Council Decision 2005/681/JHA of 20 September 2005 establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA
Date: 2005-09-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: CEPOL, operation of the Institutions, seat of institution

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

COUNCIL DECISION 2005/681/JHA

of 20 September 2005

establishing the European Police College (CEPOL) and repealing Decision 2000/820/JHA

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(7)

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in
particular Article 30(1)(c) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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

Whereas:

At its meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999,
the European Council agreed that a European Police
College, hereinafter referred to as ‘CEPOL’, should be
established to train senior officers of police forces.

(9)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

The European Police College was established by Council
Decision 2000/820/JHA (2).

It has become apparent that the functioning of CEPOL
could be improved if it were financed from the general
budget of the European Union and if the Staff Regu-
lations of officials of the European Communities and
the Conditions of employment of other servants of the
European Communities applied to the Director and the
staff of the CEPOL Secretariat.

The conclusions of the Council of 24 February 2005
therefore called for the aforementioned amendments to
be implemented, which makes it necessary to repeal
Decision 2000/820/JHA and to replace it by a new
Council Decision concerning CEPOL.

training institutes whose tasks

CEPOL should continue to function as a network, linking
national
include the
training of senior police officers of the Member States,
in accordance with the general principles as laid down in
Decision 2000/820/JHA.

CEPOL should carry out its tasks by progressive stages in
the light of the objectives set out in the annual work
programmes and with due regard for available resources.

(1) Opinion delivered on 12 April 2005 (not yet published in the

Official Journal).

(2) OJ L 336, 30.12.2000, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/567/JHA (OJ L 251, 27.7.2004, p. 20).

A number of technical changes are necessary in order to
bring the structure of CEPOL in line with the procedures
to be followed in the framework of the general budget of
the Staff Regulations of
the European Union and of
the
officials
and
the
Conditions of employment of other servants of
the
European Communities.

European Communities

of

(8)

As regards other provisions, these are as far as possible
based on Decision 2000/820/JHA.

changes

technical

include amendments

to the
The
provisions dealing with the relations with third States,
the functioning of the Governing Board, the tasks of
the
the Director,
financial
and
evaluation.

the CEPOL Secretariat,

requirements,

the staff of

documents

access

to

(10)

In order to guarantee continuity, specific transitional
provisions are required,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

CHAPTER I

ESTABLISHMENT, LEGAL PERSONALITY AND SEAT

Article 1

Establishment

1.
A European Police College (CEPOL) is hereby established.
It shall be regarded as the successor of CEPOL, as established by
Decision 2000/820/JHA.

2. Without prejudice to future developments, CEPOL shall
function as a network, by bringing together
the national
training institutes in the Member States whose tasks include
the training of senior police officers, which shall cooperate
closely to that end.

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CEPOL’s task shall be to implement the programmes and

3.
initiatives decided upon by the Governing Board.

Article 2

Legal personality

1.

CEPOL shall have legal personality.

2.
CEPOL shall enjoy in each Member State the most
extensive legal and contractual capacity available to legal
persons under national law. CEPOL may in particular acquire
and dispose of movable or immovable property and be a party
to legal proceedings.

(a)

the institutions of the European Union, their functioning
and role, as well as the decision-making mechanisms and
legal instruments of the European Union, in particular as
regards their
law-enforcement coop-
eration;

implications for

(b) Europol’s objectives, structure and functioning, as well as
ways to maximise cooperation between Europol and
relevant law-enforcement services in the Member States
in the fight against organised crime;

(c) Eurojust’s objectives, structure and functioning;

The Director shall represent CEPOL in all legal acts and

3.
obligations.

3. to provide appropriate training with regard to respect for
reference to the

democratic safeguards, with particular
rights of defence.

Article 3

Privileges and Immunities

The Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European
Communities shall apply to the Director of CEPOL and the staff
of its Secretariat, with the exception of staff seconded from the
Member States.

Article 4

Seat

The seat of CEPOL shall be in Bramshill, United Kingdom.

