Council Decision 2006/560/JHA of  24 July 2006  amending Decision 2003/170/JHA on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States

10.8.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 219/31
COUNCIL DECISION 2006/560/JHA
of 24 July 2006
amending Decision 2003/170/JHA on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 30(1)(a), (b) and (c), Article 30(2)(c) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,
Having regard to the initiative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1),
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),
Whereas:
(1) Following the evaluation of the implementation of Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States (3), certain provisions of that Decision should be amended to take account of current practice relating to the use by the Member States of Europol liaison officers posted abroad in order to channel information in accordance with the Europol Convention (4).
(2) This amending Decision provides a useful opportunity to amend the provision concerning liaison officers meetings, bringing it in line with the current practice whereby a certain Member State, often referred to as ‘lead nation’, is given responsibility for coordination of EU cooperation in a particular country or region, which includes the initiative to convene liaison officers meetings,