COUNCIL OF
Brussels, 25 January 2011
THE EUROPEAN UNION
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COMIX 719
NOTE
from:
Drafting Group for updating of Schengen catalogue on Police Cooperation
to:
Working Party for Schengen Matters (Schengen evaluation)
Subject:
Updated Catalogue of Recommendations for the correct application of the
Schengen Acquis and Best practices: Police cooperation
SCHENGEN CATALOGUE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES
POLICE COOPERATION
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SCHENGEN CATALOGUE
RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES
POLICE COOPERATION
INTRODUCTION
1. The purpose of the Catalogue is to indicate recommendations and best practices, in order to
provide an example for both those States acceding to Schengen and those fully applying the
Schengen
acquis. Thus, the Catalogue gives these States an indication as to what is expected
of them, particularly in practical terms, regarding the implementation of the Schengen
acquis. The recommendations and best practices stem from the experience gained by both
the SCHEVAL WP in verifying the correct application of the Schengen
acquis in several
countries and by experts regarding the implementation and application of the new
instruments in the field of international cooperation.
The text of the Catalogue does not seek to introduce new requirements. It should, however,
make it possible to draw the Council's attention to the need - where appropriate - to amend
certain provisions of the Schengen
acquis so that the Commission and/or the Schengen
states take the recommendations and best practices into account when putting forward
proposals or formal initiatives. The SCHEVAL WP uses the following definitions to
conduct this exercise:
Recommendations: a non-exhaustive series of measures which should enable establishing a
basis for the correct application of the Schengen
acquis and for monitoring it;
Best Practices: a non-exhaustive set of working methods or model measures which are
considered as the optimal application of the Schengen
acquis, it being understood that
several best practices are possible for each specific part of Schengen co-operation.
2. It should be noted that the concept of this Catalogue differs from other Catalogues
containing recommendations and best practices in the area of Schengen
acquis. The reason
for this is that this Catalogue was drafted with the aim to avoid overlaps with other
documents related to police cooperation. Thus, although this Catalogue concerns exclusively
police cooperation related to Schengen, it contains an Annex in which all other relevant
documents in the field of police cooperation are listed (in some cases with a hyperlink). As
such, this Catalogue should be considered and used as a
complementary document to all
relevant documentation on police cooperation.
3. Though the concept is different, the purpose of the Catalogue remains unchanged, and it
should continue to serve as a reference tool for Schengen evaluations and as a practical
guide for evaluations in both candidate countries (first mandate) and in Schengen States
(second mandate).
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4. The Catalogue is divided into two parts: part A contains recommendations and best practices
on structure and training, operational cooperation and the exchange of information. The
recommendations and best practices are presented in tabular form (recommendations on the
left and best practices on the right). Part B contains a list of cross-references to other
relevant tools related to police cooperation. If possible, a hyperlink is provided.
5. Proposals for updates of the Catalogue should be notified immediately to the General
Secretariat of the Council as well as to the Presidency.
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C O N T E N T S
PART A – RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES
CHAPTER 1 - STRUCTURE AND TRAINING
Organisational structure, strategy and national coordination
Statistics
Agreements
Common issues on agreements
Agreements on joint patrols
Agreements on liaison officers
Liaison officers in other Schengen States
Co-operation between liaison officers in third countries
Training
Basic training
Further training
Linguistic training
Training for management levels
CHAPTER 2 - OPERATIONAL COOPERATION
Cross-border surveillance
Cross-border pursuit
Controlled deliveries
Radio communications (Article 44 CISA) SCH/Com-ex (99) 6
CHAPTER 3 - EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
Information exchange in urgent situations
Time limits
Spontaneous exchange of information and intelligence in criminal matters and in
public order and security
PART B –
CROSS-REFERENCES TO OTHER EXISTING TOOLS
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PART A – RECOMMENDATIONS AND BEST PRACTICES
CHAPTER 1 - STRUCTURE AND TRAINING
RECOMMENDATIONS
BEST PRACTICES
Organisational structure, strategy and national coordination
1. Each Schengen State should develop a
A joint operational plan could be established
national plan defining the steps to be taken to
between neighbouring states in order to agree on
establish an organisational structure and strategy co-operation and arrangements on a practical
to support police co-operation as required by the level. This plan should be updated regularly.