CHAPTER II

PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES AND TASKS

Article 5

Purpose

The aim of CEPOL shall be to help train the senior police
the Member States by optimising cooperation
officers of
between CEPOL’s various components.
It shall support and
develop a European approach to the main problems facing
Member States in the fight against crime, crime prevention,
and the maintenance of law and order and public security, in
particular the cross-border dimensions of those problems.

Article 6

Objectives

CEPOL’s objectives shall be as follows:

Article 7

Tasks

In order to achieve those objectives, CEPOL may, in particular,
undertake the following actions:

(a) provide training sessions, based on common standards, for

senior police officers;

(b) contribute to the preparation of harmonised programmes
for the training of middle-ranking police officers, middle-
ranking police officers in the field and police officers in the
field with regard to cross-border cooperation between police
forces in Europe, and help set up appropriate advanced
training programmes as well as develop and provide
training for trainers;

(c) provide specialist training for police officers playing a key
role in combating cross-border crime, with a particular
focus on organised crime;

(d) disseminate best practice and research findings;

(e) develop and provide training to prepare police forces of the
European Union for participation in non-military crisis
management;

(f) develop and provide training for police authorities from the
including training for police officers

candidate countries,
with a key role;

1. to increase knowledge of the national police systems and
structures of other Member States and of cross-border
police cooperation within the European Union;

(g) facilitate relevant exchanges and secondments of police

officers in the context of training;

2. to

improve

knowledge

of

international

and Union

instruments, in particular in the following sectors:

(h) develop an electronic network to provide back-up for
CEPOL in the performance of its duties, ensuring that the
necessary security measures are put in place;

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(i) enable the senior police officers of the Member States to

acquire relevant language skills.

delegation. The Governing Board shall be chaired by the repre-
sentative of the Member State holding the Presidency of the
Council of the European Union.

Article 8

Cooperation with other bodies

CEPOL may cooperate with relevant bodies of

1.
European Union in the field of
related areas and with relevant training bodies in Europe.

the
law enforcement and other

2.
CEPOL may cooperate with national training institutes of
non-member States of the European Union, in particular with
those of
the candidate countries, as well as with those of
Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.

The Governing Board may authorise the Director of
3.
CEPOL to negotiate cooperation agreements with any of the
bodies mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2.

Such cooperation agreements may be concluded only with the
authorisation of the Governing Board.

3.
Representatives of the Commission and of the General
Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and Europol
shall be invited to attend meetings as non-voting observers.

4. Members of the Governing Board may be accompanied by
experts.

The Director of CEPOL shall participate in the meetings of

5.
the Governing Board, without the right to vote.

6.

The Governing Board shall meet at least twice a year.

7.
Except when otherwise indicated in this Decision,
Governing Board shall act by a two-thirds majority of
members.

the
its

8.

The Governing Board shall establish its rules of procedure.

Cooperation agreements with bodies of non-member States of
the European Union can only be concluded after the approval
of the Council has been obtained.

9.

The Governing Board shall adopt:

CEPOL may take into account recommendations made by
the
the EU, without prejudice to the rules

4.
Europol and/or the Task Force of Chiefs of Police of
Member States of
governing the adoption of the CEPOL work program.

(a) common curricula, training modules, learning methods, and

any other learning and teaching tools;

(b) the decision appointing the Director;

CHAPTER III

ORGANS, STAFF AND CONTACT POINTS

(c) by unanimity,
Commission;

the draft budget

to be submitted to the

Article 9

Organs

The organs of CEPOL shall be:

1. The Governing Board.

2. The Director, heading the CEPOL Secretariat.

Article 10

The Governing Board

(d) the work

the
after
Commission, to be submitted to the Council for approval;

programme,

consulted

having

(e)

the annual report and the CEPOL five-year report to be
submitted to the Commission and the Council,
in order
to allow the Council to take note of them and endorse
them;

(f)

the implementing rules applicable to the CEPOL staff, on a
proposal
from the Director and after seeking agreement
from the Commission.

1.
The Governing Board shall be made up of one delegation
from each Member State. Each delegation shall have one vote.

2.
The members of the Governing Board shall preferably be
directors of national training institutes. Where there are several
directors from a single Member State, they shall together form a

The Governing Board may decide,

in cases of strict
10.
to establish working groups to make recommen-
necessity,
dations, to develop and propose strategies, training concepts
and tools, or to perform any other advisory task deemed
necessary by the Governing Board. The Governing Board shall
draw up the rules governing the creation and functioning of the
working groups.

