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2008/0102(CNS) Europol, staff: jurisdictional immunities (amend. Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69)

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead LIBE DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Agustín (icon: PPE-DE PPE-DE)
Committee Opinion JURI
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
EC Treaty (after Amsterdam) EC 291

Events

2009/05/15
   Final act published in Official Journal
Details

PURPOSE: to clarify that immunity from legal proceedings does not apply to EUROPOL staff participating in joint investigation teams and amend Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EC) No 371/2009 amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply

CONTENT: this Regulation provides that Article 12(a) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities shall not apply to Europol staff placed at the disposal of a joint investigation team in respect of official acts required to be undertaken in fulfilment of the tasks set out in Article 6 of Council Decision 2009/371/JHA establishing Europol. According the latter Council Decision establishing Europol, Europol staff may participate in a support capacity in joint investigation teams created by and at the initiative of two or more Member States provided those teams are investigating criminal offences for which Europol is competent. These joint investigation teams are headed by a team leader representing the competent national authority participating in criminal investigations from the Member State in which the team operates.

During the operation of a joint investigation team, Europol staff shall, with respect to offences committed against or by them, be subject to the national law of the Member State of operation applicable to persons with comparable functions. When the possibility for Europol officials to participate in joint investigation teams was introduced by the Protocol amending the Europol Convention, it was considered that, given the specificities of the participation of Europol officials in joint investigation teams created by Member States in the context of criminal investigations falling under the competence of Europol, Europol officials should not enjoy immunity from legal proceedings in respect of official acts undertaken when participating in those teams.

Given that Decision 2009/371/JHA does not change the specificities of the participation of Europol staff in joint investigation teams, its adoption should not extend immunity from jurisdiction to Europol staff participating in such teams. Therefore Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 is amended in order to clarify, in the context of that Decision, and exclusively for the purpose of its application, the scope of immunity of Europol staff placed at the disposal of a joint investigation team.

The privileges and immunities that the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities grants, solely in the interests of the Communities, to their officials and agents, have a purely functional character, in that they are intended to avoid any interference with the functioning and independence of the Communities.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 04/06/2009.

APPLICATION: from 01/01/2010.

2008/11/27
   EP/CSL - Act adopted by Council after consultation of Parliament
2008/11/27
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2008/11/27
   CSL - Council Meeting
2008/09/23
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2008/09/23
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted, by 602 votes in favour to 10 against with 20 abstentions, a legislative resolution approving the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply. The report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Agustín DIAZ de MERA GARCIA CONSUEGRA (EPP-ED, ES) on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Documents
2008/09/11
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2008/09/11
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
Documents
2008/09/08
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted a report drafted by Agustín DIAZ de MERA GARCIA CONSUEGRA (EPP-ED, ES) and unanimously approved the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply.

2008/07/17
   CofA - Court of Auditors: opinion, report
2008/06/30
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2008/06/26
   EP - DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Agustín (PPE-DE) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2008/06/19
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2008/05/23
   EC - Legislative proposal
Details

PURPOSE: to clarify that immunity from legal proceedings does not apply to EUROPOL staff participating in joint investigation teams and amend Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.

CONTENT: according to the Council Decision establishing Europol, EUROPOL staff may participate in a support capacity in joint investigation teams provided those teams are investigating criminal offences for which Europol is competent. These joint investigation teams are headed by a team leader representing the competent national authority participating in criminal investigations from the Member State in which the team operates. During the operation of a joint investigation team, EUROPOL staff shall, with respect to offences committed against or by them, be subject to the national law of the Member State of operation applicable to persons with comparable functions.

When the possibility for Europol officials to participate in joint investigation teams was introduced by the Protocol amending the Europol Convention, it was considered that Europol officials should not enjoy immunity from legal proceedings in respect of official acts undertaken when participating in those teams.

The Commission proposes here that Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/697 should be amended in order to clarify, in the context of Decision establishing Europol, and exclusively for the purpose of its application, the scope of immunity of Europol staff placed at the disposal of a joint investigation team. In order to ensure that the EUROPOL Decision is applied from 1 January 2010, the amendment to Council Regulation No 549/69 clarifying that immunity from legal proceedings does not apply to EUROPOL staff participating in joint investigation teams, needs to be adopted in good time.

2008/05/22
   EC - Legislative proposal published
Details

PURPOSE: to clarify that immunity from legal proceedings does not apply to EUROPOL staff participating in joint investigation teams and amend Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69.

PROPOSED ACT: Council Regulation.

CONTENT: according to the Council Decision establishing Europol, EUROPOL staff may participate in a support capacity in joint investigation teams provided those teams are investigating criminal offences for which Europol is competent. These joint investigation teams are headed by a team leader representing the competent national authority participating in criminal investigations from the Member State in which the team operates. During the operation of a joint investigation team, EUROPOL staff shall, with respect to offences committed against or by them, be subject to the national law of the Member State of operation applicable to persons with comparable functions.

When the possibility for Europol officials to participate in joint investigation teams was introduced by the Protocol amending the Europol Convention, it was considered that Europol officials should not enjoy immunity from legal proceedings in respect of official acts undertaken when participating in those teams.

The Commission proposes here that Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/697 should be amended in order to clarify, in the context of Decision establishing Europol, and exclusively for the purpose of its application, the scope of immunity of Europol staff placed at the disposal of a joint investigation team. In order to ensure that the EUROPOL Decision is applied from 1 January 2010, the amendment to Council Regulation No 549/69 clarifying that immunity from legal proceedings does not apply to EUROPOL staff participating in joint investigation teams, needs to be adopted in good time.