Schengen Convention. This national Plan
(“Schengen Road Map”) should provide
A coordination mechanism - “National Schengen
practical operational guidance on how each
Working Group” - could be established to
State applies the respective Articles of the
coordinate the national preparatory process to
Schengen Convention.
enter Schengen.
2. A Central authority responsible for
Refer to Manual of Good Practices concerning
international police co-operation should be
the International Police Cooperation Units, doc.
designated as the single point of contact for each 7968/08 + COR 1 + COR 2, in particular chapter
Schengen State and for all the activities
3 (and corrigenda)
concerning international police cooperation
including gathering and analysing of the statistic As there are different units dealing with different
data regarding Schengen cooperation
parts of police cooperation on national level, the
instrument, as it is recognised to be an effective
accessibility via one single point of contact is
evaluation and management tool.
necessary so the requesting country should not
take care of different competencies and contacts
Central authority is reachable 24/7.
in requested country. The National Liaison
Office/ Permanent Service/ Integrated
Manuals should be drafted containing special
Office/Front Desk/Communication Centre with
provisions for police cooperation with
24/7 service for back offices where all the
neighbouring countries.
different police channels are present can be
considered as a best practice concerning the
The SIRENE´s stand-by service number should
handling Schengen requests (including art. 39,
be duly spread (and available).
46 CISA) and ensuring the effective control of
information exchange.
All officers involved in international police
cooperation at central level are located at one
site.
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In order to enhance day-to-day co-operation, the
liaison officers of Border Guards and Customs
are seconded to the Central authority where they
have full access to all relevant databases of their
authorities if necessary 24/7.
The Memorandum of understanding between
Police and Custom and other specialised law
enforcement services is an excellent basis for
good cooperation between these services.
3. National police bodies should have
permanent access to Central authority.
4. The Central authority should compile both
management information and operational
information on police co-operation.
5. Management systems, used by the services,
should be able to generate criminal intelligence,
by using the results from the field work, and to
analyse it.
6. In the field of public order and public
Refer to Council Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18
security, the central authorities should hold a list December 2006 on simplifying the exchange of
of requests for which direct assistance can be
information and intelligence between law
given in urgent situations.
enforcement authorities of the Member States of
the European Union ( Swedish Framework
Decision), in particular Art. 3 and 4.
7. The Central authority should have an in-depth Centralised supervision and instructions should
knowledge of national and European legislation ensure that national service level (standards)
supporting police co-operation and act as a
correspond to EU legislation
centre of excellence for national services.
All Schengen relevant information should be
accessible through Police Intranet.
8. Coordination should exist between Central
authority, Joint Police Stations and the Police
and Customs Co-operation Centres.
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9. Member States should put in place a
mechanism enabling to solve possible disputes
of competence between the authorities.
10. A national plan should include procedures to No handwritten request.
facilitate operational assistance and exchange of
information between Central authorities, Joint
The information shall be supplied at earliest
Police Stations and Police and Customs Co-
possible stage.
operation Centres in order to fight cross-border
crime.
11. All means of communication (e.g.
telephone, fax, internet, e-mail, radio-
communications, mobile telephones, …) could
be used.
Information should be handled and transmitted
in accordance with existing rules on data
protection and data security.
12. For utmost efficiency in bilateral
It is clearly desirable that nationally authorised
communication, languages familiar to both
officers are knowledgeable in the most
parties shall be used.
commonly spoken languages (multi-linguistic
approach), both for direct communication and
the ability to manage documentation in the
absence of translation support.
