Coordinating Committee in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (CATS)

CATS prepares the work of the Council in the areas of criminal law and law enforcement cooperation. This means that a variety of cases from the relevant Council working parties are discussed from a more strategic and coordinating perspective in the Committee before being put before the Permanent Representatives Committee¹ (COREPER) and the Council.

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  Coreper is the Council's main preparatory body. All items to be included into the Council's agenda (except for some agricultural matters) must first be examined by Coreper, unless the Council decides otherwise.