Drafts, Initiativies and Proposals

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings - Information that reserves have been lifted, Council document 5096/16 of 2016-01-10 ()

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2016/800 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at trial in criminal proceedings – Outcome of the European Parliament's first reading (Strasbourg, 18 to 21 January 2016), Council document 5264/16 of 2016-01-21 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2016/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Relations with partners (Art 56, 57(1) and (2) and 58) - Financial and staff provisions (Articles 48-55), Council document 5538/16 of 2016-01-27 ()

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings (First reading) - Adoption of the legislative act (LA + S), Council document 5561/16 of 2016-01-31 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2016/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on an Action Plan for strengthening the fight against terrorist financing , COM(2016) 50 of 2016-02-01 ( )

Act:

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on an Action Plan for strengthening the fight against terrorist financing

Adoption of a Council Decision on the Conclusion, on Behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, in so far as the Provisions of the Protocol Which Fall under Title V of Part III of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are Concerned, Council document 5338/16 of 2016-02-14 ( )

Act:

• Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products to the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Policy debate, Council document 6392/16 of 2016-02-28 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Policy debate , Council document 6667/16 of 2016-03-02 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, COM(2016) 111 of 2016-03-03 ( )

Act:

• Council Decision (EU) 2023/1076 of 1 June 2023 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement

Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA - Draft Statement of the Council's reasons, Council document 5418 ADD 1/16 of 2016-03-17 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA , COM(2016) 209 of 2016-04-07 ( )

Act:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 294(6) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the position of the Council on the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA , COM(2016) 213 of 2016-04-10 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA

Draft Council conclusions on the administrative approach to prevent and fight serious and organised crime - Revised draft, Council document 7686/16 of 2016-04-12 ()

Act:

• Council conclusions on the administrative approach to prevent and fight serious and organised crime

Ammex to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council delivering on the European Agenda on Security to fight against terrorism and pave the way towards an effective and genuine Security Union, COM(2016) 230 ANNEX 1 of 2016-04-19 ( )

Act:

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council delivering on the European Agenda on Security to fight against terrorism and pave the way towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses, COM(2016) 237 of 2016-04-28 ( )

Act:

• Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses

Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses, COM(2016) 238 of 2016-04-28 ( )

Act:

• Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses

Draft Council Conclusions and Action Plan on the way forward with regard to financial investigation, Council document 8777/16 of 2016-05-11 ( )

Act:

• Council Conclusions and Action Plan on the way forward with regard to financial investigation

Draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of an Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses, Council document 8818/16 of 2016-05-11 ()

Act:

• Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Preparation for Council, Council document 9156/16 of 2016-05-19 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Directive of the European Council and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law - Progress report/Policy debate, Council document 9301/16 of 2016-05-26 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Partial general approach, Council document 9436/16 of 2016-05-29 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law - Progress report / Policy debate , Council document 9804/16 of 2016-06-02 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Judicial review, Council document 10266/16 of 2016-06-16 ()

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Consolidated text, Council document 10830/16 of 2016-07-10 ()

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Consolidated text: update of the provisional version, Council document 11350 REV 1/16 of 2016-07-27 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Council Decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance methyl 2-[[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (MDMB-CHMICA) to control measures, COM(2016) 548 of 2016-08-30 ( )

Act:

• Proposal for a Council Decision on subjecting the new psychoactive substance methyl 2-[[1-(cyclohexylmethyl)-1H-indole-3-carbonyl]amino]-3,3-dimethylbutanoate (MDMB-CHMICA) to control measures

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Relations with Eurojust, Council document 12342/16 of 2016-09-18 ()

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Relations with third countries and international organisations, Council document 12340/16 of 2016-09-19 ()

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Encryption of data - Questionnaire, Council document 12368/16 of 2016-09-19 ()

Act:

• Encryption of Data

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interest by means of criminal law (first reading) = Policy debate/Progress report, Council document 12686/16 of 2016-09-29 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law

Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office = Policy debate/Partial general approach, Council document 12775/16 of 2016-09-29 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on provisional legal aid for suspects or accused persons deprived of liberty and legal aid in European arrest warrant proceedings - Outcome of the European Parliament's first reading (Strasbourg, 3 to 6 October 2016), Council document 12842/16 of 2016-10-04 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2016/1919 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings

Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings (first reading) - Adoption of the legislative act (LA + S) = statement by Poland, Council document 12835 ADD 1/16 of 2016-10-09 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2016/1919 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Partial general approach/Progress report, Council document 12809 REV 2/16 of 2016-10-10 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Completed text, Council document 12774 REV 2 COR 1/16 of 2016-10-12 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Strategic Seminar "Keys to Cyberspace" Eurojust, The Hague, 2 June 2016 Outcome Report, Council document 13982/16 of 2016-11-03 ()

Acts:

• Effective criminal justice in the digital age - what are the needs

• European Judicial Cybercrime Network

• Encryption of Data

Guiding principles for legislative initiatives in the field of substantive criminal law - Towards a common inter-institutional document ?, Council document 14004/16 of 2016-11-06 ()

Act:

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committe of the Regions: Towards an EU Criminal Policy: Ensuring the effective implementation of EU policies through criminal law

Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council: Second progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union, COM(2016) 732 of 2016-11-15 ( )

Act:

• Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council and the Council delivering on the European Agenda on Security to fight against terrorism and pave the way towards an effective and genuine Security Union

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA on combating terrorism (First reading) = Confirmation of the final compromise text with a view to agreement, Council document 14728/16 of 2016-11-23 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA

Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA of 25 October 2004 laying down minimum provisions on the constituent elements of criminal acts and penalties in the field of illicit drug trafficking, as regards the definition of drug, Council document 14810/16 of 2016-11-24 ( )

Act:

• Directive (EU) 2017/2103 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2017 amending Council Framework Decision 2004/757/JHA in order to include new psychoactive substances in the definition of ‘drug’ and repealing Council Decision 2005/387/JHA

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - Policy debate, Council document 15057/16 of 2016-12-01 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Posecutor's Office - Consolidated text , Council document 15200/16 of 2016-12-01 ( )

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals, COM(2016) 881 of 2016-12-20 ( )

Act:

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending and repealing Council Decision 2007/533/JHA, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Decision 2010/261/EU

Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending Regulation (EU) No 515/2014 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006, Council Decision 2007/533/JHA and Commission Decision 2010/261/EU, COM(2016) 883 of 2016-12-20 ( )

Act:

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1862 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters, amending and repealing Council Decision 2007/533/JHA, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1986/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Decision 2010/261/EU

Annexes to the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders, COM(2016) 819 ANNEXES 1 to 2 of 2016-12-20 ( )

Act:

• Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Proposal for a Regulation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office - State of Play (consolidated text), Council document 15760/16 of 2016-12-21 ()

Act:

• Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’)