The standard practice is to exchange forms in the
language of the issuing country and in English.
13. The Schengen States undertake to ensure
Central authority is equipped to forward and
that their police authorities shall, in compliance
process requests rapidly.
with national law and within the scope of their
powers, assist each other for the purposes of
The Central authority should be informed of all
preventing and detecting and investigating
serious and organised crime Schengen-related
criminal offences.
police co-operation actions that are taken
throughout the national territory.
In case Schengen related operations will have a
serious impact in the territory of the concerned
countries, especially if it involves a great number
of officers and means, the support should be
carried out by the Central Authority.
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14. Central authorities constitute a network to
The Central authority oversees the forwarding of
exchange operational needs between themselves the request to the competent authority or, when
to develop practical modalities of their co-
letters rogatory are required, informs the Central
operation and generally improve the quality of
authority of the requesting state of this.
their service.
Schengen States shall inform each other via the
central authorities of the way authorisation for
use of written information in criminal
proceedings must be obtained.
15. The Central authority double-checks the
Professional translators should be available for
legitimacy of requests.
central services responsible for police
cooperation, especially at the
SIRENE/INTERPOL office.
The information that could be exchanged on the
basis of a request for mutual assistance should
also address the possibility of exchange of
samples of evidence for identification or
comparison.
16. The exchange of information at local level
should not be limited, but it is important to
ensure, that the Central authority is informed
by the local authorities about the essential
(general) facts in relevant cases of cross-border
cooperation.
17.
Schengen States may agree that the police
a) The Central authority maintains an electronic and/or judicial authorities may transmit requests
evidence of the requests and implements an
for authorisation and the documents resulting
electronic workflow with its national
from dealing with such requests by any secure
correspondents. This enables it to be aware in
and reliable means that allow swift
real time about general facts on all cases of
transmission, provided the transmission
international cooperation dealt so the duplicity
provides a written trace of the document's
on one hand and loss of information are avoided author (e.g. telefax, e-mail).
(case management system).
b) The conditions for obtaining information or
data should comply with the national data
protection rules.
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Statistics
18. All Schengen states should be able to
Encourage the creation of:
provide the relevant and available data on crime
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a joint database structure;
statistics and crime trends in their territory.
-
meetings between heads of service;
-
joint training sessions
19. All available reliable and comparable
Information exchange on bilateral basis can be of
statistics, including data regarding relevant
interest to other countries. Therefore, this
Schengen articles (e.g. articles 39 – 41 CISA) ,
information should always be transmitted to the
should be collected and analysed by the Central
Central authority so that this office can ensure
authority responsible for international co-
the broader coordination, management control
operation as it is recognised to be an effective
and overall strategic overview of the information
evaluation and management tool.
exchange.
The compilation of statistics at a strategic level
would help to determine the threat assessment
and assist in the prioritisation of resources and
effectiveness of the cooperation on national as
well as international level (staff, operational
hours, planning of joint activities etc.) where
appropriate.
Where appropriate, statistics should be used on
the national level for monitoring and evaluating
of the capacities of relevant structures
responsible for applying Schengen tools in order
to properly fulfil its tasks (deadlines, standards,
quality).
Statistics should cover data concerning the use of
articles 39, 46, 40, 41 CISA and article 7 of the
Swedish Framework Decision and other
activities covered by this catalogue.
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Agreements
Common issues on agreements
20. Schengen states may conclude law
Law enforcement authorities should have the
enforcement type of agreements with all
possibility to conclude cooperating regulations
Schengen countries, especially with
with their counterparts in order to further detail
neighbouring countries.
practical arrangements.
Develop bilateral agreements so that they meet
the Schengen acquis requirements in all
respects, in particular with regards to cross-
border operations such as :
·
setting up Joint Police Stations, Police
and Customs Cooperation Centres, joint
patrols
·
direct access of the officials in these
centres to their national databases
·
alleviate the burden on the Central
authority
·
maintain supervision and information at
national level.
