EU Legislation
Council Resolution of 26 February 2010 on a Model Agreement for setting up a Joint Investigation Team
The competent authorities of the Member States that wish to set up a Joint Investigation Team in accordance with the terms of the Framework Decision and the 2000 MLA Convention with competent authorities from other Member States are encouraged to use, where appropriate, the model agreement set out in the Annex to the Resolution in order to agree upon the modalities for the joint investigation...
Council Decision 2010/131/EU of 25 February 2010 on setting up the Standing Committee on operational cooperation on internal security
Article 71 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that a standing committee shall be set up within the Council in order to ensure that operational cooperation on...
The Stockholm programme: an open and secure Europe serving the citizen
The Stockholm Programme sets out the European Union’s (EU) priorities for the area of justice, freedom and security for the period 2010-14. Building on the achievements of its predecessors the...
Council Framework Decision 2009/905/JHA of 30 November 2009 on Accreditation of forensic service providers carrying out laboratory activities
The instrument is applicable to laboratory activities related to DNA and dactyloscopic (fingerprints) data. The objective is not only to ensure that national forensic service providers comply with...
Resolution of the Council of 30 November 2009 on a Roadmap for strengthening procedural rights of suspected or accused persons in criminal proceedings
The Swedish Roadmap is the action plan of the Stockholm Programme in the area of procedural rights. It sets out measures which aim to foster protection of suspected and accused persons in...
Agreement between the European Union and Japan on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters
The purpose of the Agreement is the mutual provision of legal assistance between EU Member States and Japan to establish more effective cooperation between the European Union Member States and...
Council Decision 2009/902/JHA of 30 November 2009 setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA
This Decision becomes the new legal basis for the EUCPN. The intergovernmental approach is strengthened compared to the previous instrument it replaces, namely Council Decision of 28 May 2001...