Former definition of a minor 14 (sauf exceptions) 16 14 18 17 18 17 18 Australia Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg The Netherlands Portugal Spain Sweden United Kingdom 16-17 14 16 15 16 15 14 15 14 - 16 17 13/14/16 16 --- 13 15 16 Country Sexual Majority For the purpose of paedo.