In multi-border areas: the creation of a
multiparty structure gathering all border actors is
given as an example (the Luxembourg centre is
composed of services from Luxembourg,
Belgium, Germany and France)
21. Agreements could be reached on the
Refer to European Best Practice Guidelines for
creation of Police and Customs Cooperation
Police and Customs Cooperation Centres, doc.
Centres (PCCCs)
13815/08, in particular part I. A 2 and Annex 1.
PCCCs have no operational jurisdiction but
provide assistance and advice to the units
responsible for police, border and customs tasks
in their cross-border relations.
Establishment of the Police and Customs
Cooperation Centres/Joint Police Station is not
only an effective tool of cooperation for the
contracting parties but other Member States
benefit from them.
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Agreements on joint patrols
22. Refer to Manual on cross-border operations,
The agreements on the setting up of common
doc. 10505/4/09 REV 4, in particular part 4.2.
patrols could mention and define the following
elements:
- the type of personnel and the competent
administration ;
- the carrying of firearms, of a uniform, or of any
distinctive sign (armband);
- the service weapons which are authorised;
- the conditions to use firearms and the rules of
intervention ;
- setting-up of training sessions concerning
administrative and criminal law and criminal
procedures used in border areas;
- patrols may be conducted as cross-border
surveillance patrols in the execution of a
judicial co-operation request, or in favour of
the administration;
- the officers are competent for carrying out
autonomous police measures;
- the State where the joint team operates
guarantees a protection to the officers of the
other State acting on its territory; it provides
them with the same protection and assistance
as the one it gives its own officers. All officers
are submitted to the rules of civil and criminal
liability in force on the territory in which they
act.
Agreements on liaison officers
Liaison officers in other Schengen States
23. Refer to Compendium on law enforcement
Co-operation between liaison officers should be
liaison officers, doc. 10504/2/09 REV 2, in
encouraged.
particular Part 1 - the introduction.
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Co-operation between liaison officers in third countries
24. Refer to Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of The deployment of common liaison-officers like
27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison e.g. in the Nordic co-operation should be further
officers posted abroad by the law enforcement
enhanced. Available community-funding for
agencies of the Member States, as amended by
such projects should increasingly be used to
Council Decision 2006/560/JHA, in particular
further enhance a common approach in this field.
Art. 3.
Cooperation between liaison officers and
national meetings of all liaison officers posted
abroad to different destinations are beneficial
and should be encouraged.
Selection of destinations for secondment of
liaison officers should follow a thorough
assessment and be based on a national strategy
for the posting of all types of liaison officers
(e.g. police and migration attachés, ILO’s –
Immigration liaison offers, also short-term
liaison officers as cost-efficient practice for
specific tasks) abroad in order to avoid overlaps
and to make the best possible use of
complementary functional profiles which might
have different legal foundations and duties.
Changes in a member state liaison officers
network remain a competence of the member
Member states submit their contributions for the states but it is opportune to notify each other of
annual update of the Compendium on law
their intentions to change their liaison officers
enforcement liaison officers (doc. 10504/2/09
network and to share information on which the
REV 2) annually.
decision is based.
Concept of having “ad hoc liaison officers” is a
cost-effective practice.
Liaison Officers should be posted to the service
responsible for the management of the Liaison
Officers network.
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Training
Basic training
25. All officers involved in the international
Depending on their tasks, the knowledge of
police cooperation should have a thorough
relevant manuals on police cooperation, relevant
knowledge of all relative EU provisions and
bilateral agreements, readmission provisions, etc.
other main and relevant documents of the
is desirable and should be covered by the
international police cooperation.
training course.
26. Training programmes should be flexible,
Officers within the Central authorities along with
taking into account the changes in e.g. risk
training authorities can organise training sessions
assessment and the new EU legislation and
for all operative personnel. Separate or joint
instruments which have been implemented.
training sessions can be organised for judicial
Explanation of SIS/SIRENE should be part of
authorities.
the training.
