Activites

• 2000/12/21 Final act published in Official Journal
  • Decision 2000/799
  • OJ L 324 21.12.2000, p. 0002
• #2319
• 2000/12/14 Council Meeting
• 2000/12/14 End of procedure in Parliament
• 2000/12/14 Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
• 2000/11/14 Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
  • T5-0499/2000 summary

    The European Parliament voted 425 to 73 with 54 abstentions in favour of the resolution, drafted by Mrs Evelyne GEBHARDT (PES, D), to set up a provisional judicial cooperation unit as a forerunner to Eurojust - a European unit of public prosecutors and magistrates to reinforce the fight against serious organised crime. (Refer to the decisions of the committee responsible). It was also highlighted by the Parliament that this unit should consist of a prosecutor or magistrate - or a police officer of equivalent competence - from each Member State assigned to its Permanent Representation for liaison purposes. Non-binding amendments adopted seek to strengthen legal cooperation. The provisional unit may ascertain how to establish effective cooperation with Europol with a particular view to avoiding duplication of effort and conflicts over their respective powers. Parliament also stresses that the unit should not automatically be transformed into Eurojust, but that use should be made of the unit's experience in order to make adaptations if necessary. �

• 2000/11/13 Debate in Parliament
  • Debate in Parliament
• 2000/10/23 Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • A5-0317/2000
• #2288
• 2000/09/28 Council Meeting
  • 2288 summary

    The Council noted political agreement between delegations regarding a draft decision setting up a provisional unit (EUROJUST). The solution adopted by the Council would fully associate the Commission with the work of the provisional unit in line with Article 36(2) of the EU Treaty, with particular reference to the negotiation and adoption by the Council of the act setting up a permanent EUROJUST Unit. The Commission would also be enabled to provide expertise in its fields of competence. With regard to the provisional unit's objectives, these are to improve cooperation between the competent national authorities with regard to investigations and prosecutions in relation to serious crime, particulary when it is organised, involving two or more Member States. The Council instructed the Permanent Representatives Committee to settle some unresolved questions concerning the practical organisation of the provisional unit's work so that it could set up the provisional EUROJUST unit once the European Parliament's Opinion had been examined.�

• 2000/09/04 Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
• 2000/07/20 Legislative proposal published
  • 10356/2000 summary

    PURPOSE : to present an initiative of Portugal, France, Sweden and Belgium, on setting up a Provision Judicial Cooperation Unit. CONTENT : the Tampere European Council in October 1999 discussed the setting up of a unit (Eurojust) composed of prosecutors, magistrates or police officers of equivalent competence, to reinforce the fight against serious organised crime. Structural measures to facilitate the coordination of investigations and prosecutions covering the territory of several Member States need to be adopted at Union level without delay. This Decision sets up a "Provisional Judicial Cooperation Unit", which will stand until Eurojust is operating. Each Member State will assign to its Permanent Representation to the Union a prosecutor, magistrate, or police officer of equivalent competence to perform the liaison duties necessary to accomplish the aims of the Unit. These are: -to help ensure proper coordination between the competent national authorities with regard to investigations and prosecutions involving two or more Member States requiring coordinated action; -to facilitate judicial cooperation in criminal matters; -assist the Member States and Council with the negotiation and adoption of the act establishing Eurojust. The Decision will cease to apply when the instrument establishing Eurojust takes effect.�

Documents

• Legislative proposal published: 10356/2000
• Debate in Council: 2288
• Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A5-0317/2000
• Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
• Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T5-0499/2000
• : Decision 2000/799
• : OJ L 324 21.12.2000, p. 0002

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)