Council Decision 2007/412/JHA of 12 June 2007 amending Decision 2002/348/JHA concerning security in connection with football matches with an international dimension
Date: 2007-06-12
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: exchange of information, police cooperation, public safety, sporting event

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(Acts adopted under the EU Treaty)

ACTS ADOPTED UNDER TITLE VI OF THE EU TREATY

COUNCIL DECISION 2007/412/JHA

of 12 June 2007

amending Decision 2002/348/JHA concerning security in connection with football matches with an
international dimension

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Having regard to the initiative of the Republic of Austria (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The European Union's objective is, inter alia, to provide
citizens with a high level of safety within an area of
freedom, security and justice by developing common
action among the Member States in the field of police
cooperation.

the Council adopted Decision
On 25 April 2002,
2002/348/JHA (3) which established national
football
the
as
information points
in each Member State
sharing police information in
designated point
football matches with an international
respect of
dimension. That Decision sets out
and
procedures to be adopted by each national football infor-
mation point.

tasks

the

for

Decision 2002/348/JHA should be revised and updated
in the light of experience in recent years, such as the
European Championships
in 2004 and the experts'
international police cooperation in the
assessment of
framework of that championship and extensive police
and club
cooperation in respect of
matches
the
travelling to matches abroad
number of
is necessary for the
continues to grow. Therefore,

in Europe generally.

In recent years,

international

supporters

it

competent bodies to strengthen their cooperation and
to put the exchange of information on a professional
footing in order to prevent disturbances to law and
order and to allow every Member State to make an
efficient risk assessment. The proposed amendments are
the results of gathered experiences from several national
football
information points in their daily work and
should enable them to work in a more structured and
professional way, ensuring the exchange of high quality
information.

(4)

The amendments are without prejudice to existing
national provisions, in particular the divisions of respon-
sibilities among the different authorities and services in
the Member States concerned, and to the exercise by the
Commission of its powers under the Treaty establishing
the European Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2002/348/JHA is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 2 shall be amended as follows:

(a) [Not applicable to the English language version];

(b) the following paragraph shall be added:

(1) OJ C 164, 15.7.2006, p. 30.
(2) Opinion of 22 March 2007 (not yet published in the Official

Journal).

(3) OJ L 121, 8.5.2002, p. 1.

‘6.
National football information points shall produce
and circulate for the benefit of other national football
information points
thematic
national football disorder assessments.’

regular generic and/or

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2. Article 3 shall be amended as follows:

Article 2

(a) [Not applicable to the English language version];

(b) the following paragraph shall be added:

‘4.
Information shall be exchanged using the appro-
priate forms contained in the appendix to the handbook
with recommendations for international police coop-
eration and measures to prevent and control violence
and disturbances in connection with football matches
with an international dimension, in which at least one
Member State is involved. National football information
points shall ensure that the information they send is
complete and in conformity with those forms.’

The Council shall evaluate the implementation of this Decision
by 12 June 2010.

Article 3

This Decision shall take effect on the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Luxembourg, 12 June 2007.

For the Council
The President

W. SCHÄUBLE