Council Act of 29 May 2000 establishing in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union
Date: 2000-05-29
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: confidentiality, consumer protection, criminal law, exchange of information, judicial cooperation

12.7.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 197/1

(Acts adopted pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union)

COUNCIL ACT

of 29 May 2000

establishing in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union the Convention on
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union

(2000/C 197/01)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Articles 31(a) and 34(2)(d) thereof,

Having regard to the initiative of the Member States,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (1),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

For the purposes of achieving the objectives of the Union
the rules on mutual assitance in criminal matters between
the Member States of the European Union should be
improved and a Convention, as set out in the Annex
hereto, should be established to that end.

Some of the provisions of the Convention fall within the
scope of Article 1 of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of
17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application
of the Agreement concluded by the Council of
the
European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the
Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those
two States with the implementation, application and
development of the Schengen acquis (2).

(3) This is the case with Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 12 and 23, and,
to the extent relevant to Article 12, with Articles 15 and
16, and, to the extent relevant to the Articles referred to,
with Article 1.

(4) The procedures set out in the Agreement concluded by
the Council of the European Union with the Republic of
Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the
latters’ association with the implementation, application
and development of the Schengen acquis (3) have been
observed in respect of these provisions.

(5) When the adoption of this Act is notified to the Republic
of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway in accordance
with Article 8(2)(a) of the aforementioned Agreement,
those two States will be informed in particular of the
contents of Article 29 on entry into force for Iceland and
Norway and will be invited to submit, at the time they
inform the Council and the Commission of the fulfilment
of their constitutional requirements, the relevant state-
ments under Article 24 of the Convention,

HAS DECIDED that the Convention, the text of which is given
in the Annex and which has been signed today by the
Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of
the Union, is hereby established,

(1) Opinion delivered on 17 February 2000 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

(3) OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 36.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

12.7.2000

RECOMMENDS that it be adopted by the Member States in
accordance with their respective constitutional requirements,

INVITES the Member States to begin the procedures applicable
for that purpose before 1 January 2001.

Done at Brussels, 29 May 2000.

For the Council

The President

A. COSTA