Police, Custom and Border Administrations
should work towards a common strategy for
training in Schengen matters. This strategy
should also include a follow-up training in order
to secure its accuracy with a view to future
changes in legislation or best practice. New
learning technologies can be promoted (e-
learning, Intranet, CD-ROMs).
Informative posters on Schengen matters should
be available in all offices.
27. Schengen topics should be part of the
education of all police officers.
Training programmes should emphasise the
importance of the practical education.
28. All police personnel should have basic
knowledge of Article 39 and Article 12 of the
Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of
18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange
of information and intelligence between law
enforcement authorities of the Member States of
the European Union and where to channel
information.
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29. The knowledge of police officers in relevant
information technologies is also an essential
requirement that has to be covered in view of
the needs of continuous development of
international cooperation.
30. All officers seconded to the Central
This training course could contain e.g. :
authority depending on their competences and
-
knowledge of relevant Schengen and EU
tasks should have completed a training course
provisions;
covering their tasks.
-
in depth knowledge of relevant manuals
on police cooperation (such as Manual on
cross-border operations);
-
basic rules and procedures;
-
in depth knowledge of relevant bilateral
agreements;
-
genuine and forged travel and identity
documents;
-
Dublin, and readmission provisions;
-
Schengen Information System;
-
Europol;
-
judicial co-operation.
31. With regard to training, the police personnel A national "quality manual for international
actively involved in Schengen matters, require
police cooperation" should be drafted and
persistent training on the provisions of the
published, both on Intranet and through booklets.
Schengen acquis. The relevant manuals have to
It will include summary information relating to
be brought to the attention of all police officers
police cooperation based on Schengen
acquis:
and should be always available in various forms,
in a full translated version, as a brief guideline
·
Legal framework and international
(summarising the most relevant provisions) or at
instruments (under national law, EU,
the police intranet.
bilateral agreements on crime prevention
and legal assistance)
·
Standard of quality and required data for
request for legal assistance
·
The various international channels
·
Necessity, appropriateness and
proportionality of the request
·
Limits and restrictions to information
exchange.
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Further training
32. A training programme with regular
A training program can be established on local
training/briefing should be established as part of and central level to ensure a continued offer of
working hours.
education on issues relevant to co-operation.
The efficient system of “train the trainers” for
the multipliers should be developed.
Regular exchange of nationally authorised
officers, common training, at least once a year.
Seminars and workshops may be set up for the
Sirene officers.
Linguistic training
33. All officers should be able to speak a foreign Encourage staff to learn other languages. Set up
language useful to their work. All officers,
language programs for those officers particularly
mainly those working in the Central authority,
involved in cross-border co-operation. e.g. at the
should have adequate knowledge of English,
Police and Customs Co-operation Centres if
and those involved in cross-border co-operation necessary.
e.g. at the Police and Customs Co-operation
Centres should have knowledge of neighbouring
countries' languages.
Training for management levels
34. Member States should send officers to the
International experience is an asset.
training provided by different relevant agencies,
e.g. the European Police College, Frontex.
Exchange programmes between states should be
considered as a means of broadening
management experience.
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CHAPTER 2 - OPERATIONAL COOPERATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
BEST PRACTICES
Cross-border surveillance
Regarding cross-border surveillance, refer to the
Manual on cross-border operations (doc.
10505/4/09 REV 4), especially Chapter 2.
Cross-border pursuit
Regarding cross-border pursuit, refer to the
Manual on cross-border operations (doc.
10505/4/09 REV 4), especially Chapter 3.
Controlled deliveries
Regarding controlled deliveries, refer to the
Manual on cross-border operations (doc.
10505/4/09 REV 4), especially point 2.5.
Radio communications (Article 44 CISA) SCH/Com-ex (99) 6
35. Effective cross-border cooperation requires
adequate communication capabilities including
interoperable radio communication systems in
border areas and between operational services
from different Member States. Therefore,
Council Recommendations on improving radio
communication between operational units in
border areas (doc. 10141/09 ENFOPOL 143
TELECOM 116 COMIX 421) were adopted,
stating that significant improvement in
interoperability in border areas can be achieved
as follows:
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a) In the
short term, countries with common
borders can work together to improve
communications with local solutions. (Such
measures can be part of bilateral agreements for
setting up joint police stations and police and
customs co-operation centres the
implementation of which should be reported to
the Council.)
b) In the
medium term, current law-enforcement
and public-safety mobile communications
systems need to be connected to provide a more
effective solution for cross-border
communications and facilitate roaming
Thus, it was recommended that Member States
adopt any appropriate local measures in the
short and medium term to improve cross-border
cooperation.
(To examine the issues involved in the
development of intersystem interfaces,
including cost and funding opportunities and to
In case the preferred solution is not adequate
provide further recommendations, a Radio-
(e.g. communications for surveillance units
communications Experts group was established
across the total territory of Schengen States)
under the LEWP (former PCWP) with 2
standard GSM functionalities may provide
subgroups - Forerunners and Inter System
solution.
Interface (ISI), which reports to LEWP):
System enabling direct radio-communication
between various law enforcement agencies.
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CHAPTER 3 - EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
BEST PRACTICES
36. Refer to Swedish Framework Decision, in
particular Title II and Guidelines on the
implementation of Council Framework
Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006
on simplifying the exchange of information and
intelligence between law enforcement
authorities of the Member States of the
European Union, doc. 9512/10..
Requests for information are granted subject to
the following conditions:
-
requests must be authorised by national
law
-
requests must be within the scope of the
powers of the authorities concerned;
where the authority concerned is not
empowered to grant assistance, the
request must be forwarded to the
competent authority.
-
activities to be carried out to respond to
a request should not be those that are
the exclusive responsibility of the
judicial authorities or require their
consent
-
written information may only be
used
as evidence with the prior consent of the
competent authorities of the requested
country
-
information exchange must be
admissible under the domestic law of
the requested State.
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Information exchange in urgent situations
37. Refer to Swedish Framework Decision, in
Police units will avail themselves of the
particular art. 4 and Guidelines on the
minimum necessary procedures to exchange
implementation of Council Framework Decision requests and replies in a rapid and secure
2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on
manner.
simplifying the exchange of information and
Central authorities are responsible for updating
intelligence between law enforcement
the national fact sheets and informing the
authorities of the Member States of the
national police units.
European Union, doc. 9512/10.
In cases of urgency, police units will
immediately inform the Central authority of the
police unit they have approached with direct
request for assistance; with the same sense of
urgency they will notify their own Central
authority of the request they made and the reply
they have received.
38. Use of existing channels must be ensured in
all relevant cases according to the existing rules
(mandate) and legal provisions. It must not be
substitute by the communication on local or
personal level.
Time limits
39. Refer to the Swedish Framework Decision,
in particular Art. 4 and Guidelines on the
implementation of Council Framework Decision
2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on
simplifying the exchange of information and
intelligence between law enforcement
authorities of the Member States of the
European Union, doc. 9512/10.
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Spontaneous exchange of information and intelligence in criminal matters and in public order
and security
40. As a general rule information shall be
The designated Central authority should be
exchanged via Central authority.
considered as the first route for the transmission
of information under Article 46 CISA. Even in
particularly urgent cases their experience and
structure should permit the best results for
maintenance of public order and national
security.
41. When, in urgent cases, the direct
transmission of information takes place
between national police units the Central
authority must be notified immediately.
42. In particularly urgent cases, the exchange of
information within the meaning of this Article
may take place directly between the police
authorities concerned, unless national provisions
stipulate otherwise. The Central authority shall
be informed of this as soon as possible.