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The Governing Board shall exercise the powers laid

11.
down in Article 13(3) in respect of the Director.

(g) perform any other function attributed to him/her by the

Governing Board.

12. Without prejudice to paragraph 9(d) and (e), the work
programme, the annual report on CEPOL’s activities and the
CEPOL five-year report shall be forwarded to the European
Parliament and the Commission for information and shall be
made public.

Article 11

The Director

The Director shall be accountable for his/her activities to

5.
the Governing Board.

6.
If the Council so requests, the Director shall report on the
carrying out of his/her duties. The Director may do the same if
the European Parliament so requests.

1.
The Director shall be appointed by the Governing Board
from a list of at least three candidates presented by a selection
committee, for a four-year period extendable once.

7.
The Director shall negotiate a headquarters agreement
with the government of the host Member State, and submit it
for approval to the Governing Board.

The Governing Board shall
regarding the
selection of the candidates. Such rules shall be approved by
the Council prior to their entry into force.

establish rules

Article 12

The CEPOL Secretariat

The Governing Board may decide to extend the term of

2.
office of the Director.

The CEPOL Secretariat shall assist CEPOL with the adminis-
trative tasks necessary for it to function and implement the
annual programme and, where appropriate,
the additional
programmes and initiatives.

The Governing Board may remove the Director from

3.
his/her office.

The Director

4.
the day-to-day
administration of CEPOL’s work. He or she shall support the
work of the Governing Board. He or she shall:

shall be responsible for

(a) exercise,

in respect of the staff, the powers laid down in

Article 13(3);

(b) take all necessary steps, including the adoption of internal
administrative instructions and the publication of notices, to
ensure that CEPOL functions
in accordance with the
provisions of this Decision;

(c) draw up the preliminary draft budget, the preliminary draft
annual report and the preliminary draft work programme to
be submitted to the Governing Board;

Article 13

Staff of the CEPOL Secretariat

1.
The Staff Regulations of officials of the European Commu-
nities, the Conditions of employment of other servants of the
European Communities and the rules adopted jointly by the
institutions of the European Communities for the purposes of
the application of those Staff Regulations and Conditions of
employment shall apply to the Director of CEPOL and the
staff of CEPOL’s Secretariat recruited after the entry into force
of this Decision.

For

the purpose of

implementing Regulation (EEC,
2.
Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 of the Council of 29 February
1968 laying down the Staff regulations of officials and the
Conditions of employment of other servants of the European
Communities and instituting special measures
temporarily
the Commission (1), CEPOL is an
applicable to officials of
agency within the meaning of Article 1a, paragraph 2, of the
Staff regulations of officials of the European Communities.

(d) implement the budget;

(e) maintain contacts with the relevant services in the Member

States;

3.
The powers conferred on the appointing authority by the
Staff regulations and on the authority authorised to conclude
contracts by the Conditions of employment of other servants
shall be exercised by CEPOL in respect of the staff of its Secre-
tariat in accordance with the provisions of Articles 10(11) and
11(4)(a) of this Decision.

(f) coordinate the implementation of the work programme;

(1) OJ L 56, 4.3.1968, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC, Euratom) No 723/2004 (OJ L 124, 27.4.2004, p. 1).

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The staff of CEPOL’s Secretariat shall consist of officials
4.
seconded by an institution within the meaning of the Staff
regulations of officials of
the European Communities, of
experts seconded by Member States, and of other servants
recruited by CEPOL as necessary to carry out its tasks, all on
a temporary basis.

