EU Legislation
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA, as regards the exchange of information on third-country nationals and as regards the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), and replac
On 17 April 2019, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a directive amending Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA, as regards the exchange of information on third-country nationals and as regards the European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS), and replacing Council Decision 2009/316/JHA /.
The European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) was established in...
Follow up to the ETIAS Regulation consequential amendments
In September 2018, the Council of the EU and the European Parliament adopted two legislative acts, a Regulation establishing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (‘ETIAS’) and...
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
On 28 November 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a Regulation on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police...
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA
The amended regulation reforms Eurojust’s functioning and structure to improve its operational effectiveness, update its data protection framework and increase its transparency and democratic...
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA)
The establishing Regulation of the European Agency in charge of the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice, (referred to as eu-LISA) was...
Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders
On 14 November 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a Regulation on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders, pursuant to Article 82(1) TFEU .
The Regulation...
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating money laundering by criminal law
On 23 October 2018, the European Parliament and the Council adopted a Directive on combating money laundering by criminal law, pursuant to Article 83(1) TFEU. This new directive replaces the...