European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to the adoption of a Council Act amending the Council Act of 12 March 1999 adopting the rules governing the transmission of personal data by Europol to third States and third bodies (8785/2001 – C5-0218/2001 — 2001/0807(CNS))
Date: 2001-11-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: EU police cooperation, Europol, Sweden, disclosure of information, exchange of information, fight against crime, judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the EU, personal data, public safety

13.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 140 E/137

INITIATIVE OF THE KINGDOM
OF SWEDEN

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Tuesday 13 November 2001

Amendment 13
ARTICLE 1, POINT 3
Article 9a (Council Act of 12 March 1999)

As from 1 January 2005, these rules shall be evaluated under
the supervision of the Management Board, which shall obtain
the opinion of the Joint Supervisory Body.

As from 1 January 2003, these rules shall be evaluated under
the supervision of the Management Board, which shall obtain
the opinion of the Joint Supervisory Body.

Amendment 14
ARTICLE 1a (new)
Article 1, point a (Act of the Management Board of Europol of 15 October 1998)

Article 1a

The Act of the Management Board of Europol of 15 October
1998 laying down the rules governing Europol’s external
relations with European Union-related bodies
is hereby
amended as follows. Article 1(a) shall be replaced by the fol-
lowing:

(a) ‘European Union-related bodies’ means the bodies
referred to in Article 10(4)(1), (2) and (3) of the
Europol Convention and Eurojust;

Amendment 15
Article 2

This Act shall enter into force on the day following that

1.
of its adoption.

This Act shall be published in the Official Journal and shall
enter into force 20 days after its publication.

2.

It shall be published in the Official Journal.

European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden with a
view to the adoption of a Council Act amending the Council Act of 12 March 1999 adopting the
rules governing the transmission of personal data by Europol to third States and third bodies
(8785/2001 & C5-0218/2001 & 2001/0807(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

% having regard to the initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden (8785/2001) (1),

% having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty (C5-0218/2001),

% 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 (A5-0370/2001),

1.

2.

Approves the initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden as amended;

Calls on the Council to alter the initiative accordingly;

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

3.
Parliament;

(1) OJ C 163, 6.6.2001, p. 13.

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Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the initiative of the Kingdom of Sweden

4.
substantially;

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

5.
the Kingdom of Sweden.

8.

Joint investigation teams *

A5-0369/2001

Initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Spain and the United
Kingdom with a view to adopting a Council Framework Decision on joint investigation teams
(12442/2001 & C5-0507/2001 & 2001/0821(CNS))

The initiative was amended as follows:

INITIATIVE OF THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC, THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN
AND THE UNITED KINGDOM (1)

AMENDMENTS
BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1
Recital 1

(1) One of the Union’s objectives is to provide citizens with a
high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and
justice and this objective is to be achieved by preventing and
combating crime through closer cooperation between police
forces, customs authorities and other competent authorities in
the Member States.

(1) One of the Union’s objectives is to provide citizens with a
high level of safety within an area of freedom, security and
justice and this objective is to be achieved by preventing and
combating crime through closer cooperation between police
forces, customs authorities and other competent authorities in
the Member States while respecting the principles of human
rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law on
which the Union is founded and which are common to the
Member States.

Amendment 2
Recital 2

(2) The European Council held in Tampere on 15 and
16 October 1999 called for joint investigation teams as fore-
seen in the Treaty to be set up without delay, as a first step, to
combat trafficking in drugs and human beings as well as ter-
rorism.

(2) The European Council held in Tampere on 15 and
16 October 1999 called for joint investigation teams as fore-
seen in the Treaty to be set up without delay, as a first step, to
combat, in particular, trafficking in drugs and human beings
as well as terrorism and organised crime.

Amendment 3
Article 1, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1

1.
By mutual agreement, the competent authorities of two
or more Member States may set up a joint investigation team
for a specific purpose and a limited period, which may be
investi-
extended by mutual consent, to carry out criminal
gations in one or more of the Member States setting up the
team. The composition of the team shall be set out in the
agreement.

1.
By mutual agreement, the competent authorities of two
or more Member States may set up a joint investigation team
for a specific purpose and a limited period, which may be
investi-
extended by mutual consent, to carry out criminal
gations as defined in Article 3 of the Convention established
by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on
European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters

(1) OJ C 295, 20.10.2001, p. 9.