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in Article 26 (a) the following paragraph shall be inserted: ‘1a. Member States shall ensure that the College may actually be able to open a Europol Analytical Work File and that it may participate in its functioning.’; (b) paragraph 2 shall be replaced by the following: ‘2. Eurojust and the European Judicial Network shall maintain privileged relations with each other, based on consultation and complementarity, especially between the national member, the European Judicial Network contact points of the same Member State and the national correspondents for Eurojust and the European Judicial Network. In order to ensure efficient cooperation, the following measures shall be taken: (a) Eurojust shall have access to centralised information from the European Judicial Network in accordance with Article 8 of Decision …/…/JHA and to the secured telecommunications network set up under Article 10 of the said Decision; (b) without prejudice to Article 13 of this Decision and in accordance with Article 4(4) of Decision …/…/JHA, the contact points of the European Judicial Network shall, on a case-by-case basis, inform Eurojust on cases involving two Member States and entering the field of competence of Eurojust: — in cases where conflicts of jurisdiction are likely to arise, or — in cases of a refusal of a request for judicial cooperation regarding instruments adopted under Title VI of the Treaty, including instruments giving effect to the principle of mutual recognition. The contact points of the European Judicial Network shall, also on a case-by-case basis, inform Eurojust on all cases entering the field of competence of Eurojust and involving at least three Member States. National members shall, on a case-by-case basis, inform European Judicial Network contact points on all cases with which the network is deemed to be in a better position to deal; (c) the secretariat of the European Judicial Network shall form part of the Eurojust secretariat. It shall function as a separate and autonomous unit. It may draw on the resources of Eurojust which are necessary for the performance of the European Judicial Network's tasks. The rules applying to Eurojust staff shall apply to the staff of the European Judicial Network's secretariat where this is not incompatible with the operational autonomy of the European Judicial Network's secretariat; (d) the European Judicial Network shall be supported by the Administration of Eurojust. Operational expenses of the European Judicial Network may be covered by the Eurojust budget in accordance with Article 33 of Decision …/…/JHA on the European Judicial Network; (e) the national members of Eurojust may attend meetings of the European Judicial Network at the invitation of the latter. European Judicial Network contact points may be invited on a case-by-case basis to attend Eurojust meetings; (f) the secretariat of the Network for Joint Investigation Teams and of the Networks set up by Decision 2002/494/JHA (war crime networks), Decision 2007/845/JHA (asset recovery offices) and any forthcoming Council decision on a contact point network against corruption shall form part of the Eurojust secretariat and shall function as separate and autonomous units. They may draw on the resources of Eurojust which are necessary for the performance of their tasks. The rules applying to Eurojust staff shall apply to the staff of their secretariats where this is not incompatible with the operational autonomy of their secretariats; the Eurojust Administrative Director shall appoint a Secretary General, under his responsibility, of the secretariats of the Networks.’; (c) the following paragraphs shall be added: ‘7. Eurojust shall establish and maintain close cooperation with the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex), insofar as is relevant for the performance of the tasks of Eurojust and for achieving its objectives, taking account of the need to avoid duplication of effort. The essential elements of such cooperation shall be determined by an agreement to be approved by the Council, after consultation of the Joint Supervisory Body concerning the provisions on data protection. 8. Eurojust shall establish and maintain close cooperation with the Joint Situation Centre, insofar as is relevant for the performance of the tasks of Eurojust and for achieving its objectives, taking account of the need to avoid duplication of effort. The essential elements of such cooperation shall be determined by an agreement to be approved by the Council, after consultation of the Joint Supervisory Body concerning the provisions on data protection. 9. Eurojust shall establish and maintain close cooperation with Interpol, insofar as is relevant for the performance of the tasks of Eurojust and for achieving its objectives, taking account of the need to avoid duplication of effort. The essential elements of such cooperation shall be determined by an agreement to be approved by the Council, after consultation of the Joint Supervisory Body concerning the provisions on data protection. 10. Eurojust shall establish and maintain close cooperation with the World Customs Organisation, insofar as is relevant for the performance of the tasks of Eurojust and for achieving its objectives, taking account of the need to avoid duplication of effort. The essential elements of such cooperation shall be determined by an agreement to be approved by the Council, after consultation of the Joint Supervisory Body concerning the provisions on data protection.’;