European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the French Republic with a view to adopting a Convention on improving mutual assistance in criminal matters, in particular in the area of combating organised crime, laundering of the proceeds from crime and financial crime (10213/2000 – C5-0394/2000 — 2000/0815(CNS))
Date: 2000-11-14
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: banking secrecy, exchange of information, fight against crime, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, money laundering, organised crime

8.8.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 223/93

TEXT PROPOSED
BY THE FRENCH REPUBLIC

Tuesday 14 November 2000

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

(Amendment 5)
Article 9

While taking account of its own constitutional structures and
national traditions, each Member State shall set up integrated
level, where they do not
multidisciplinary teams at national
already exist, specifically in the area of organised crime, in par-
ticular with regard to laundering of the proceeds of crime. The
coordinating teams should be familiar with national criminal
investigations to enable them to contribute to developing
national policies in their field of competence and to exchange
information amongst themselves, in particular pursuant to Arti-
cle 7 of the 2000 Convention.

While taking account of its own constitutional structures and
national traditions, each Member State shall set up integrated
level, where they do not
multidisciplinary teams at national
already exist, with national competence specifically in the
area of organised crime, in particular with regard to laundering
of the proceeds of crime. The coordinating teams shall be
familiar with national criminal
investigations to enable them
to contribute to developing national policies in their field of
competence and to exchange information amongst themselves,
in particular pursuant to Article 7 of the Convention of 29 May
2000.

The Member States shall appoint for this purpose a Eur-
opean cooperation unit with a view to providing opti-
mum information exchange and identifying and proposing
best practice in this area.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the French Republic with a view to
adopting a Convention on improving mutual assistance in criminal matters, in particular in the
area of combating organised crime, laundering of the proceeds from crime and financial crime
(10213/2000 ) C5-0394/2000 ) 2000/0815(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

’ having regard to the initiative of the French Republic (10213/2000) (1),

’ having regard to Article 34(2) (d) of the EU Treaty,

’ having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty (C5-0394/2000),

’ having regard to Rules 106 and 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

’ having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home

Affairs (A5-0314/2000),

1.

Approves the initiative of the French Republic as amended;

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parlia-

2.
ment;

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the initiative of the French Republic

3.
substantially;

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission and to the Government

4.
of the French Republic.

(1) OJ C 243, 24.8.2000, p. 11.