5.
The secondment of national experts from the Member
States to the CEPOL Secretariat shall be in accordance with
Council Decision 2003/479/EC of 16 June 2003 concerning
the rules applicable to national experts and military staff on
the Council (1),
secondment
which shall apply by analogy.

to the General Secretariat of

Article 14

Contact points

A CEPOL national contact point may be set up in each Member
State. Without prejudice to the Member States’ right to organise
this contact point as it sees fit, the contact point shall preferably
be the Member State’s delegation at the Governing Board. The
national
cooperation
between CEPOL and the training institutes.

contact point

effective

ensure

shall

CHAPTER IV

FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS

Article 15

Budget

The revenues of CEPOL shall consist, without prejudice to
income, of a subsidy from the Community
the European Union

1.
other types of
entered in the general budget of
(Commission section).

The estimate shall be forwarded by the Commission to the
6.
European Parliament and the Council (hereinafter referred to as
the budgetary authority) together with the preliminary draft
budget of the European Union.

7.
On the basis of the estimate, the Commission shall enter
in the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union
the estimates it deems necessary for the establishment plan and
the amount of the subsidy to be charged to the general budget,
which it
the budgetary authority in
shall place before
accordance with Article 272 of the Treaty.

8.
The budgetary authority shall authorise the appropriations
for the subsidy to CEPOL. The budgetary authority shall adopt
the establishment plan for CEPOL.

9.
The Governing Board shall adopt the CEPOL budget and
the establishment plan. They shall become definitive following
the final adoption of the general budget of the European Union.
Where appropriate, they shall be adjusted accordingly.

Any modification to the budget,

10.
including the estab-
lishment plan, shall follow the procedure laid down in para-
graphs 5 to 9.

The Governing Board shall, as soon as possible, notify
11.
the budgetary authority of
its intention to implement any
project that may have significant financial implications for the
funding of
in particular any projects relating to
property such as the rental or purchase of buildings. It shall
inform the Commission thereof.

its budget,

The expenditure of CEPOL shall include the staff, admin-

2.
istrative, infrastructure and operational expenses.

12. Where a branch of the budgetary authority has notified
its intention to deliver an opinion, it shall forward its opinion
to the Governing Board within a period of six weeks from the
date of notification of the project.

The Director shall draw up an estimate of the revenues
3.
and expenditure of CEPOL for the following financial year and
shall forward it to the Governing Board together with a provi-
sional establishment plan.

Article 16

Implementation and control of the budget

1.

The Director shall implement CEPOL’s budget.

4.

Revenue and expenditure shall be in balance.

The Governing Board shall adopt

the draft estimate,
5.
including the provisional establishment plan accompanied by
the preliminary work programme, and forward them by 31
March of each year, at the latest, to the Commission. If the
shall
Commission has objections
consult the Governing Board within 30 days following receipt
thereof.

to the draft estimate,

it

2.
By 1 March at the latest following each financial year,
CEPOL’s accounting officer shall communicate the provisional
accounts to the Commission’s accounting officer together with a
report on the budgetary and financial management for that
financial year. The Commission’s accounting officer shall conso-
lidate the provisional accounts of the institutions and decen-
tralised bodies in accordance with Article 128 of Council Regu-
lation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the
European Communities (2) (Financial Regulation).

(1) OJ L 160, 28.6.2003, p. 72. Decision as last amended by Decision

2004/240/EC (OJ L 74, 12.3.2004, p. 17).

(2) OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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By 31 March at the latest following each financial year,
3.
the Commission’s accounting officer shall
forward CEPOL’s
provisional accounts to the Court of Auditors, together with a
report on the budgetary and financial management for that
financial year. The report on the budgetary and financial
management for that financial year shall also be forwarded to
the European Parliament and the Council.

On receipt of

the Court of Auditors’ observations on
4.
CEPOL’s provisional accounts, pursuant to Article 129 of the
Financial Regulation, the Director shall draw up CEPOL’s final
accounts under his/her own responsibility and forward them to
the Governing Board for an opinion.

The Governing Board shall deliver an opinion on CEPOL’s

5.
final accounts.

6.
By 1 July of the following year at the latest, the Director
shall send the final accounts, together with the opinion of the
Governing Board, to the Commission, the Court of Auditors,
the European Parliament and the Council.

7.

The final accounts shall be published.

8.
The Director shall send the Court of Auditors a reply to
its observations by 30 September at the latest. He or she shall
also send this reply to the Governing Board.

