Legal provisions of JAI(2002)23 - Initiative of Denmark with a view to adopting a Council Act drawing up, on the basis of Article 43(1) of the Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), of a Protocol amending that Convention

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document JAI(2002)23
date November 27, 2003
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Initiative of the Kingdom of Denmark with a view to adopting a Council Act drawing up, on the basis of Article 43(1) of the Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), of a Protocol amending that Convention

Official Journal C 172 , 18/07/2002 P. 0015 - 0023


Initiative of the Kingdom of Denmark with a view to adopting a Council Act drawing up, on the basis of Article 43(1) of the Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention), of a Protocol amending that Convention

(2002/C 172/05)


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office(1), and in particular Article 43(1) thereof,

Having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Denmark(2),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament(3),

Having regard to the opinion of the Management Board of Europol(4),

Whereas:

(1) Pursuant to Article 30(2) of the Treaty on European Union, within a period of five years of the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam on 1 May 1999, the Council is to promote cooperation in a number of different areas, inter alia through Europol.

(2) The Tampere European Council in October 1999 stated that Europol has a key role with respect to cooperation between Member States' authorities in the field of cross-border crime investigation in supporting Union-wide crime prevention, analyses and investigation. The European Council called on the Council to provide Europol with the necessary support,


HAS DECIDED to draw up the attached Protocol amending the Convention on the Establishment of a European Police Office, signed today, by the representatives of the governments of the EU Member States, and

RECOMMENDS that Member States adopt this Protocol in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements.