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EU anti-terrorism plans: justice and home affairs proposals

This page contains all the justice and home affairs legislative proposals in the EU's action plan on terrorism. See Statewatch analysis of these measures: Analysis no 6 (html) Analysis no 6 (pdf).

Eurojust

• Draft Council Decision setting up Eurojust, 12727/1/01, 19.10.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Decision 2000/799/JHA setting up a provisional Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust), 14.12.00: Full-text (html)
• Legislature text of Decision setting up Eurojust (18.2.02): Full-text (pdf)
• Background report on above with Statements to be attached to the Decision (15.2.02): Full-text (pdf)

European arrest warrant

• Proposed Framework Decision on a European Arrest Warrant from the Commission, COM (2001) 522, 19.9.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Council of the EU (the member states) response to the Comission proposal, 12646/01, 10.10.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Statewatch analysis of the Commission proposal with an addendum (16.10.01) on this Council response: Analysis (pdf)
• Council of the European Union final adopted text: Full-text (pdf) Full-text (Word 97) correction: COR (Word 97)
• Draft text of actual "European arrest warrant", 5327/02: Full-text (pdf)
• Framework Decision adopted 12/13 June 2002: Full-text plus Correction

Definition of terrorism

• Proposed Framework Decision on terrorism from the Commission, COM (2001) 521, 19.9.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Statewatch analysis of the Commission proposal: Analysis(html)
• Council of the EU (the member states) response to the Comission proposal, 12647/01, 10.10.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Statewatch analysis of the Council response: Analysis (html); Statewatch analysis of the latest version of the Council text (in 12647/3/01, 14.11.01 (not released to the public)): Analysis(html)
• Rapid information exchange on terrorist attacks [defines "terrorist incidents"], 10524/5/01, 17.9.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Council of the EU draft position on definition of terrorism: 14845/01 and later agreed Council position: 14845/1/01

Freezing of assets and evidence

• French, Swedish and Belgian proposal on the execution of orders assets and evidence 5126/01, 2.2.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Article 36 Committee report on the proposal on the execution of orders assets and evidence 12636/01, 10.10.01:
  Full-text (pdf)
• Commission proposal for a Council Regulation on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating international terrorism, COM (2001) 569, 2.10.01: Report & documents (html)
• Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 of 6 March 2001 prohibiting the export of certain goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan; Full-text (html)
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1996/2001 of 11 October 2001 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001: Full-text (html)
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 2062/2001 of 19 October 2001 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 467/2001: Full-text (html)

EU Extradition Conventions

• Convention on simplified ['consented'] extradition procedure between the Member States of the European Union, 10.3.95 (still to be ratified by Belgium, France, Ireland, Italy & UK): Full-text (html)
• Convention relating to ['disputed'] extradition between the Member States of the European Union, 27.9.96 (still to be ratified by France, Ireland, Italy & UK): Full-text (html)

EU Mutual Legal Assistance Convention

• Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, 29.5.00 (still to be ratified by all EU member states): Full-text (html)

Protocol to EU Mutual Legal Assistance Convention

• Protocol to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, 12234/01, 9.10.01 (latest draft available to the public; Protocol signed on 16 October 2001): Full-text (pdf)

Immigration and asylum

• Immigration and asylum legislation is to be examined by the Commission with reference to "safeguarding internal security" COM (2001) 743 final, 5.12.01: Full-text
• Commission communication on common EU policy on illegal immigration, COM (2001) 672 final, 15.11.01: Full-text (pdf)

Joint investigation teams

• Initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the French Republic, the Kingdom of Spain and the United Kingdom for the adoption by the Council of a draft Framework Decision on joint investigation teams, 11990/01, 19.9.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Belgian, French, Spanish & UK proposed Framework Decision on joint investigation teams, 12442/01, 9.10.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Addendum to proposal extending its scope, 11990/01 ADD 1, 16.11.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Statewatch analysis on the joint teams proposals: Analysis (html)

Hacking & computer crime

• Commission communication on "cybercrime", COM (2000) 890, 26.1.01: Full-text (pdf)
• Commission proposal for a Framework Decision on "attacks against information systems", Provisional text, 5.10.01 (From "Cryptome"): Full-text (html)

Data protection and interception of telecommunications

See Statewatch Observatory on Surveillance in Europe for developments on this issue since September 2000:
Reports & documents

Background

Council of the European Union

Four Acts adopted by the Council of the European Union by written procedure, 27.12.01: 1) Common Position on combating terrorism; 2) Common position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism; 3) Regulation on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities; 4) Implementating Decision establishing the list provided for in Article 2(3) of the Council Regulation: Full-text (pdf) and the UN Security Council: Resolution 1373(2001) dated 28 December 2001 and the UN Security Council Resolution: UN Res 1373 (pdf)

EU Justice and Home Affairs Council

• Conclusions of the Justice & Home Affairs special Council on terrorism, 3926/6/01, 20.9.01: Full-text(pdf file)
• Statewatch analysis of JHA conclusions 20.9.01: Analysis (pdf)
• "Anti-terrorism road map" [1] - Justice and Home Affairs Aspects, 4019/01, 26.9.01: Full-text (Word 97) Full-text(pdf)
• "Anti-terrorism road map" [2] - Justice and Home Affairs Aspects, 4019/1/01, 2.10.01: Full-text (Word 97) Full-text(pdf)

EU General Affairs Council

• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [1], 16.10.01: 12800/01 (pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [2], 17.10.01: 12800/1/01(pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [3], 24.10.01: 13155/1/01(pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [4], 31.10.01: 13381/01(pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [5], 15.11.01: 13880/01(pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [6], 7.12.01: 14925/01(pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [7], 13.12.01: 14919/1/01(pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [8], 15.2.02: 5600/1/02 (pdf)
• Coordination of the implementation of the plan of action to combat terrorism [9], 5.3.02: 6811/02 (English, pdf) 6811/02(French, pdf)
• Action plan on terrorism [10], 9.4.02): 7686/02 (pdf)
• Action Plan on terrorism [11], (14.5.02): 8547/02 (pdf)
• Action Plan on terrorism [12], 17.7.02: 10773/2/02 (pdf)

European Commission

• Overview of EU action in response to the events of 11 September and assessment of their likely economic impact, COM (2001) 611, 17.10.01: Full-text (pdf)