43. To ensure the information can be supplied
The adoption of a system for validation of the
as early as possible and that the data
information is encouraged. Schengen States will
communicated are effectively protected a
be more able to respond to information, which is
secure and reliable means of communications
supported by a recognised validation by the
must be available.
transmitting state.
A variety of secure and reliable means of
communication should be available between
central authorities for international police
cooperation.
44. The information supplied should be
detailed to such an extent that the receiving
state can make a realistic evaluation of its
worth or conduct a risk assessment.
45. When the source of the information is
sensitive or has to be protected, this should be
included in the original message.
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46. The designated Central authority must be in
a position to act or respond to the information
supplied.
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content of information exchange
The central authorities shall supply one another,
requested or not, with information if
circumstances arise or if sizeable groups of
persons who may pose a threat to public order
(e.g. big public sport or cultural events) and
security or are suspected to have organised
serious crime move through or towards other
Schengen States. The information shall be
supplied at as early a stage as possible. Save as
otherwise provided for under national law, the
exchange of information within the meaning of
this Catalogue may take place directly between
the police services concerned in urgent cases.
The Central authority shall be informed as soon
as possible.
- Content of the Information: Schengen States
must ensure that the data communicated are
effectively protected against unauthorized
access, modification or disclosure. The
information which Schengen States supply one
another shall be used exclusively for the
purpose for which it is provided. The
information to be provided shall be supplied in
accordance with relevant national legislation.
- Communication: In order to exchange
The central authorities can use standardised
information, the Central authority may use the
templates, which are available e.g. in the Manual
Liaison Bureaux and, if appropriate, joint police on cross-border operations, police Intranet etc.
stations. The following means of
communication may be used when exchanging
information: telephone, fax, e-mail, radio
communication and other means of data
communication.
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PART B – CROSS-REFERENCES TO OTHER EXISTING TOOLS
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Manual of Good Practices concerning the International Police Cooperation Units at
National Level (doc. 7968/08 ENFOPOL 63 + COR 1 + COR 2)
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Manual on cross-border operations (doc. 10505/4/09 REV 4 ENFOPOL 157
ENFOCUSTOM 55 CRIMORG 90 COMIX 465 + ADD 1)
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Prüm Decisions:
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Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border
cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.
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Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision
2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating
terrorism and cross-border crime.
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Council Decision 2008/617/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the improvement of cooperation
between the special intervention units of the Member States of the European Union in
crisis situations
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Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the
exchange information and intelligence between law enforcement authorities of the
European Union ("Swedish Framework Decision")
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Council Decision 2009/371/JHA of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police
Office (Europol) (OJ L 121, 15.5.2009, p. 37).
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Council Decision 2009/426/JHA of 16 December 2008 on the strengthening of Eurojust
and amending Decision 2002/187/JHA setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing
the fight against serious crime (OJ L 138, 4.6.2009, p. 14).
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Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on combating terrorism.
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Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against
organised crime.
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European Best Practice Guidelines for Police and Customs Cooperation Centres (doc.
13815/08 ENFOPOL 183 ENFOCUSTOM 88 FRONT 85 COMIX 718)
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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
(OJ L 155, 15.6.2007, p. 76)
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Council Resolution of 3 June 2010 concerning an updated handbook with
recommendations for international police cooperation 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 (OJ C 165,
24.6.2010, p. 1)
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Council recommendation of 6 December 2007 concerning a Handbook for police and
security authorities concerning cooperation at major events with an international
dimension (OJ C 314, 22.12.2007, p. 4)
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Guidelines on the Implementation of Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of
18 December 2006 on simplifying the exchange information and intelligence between
law enforcement authorities of the European Union ("Swedish Framework Decision")
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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 (OJ L 219, 10.8.2006, p. 31)
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Compendium on law enforcement liaison officers (doc. 10504/2/09 REV 2 ENFOPOL
156 JAIEX 37 COMIX 464)
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