a legal grey zone in Spain and is largely tolerated, though sexual exploitation and pimping, the act of controlling sex workers or taking a part of their earnings, are illegal.

Detailed explanation-3: -In France, prostitution itself – receiving money for sex – is not a crime. However, activities around it are illegal, such as pimping, human trafficking and buying sex from a minor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Since 2016, the purchase of sex is illegal in France, and therefore in Paris. Before that, while prostitution was legal, certain activities related to prostitution were prohibited, such as brothel-keeping (since 1946), pimping and prostitution of minors.

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