9.
Upon a recommendation from the Council, the European
Parliament shall, before 30 April of year n + 2, give a discharge
to the Director of CEPOL in respect of the implementation of
the budget for year n.

Article 17

Financial provision

The financial rules applicable to CEPOL shall unanimously be
adopted by the Governing Board after having consulted the
Commission. They may not depart from Commission Regu-
lation (EC, Euratom) No 2343/2002 of 23 December 2002
on the framework Financial Regulation for the bodies referred
to in Article 185 of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No
1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the
general budget of the European Communities (1), unless speci-
fically
the
Commission’s prior consent. The budgetary authority shall be
informed of these derogations.

for CEPOL’s

and with

operation

required

Article 18

Combating fraud

1.
In order to combat fraud, corruption and other unlawful
activities, the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of

(1) OJ L 357, 31.12.2002, p. 72.

the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999
concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-fraud
Office (OLAF) (2) shall apply without restriction.

CEPOL shall accede to the Inter-institutional Agreement of
2.
investigations by the
25 May 1999 concerning internal
European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF) and shall
issue, without
delay, the appropriate provisions applicable to the Director of
CEPOL and the staff of CEPOL’s Secretariat.

3.
The decisions concerning funding and the implementing
agreements and instruments resulting from them shall explicitly
stipulate that the Court of Auditors and OLAF may, if necessary,
carry out on-the-spot checks among the recipients of CEPOL’s
funding and the agents responsible for allocating it.

CHAPTER V

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article 19

Languages

The provisions laid down in Regulation No 1 of 15 April 1958
determining the
to be used in the European
Economic Community (3) shall apply to CEPOL. The annual
report to the Council referred to in Article 10(9)(e) shall be
languages of the Union institutions.
drawn up in the official

languages

Article 20

Access to documents

On the basis of a proposal by the Director, and not later than
six months after this Decision takes effect, the Governing Board
shall adopt rules for access to CEPOL documents, taking into
account the principles and limits stated in Regulation (EC) No
1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
30 May 2001 regarding public access to European Parliament,
Council and Commission documents (4).

Article 21

Evaluation

1. Within five years after this Decision takes effect, and every
five years thereafter, the Governing Board shall commission an
independent external evaluation of the implementation of this
Decision as well as of the activities carried out by CEPOL.

2.
Each evaluation shall assess the impact of this Decision
and the utility, relevance, effectiveness and efficiency of CEPOL
and its working practices.

(2) OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.
(3) OJ 17, 6.10.1958, p. 385/58. Regulation as last amended by the

2003 Act of Accession.
(4) OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43.

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The Governing Board shall receive the evaluation and
3.
issue recommendations regarding CEPOL’s structure and its
working practices to the Commission. Both the evaluation
findings and recommendations shall be part of the five-year
to be established in accordance with the procedure
report,
provided for in Article 10(9)(e).

Article 22

Decisions by the Council

When acting pursuant to Articles 8(3), 10(9)(d) and (e), 11(1)
and 16(9), the Council shall decide by a qualified majority of its
members.

CHAPTER VI

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Article 23

General legal succession

CEPOL, as established by this Decision, shall be the
legal successor in respect of all contracts concluded
acquired by

1.
general
by,
CEPOL, as established under Decision 2000/820/JHA.

incumbent on, and properties

liabilities

the Headquarters
2. Without prejudice to Article 11(7),
Agreement, concluded on the basis of Article 4(1) of Decision
2000/820/JHA, shall remain in force for CEPOL, established by
this Decision, until repealed.

Article 24

The Director and Staff

The Director, appointed on the basis of Article 4(2) of
1.
Decision 2000/820/JHA shall,
for the remaining period of
his/her term, be the Director within the meaning of Article
11 of this Decision.

In the event that he/she is unwilling or unable to act in
2.
accordance with paragraph 1,
the Governing Board shall
appoint an interim Director for a maximum period of 18
months, pending the appointment procedure as provided for
in Article 11(1) of this Decision.

Article 25

Budget

1.
The discharge procedure in respect of the budgets, estab-
lished on the basis of Article 5(3) of Decision 2000/820/JHA,
shall be carried out in accordance with the financial regulation
adopted on the basis of Article 5(3) of Decision 2000/820/JHA.

