translate English to French: The Chair took note of the initiative, while noting the differences between the EU and the CoE approaches to the transfer of prisoners: in the CoE 1983 convention, the consent of the prisoner is an essential element of the transfer, as transfer is mainly considered in view of his/her rehabilitation.
instruments juridiques du Conseil de l'Europe (par exemple, sous la forme d’un protocole additionnel) de l’initiative actuellement examinée par l’Union européenne.