EU Legislation
Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detectio
On 25 January 2012, the Commission proposed a new framework for data protection in the EU including two legislative proposals: the first being a proposal for a Regulation, setting out a general EU framework for data protection, and repealing the Directive 95/46/EC; and the second a proposal for a Directive on protecting personal data processed for law enforcement purposes, replacing Framework...
Directive (EU) 2016/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings
On March 9th 2016, the Directive on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings has been finally...
Proposals for a Directive and for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the exchange of information on third country nationals, as regards the ECRIS and establishing a centralised system to supplement and support the ECRIS
Proposal for a 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...
Regulation (EU) 2015/2219 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2005/681/JHA
On 16 July 2014, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a Regulation establishing CEPOL (COM(2014) 465 final), repealing and replacing the Council Decision 2005/681/JHA. The proposal...
Directive 2015/413/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2015 facilitating cross-border exchange of information on road-safety-related traffic offences
On 19 March 2008, the Commission submitted to the Parliament and the Council a proposal for a directive seeking, in essence, to facilitate the exchange of information concerning certain road...
Agreement between The United States of America and The European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses (not yet binding under PIL)
The European Parliament, in a resolution on 26 March 2009, called for an EU-US agreement that ensures adequate protection of civil liberties and personal data protection. In December 2009, the...
Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing, amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Par
This Directive is the fourth directive to address the threat of money laundering. Council Directive 91/308/EEC defined money laundering in terms of drugs offences and imposed obligations solely on...