2.
All expenditure resulting from commitments made by
CEPOL in accordance with the financial regulation adopted on
the basis of Article 5(3) of Decision 2000/820/JHA before the
entry into force of this Decision which has not yet been paid at
that time shall be covered by the budget of the CEPOL, as
established by this Decision.

Before the expiry of a period of nine months after the
3.
entry into force of this Decision, the Governing Board shall
unanimously establish the amount covering the expenditure
referred to in paragraph 2. A corresponding amount, financed
from the accumulated surplus of the budgets approved on the
basis of Article 5(3) of Decision 2000/820/JHA, shall be trans-
ferred into the 2006 budget established by this Decision and
shall constitute an assigned revenue to cover this expenditure.

the surpluses are not sufficient

If
to cover the expenditure
referred to in paragraph 2, the Member States shall provide
the financing necessary on the basis of Decision 2000/820/JHA.

4.
The remainder of the surpluses of the budgets approved
on the basis of Article 5(3) of Decision 2000/820/JHA shall be
paid back to the Member States. The amount to be paid to each
of the Member States shall be calculated on the basis of the
annual contributions from the Member States to the CEPOL
budgets, established on the basis of Article 5(2) of Decision
2000/820/JHA.

The remainder shall be paid back to the Member States within
three months after the amount referred to in paragraph 3 has
been established and the discharge procedures regarding the
budgets approved on the basis of Article 5(3) of Decision
2000/820/JHA have been completed.

CEPOL shall continue to implement

the Community
5.
financed projects in which CEPOL, established on the basis of
Decision 2000/820/JHA,
including projects
adopted under the CARDS and MEDA programs.

is participating,

Employment contracts concluded before the adoption of

3.
this Decision shall be honoured.

Article 26

Work programme and annual report

4.
The seconded national experts who are posted to CEPOL,
established on the basis of Decision 2000/820/JHA, shall be
entitled to continue their secondments to CEPOL in accordance
with the rules referred to in Article 13(5) of this Decision.

1.
The annual continuing education programme, adopted on
the basis of Article 3 of Decision 2000/820/JHA, shall be
regarded as
the work programme referred to in Article
10(9)(d), subject to any amendments adopted in accordance
with the provisions of this Decision.

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The annual report on CEPOL’s activities for the year 2005
2.
shall be established in accordance with the procedure provided
for in Article 3 of Decision 2000/820/JHA.

(e)

the financial rules applicable to CEPOL referred to in Arti
cle 17;

Article 27

Institutional arrangements

(f)

the measures required in Article 18(2); and

(g) the rules for access to CEPOL documents referred to in

Article 20.

For

implementing

the purpose of

1.
transitional
provisions of this Decision, the Governing Board set up on
the basis of Article 10 of this Decision shall substitute itself
for the Governing Board set up on the basis of Decision
2000/820/JHA.

the

2.
Notwithstanding Article 28 of this Decision, the relevant
provisions of Decision 2000/820/JHA, and all rules and regu-
lations adopted for their implementation, shall remain in force
for the purpose of implementing the transitional provisions of
this Decision.

Article 28

Measures to be prepared before entry into force

The Governing Board set up on the basis of Decision
2000/820/JHA, as well as the Director, appointed on the
basis of
the
instruments listed below:

that Decision, shall prepare the adoption of

(a)

the rules of procedure of the Governing Board as referred to
in Article 10(8);

(b) the implementing rules applicable to CEPOL staff as referred

to in Article 10(9)(f);

(c)

the rules regarding the selection of
referred to in Article 11(1);

the candidates, as

(d) the measures referred to in Article 11(4)(b);

CHAPTER VII

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 29

Repeal

Without prejudice to Chapter VI of
2000/820/JHA is repealed.

this Decision, Decision

Article 30

Taking of effect

This Decision shall take effect on 1 January 2006. However,
Article 28 shall apply from the day following the publication of
this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 31

Publication

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the
European Union.

Done at Brussels, 20 September 2005.

For the Council
The President

M. BECKETT