| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | (L) 2024/982 |
| Publication Date | 05/04/2024 |
| Content Type | Blog & Commentary, Legislation, News, Policy-making |
Summary:Regulation (EU) 2024/982 - adopted by the co-legislators on 13 March 2024 - concerning automated data exchange for police cooperation. It amends Council Decision 2008/615/JHA and Council Decision 2008/616/JHA, Regulation (EU) 2018/1726, Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Regulation (EU) 2019/818. It is also known as the Prüm II Regulation. Further information:Cooperation and information sharing are deemed the most powerful means to combat crime and pursue justice, notably in a context of increasing cross-border links between criminals and their networks. Law enforcement authorities ought to be able to exchange data in a timely manner to effectively fight crime. However, in an area without internal border controls, there are still obstacles when it comes to data exchange in the European Union (EU), which lead to blind spots and loopholes or numerous criminals and terrorists that act in more than one Member State. The original Prüm Framework - comprising Council Decision 2008/615/JHA and Council Decision 2008/616/JHA - has enabled law enforcement authorities across the EU to exchange information, supporting cross-border police and judicial cooperation related to criminal matters, and providing for the automated exchange of specific data. This Regulation establishes an updated framework for searching and exchanging information between Member States' competent authorities. It lays down the conditions and procedures for the automated searching of DNA profiles, dactyloscopic data, certain vehicle registration data, facial images and police records; and the rules regarding the exchange of core data following a confirmed match on biometric data. The draft law was adopted by the European Commission on 8 December 2021 as part of a package establishing an EU Police Cooperation Code. It followed up on conclusions adopted by the Council of the European Union, which underlined the importance of automated searching and comparison of DNA profiles dactyloscopic data and vehicle registration data for tackling terrorism and cross-border crime. The Council had also invited the Commission to consider revising the Prüm Decisions with a view to broadening their scope and to updating the necessary technical and legal requirements. It built on the original framework, seeking to reinforce and modernise it, and to allow interoperability with other EU information systems. It also addressed concerns highlighted in the latest EU Strategy to Tackle Organised Crime and in the Strategy towards a fully functioning and resilient Schengen area, both published earlier in the year. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach to the proposed Regulation on 10 June 2022. The European Parliament's relevant committee adopted a negotiating position on 23 May 2023. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file on 20 November. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 8 February 2024 and by the Council on 26 February. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 13 March 2024 and published in the Official Journal on 5 April 2024. |
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| Source Link | http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/982/oj |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Subject Tags | Organised Crime, Police | Judicial Cooperation |
| Keywords | Data Privacy | Protection |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