Documents

Votes

Rapport Díaz De Mera García Consuegra A6-0339/2008 - résolution #

2008/09/23 Outcome: +: 602, 0: 20, -: 10
DE IT FR PL ES GB RO NL EL CZ HU PT BE BG DK FI LT AT IE SE LV SI SK EE LU CY MT
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82
58
64
44
44
55
32
23
22
21
18
18
16
13
13
13
12
13
10
17
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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Denmark PPE-DE

1

Lithuania PPE-DE

1

Ireland PPE-DE

3

Estonia PPE-DE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE-DE

3

Cyprus PPE-DE

2

Malta PPE-DE

2
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160

Czechia PSE

For (1)

1

Lithuania PSE

2

Ireland PSE

1

Slovenia PSE

For (1)

1

Slovakia PSE

2

Estonia PSE

3

Luxembourg PSE

For (1)

1
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81

Spain ALDE

1

Netherlands ALDE

3

Hungary ALDE

1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

1

Sweden ALDE

For (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

2

Estonia ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

1

Cyprus ALDE

For (1)

1
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38

Denmark UEN

For (1)

1

Lithuania UEN

2
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37

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

Portugal GUE/NGL

3

Denmark GUE/NGL

1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

1

Sweden GUE/NGL

2

Cyprus GUE/NGL

2
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Italy Verts/ALE

1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

3

Romania Verts/ALE

1

Belgium Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Austria Verts/ALE

1

Sweden Verts/ALE

Against (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: IND/DEM IND/DEM
19

United Kingdom IND/DEM

Against (1)

6

Netherlands IND/DEM

2

Greece IND/DEM

1

Czechia IND/DEM

Against (1)

1

Denmark IND/DEM

For (1)

1

Sweden IND/DEM

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19

Italy NI

2

Czechia NI

1

Austria NI

1

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  • date: 2009-05-15T00:00:00 type: Final act published in Official Journal summary: PURPOSE: to clarify that immunity from legal proceedings does not apply to EUROPOL staff participating in joint investigation teams and amend Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69. LEGISLATIVE ACT: Council Regulation (EC) No 371/2009 amending Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 determining the categories of officials and other servants of the European Communities to whom the provisions of Article 12, the second paragraph of Article 13 and Article 14 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities apply CONTENT: this Regulation provides that Article 12(a) of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the Communities shall not apply to Europol staff placed at the disposal of a joint investigation team in respect of official acts required to be undertaken in fulfilment of the tasks set out in Article 6 of Council Decision 2009/371/JHA establishing Europol. According the latter Council Decision establishing Europol, Europol staff may participate in a support capacity in joint investigation teams created by and at the initiative of two or more Member States provided those teams are investigating criminal offences for which Europol is competent. These joint investigation teams are headed by a team leader representing the competent national authority participating in criminal investigations from the Member State in which the team operates. During the operation of a joint investigation team, Europol staff shall, with respect to offences committed against or by them, be subject to the national law of the Member State of operation applicable to persons with comparable functions. When the possibility for Europol officials to participate in joint investigation teams was introduced by the Protocol amending the Europol Convention, it was considered that, given the specificities of the participation of Europol officials in joint investigation teams created by Member States in the context of criminal investigations falling under the competence of Europol, Europol officials should not enjoy immunity from legal proceedings in respect of official acts undertaken when participating in those teams. Given that Decision 2009/371/JHA does not change the specificities of the participation of Europol staff in joint investigation teams, its adoption should not extend immunity from jurisdiction to Europol staff participating in such teams. Therefore Regulation (Euratom, ECSC, EEC) No 549/69 is amended in order to clarify, in the context of that Decision, and exclusively for the purpose of its application, the scope of immunity of Europol staff placed at the disposal of a joint investigation team. The privileges and immunities that the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities grants, solely in the interests of the Communities, to their officials and agents, have a purely functional character, in that they are intended to avoid any interference with the functioning and independence of the Communities. ENTRY INTO FORCE: 04/06/2009. APPLICATION: from 01/01/2010. docs: title: Regulation 2009/371 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32009R0371 title: OJ L 121 15.05.2009, p. 0001 url: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L:2009:121:TOC
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  • date: 2008-05-23T00:00:00 docs: url: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexplus!prod!DocNumber&lg=EN&type_doc=COMfinal&an_doc=2008&nu_doc=305 celexid: CELEX:52008PC0305:EN type: Legislative proposal published title: COM(2008)0305 type: Legislative proposal published body: EC commission: DG: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/legal_service/ title: Legal Service Commissioner: BARROSO José Manuel
  • date: 2008-06-19T00:00:00 body: EP type: Committee referral announced in Parliament, 1st reading/single reading committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Legal Affairs committee: JURI body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2008-06-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Agustín
  • date: 2008-09-08T00:00:00 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Legal Affairs committee: JURI body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2008-06-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Agustín type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2008-09-11T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&mode=XML&reference=A6-2008-339&language=EN type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading title: A6-0339/2008 body: EP committees: body: EP responsible: False committee_full: Legal Affairs committee: JURI body: EP responsible: True committee: LIBE date: 2008-06-26T00:00:00 committee_full: Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs rapporteur: group: PPE-DE name: DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA Agustín type: Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading
  • date: 2008-09-23T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=16042&l=en type: Results of vote in Parliament title: Results of vote in Parliament url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-418 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T6-0418/2008 body: EP type: Results of vote in Parliament
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  • body: EC dg: url: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/legal_service/ title: Legal Service commissioner: BARROSO José Manuel
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