These Regulations implement Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 (OJ No L 261, 6.8.2004, p15) relating to compensation to crime victims.The purpose of that Directive is to set up a system of co-operation to facilitate access to compensation to victims of violent intentional crimes in cases where the crime was committed in a Member State other than that where the victim is habitually resident.