| News & Analysis |
| 18/12/2012 | Statewatch News Online: Commission rules out new law enforcement databases - but seeks more data for Europol | A communication from the European Commission published last Saturday
states that the exchange of information amongst Europe's law enforcement
agencies "generally works well" and that "no new EU-level law
enforcement databases or information exchange instruments are therefore
needed at this stage," providing some relief to critics of what
seemed to be an almost-endless expansion of European law enforcement
database and computer networking projects. |
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| 30/11/2011 |
Another
EU database for migrants: the European Criminal Records Information
System on Third-Country Nationals |
"The European
Commission are now developing the latest in a long list of EU-wide
information systems and databases - a European Criminal Records System
for Third Country Nationals (ECRIS-TCN). This will be a common European
index containing the criminal record information of third-country
nationals resident in the EU. As the name suggests, the ECRIS-TCN is
essentially an addition to the ECRIS (although information is only
exchanged via the ECRIS on EU nationals). It also differs in that it
will rely upon a centralised index, rather than the connection of
decentralised national registers" |
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| 03/09/2011 |
Bürgerrechtler: Datenschutz kommt
bei EU-Strafverfolgung unter die Räder
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A German news article discussing
the findings of the Statewatch Analysis Implementing
the "principle of availability". |
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| 03/09/2011 |
Statewatch
Analysis: Implementing
the "principle of availablity": the European Criminal Records
Information
System, the European Police Records Index System, the Information
Exchange Platform for Law Enforcement Authorities |
An
analysis of
the
development and functioning of the ECRIS, as well as an examination of
the development of the EPRIS and IXP. |
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| 08/01/2009 |
European
Data Protection Supervisor: Opinion
on the Communication from the Commission to
the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and
Social Committee towards a European e-Justice Stategy
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| 2008 |
James
B. Jacobs & Dimitra Blitsa: Major
“minor” Progress under the Third Pillar: EU Institution Building in the
Sharing of Criminal Record Information |
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| 18/09/2008 |
European
Data Protection Supervisor: Opinion
on the Proposal for a Council Decision on the establishment of the
European Criminal
Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of
Framework
Decision 2008/XX/JHA
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| 29/05/2006 |
European
Data Protection Supervisor: Opinion
on the Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the organisation
and content of the exchange of information extracted from criminal
records between Member States (COM(2005) 690 final) |
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| Legislation/Legislative
Procedure |
| Council Decision 2009/316/JHA |
| 06/04/2009 |
Council
Decision
2009/316/JHA on
the establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System
(ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of Framework Decision
2009/315/JHA |
Establishes
the
European
Criminal Records Information System and defines the way in which
information will be exchanged between Member States. |
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| 09/10/2008 |
European
Parliament: Legislative
resolution
of 9 October 2008 on the proposal for a Council decision on the
establishment of the European Criminal Records Information
System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of Framework Decision
2008/XX/JHA |
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| 19/09/2008 |
European
Parliament: Report
on the proposal
for a Council decision on the establishment of the European Criminal
Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of
Framework Decision 2008/XX/JHA |
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| 05/08/2008 |
European
Parliament: Draft
Report on the proposal
for a Council decision on the
establishment of the European Criminal Records Information
System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of Framework Decision
2008/XX/JHA |
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| 27/05/2008 |
European
Commission: Proposal
for a Council Decision on the establishment of the European Criminal
Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of
Framework Decision 2008/XX/JHA COM(2008) 332 final |
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| Council Decision 2009/315/JHA |
| 26/02/2009 |
Council
Framework
Decision
2009/315/JHA on the organisation and content of the exchange of
information extracted from the criminal record between Member States
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Establishes
the types of
information to be
extracted and exchanged, and which authorities are to be responsible
for handling the information. Article 9 contains the data protection
provisions. |
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| 17/06/2008 |
European
Parliament: Legislative
resolution of 17 June 2008 on the proposal for a Council framework
decision on the organisation and content of the exchange of information
extracted from criminal records between Member States |
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| 02/06/2008 |
European
Parliament: Draft
legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council framework decision
on the organisation and content of the
exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member
States |
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| 22/04/2008 |
European
Parliament: Draft
report on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the
organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from
criminal records between Member States |
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| 31/01/2008 |
General
Secretariat: Proposal
for a Council framework decision on the organisation and content of the
exchange of information extracted from criminal records between Member
States (5968/08) |
Sets out some of the changes
following consultation with European Parliament. |
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| 21/06/2007 |
European
Parliament: Legislative
resolution
of 21 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the
organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from
criminal records between Member States |
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| 09/05/2007 |
European
Parliament: Report
on the proposal for a Council framework
decision on the organisation and content of the exchange of information
extracted from criminal records between Member States |
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| 20/03/2007 |
European
Parliament: Draft
Report on the proposal for a Council framework
decision on the organisation and content of the exchange of information
extracted from criminal records between Member States |
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| 22/12/2005 |
European Commission:
Proposal
for a Council
Framework
Decision on the organisation and content of the exchange of information
extracted from criminal records between Member States
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| Other |
| 27/11/2008 |
Council
Decision
2008/977 JHA of 27
November 2008 on the protection of personal data processed in the
framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
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The highly-deficient
legislation that
governs all exchanges of
information in the field of police and judicial cooperation in the
European Union. A Statewatch
Observatory was set up to cover the drafting and
implementation of the legislation, with an analysis here. |
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| 24/07/2008 |
Council
Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of
24 July 2008
on taking account of convictions in the Member States of the European
Union in the course of new criminal proceedings |
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| 25/01/2005 |
White
Paper on
exchanges of
information on convictions and the effect of such convictions in the
European Union
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| 13/10/2004 |
Proposal
for a Council
Decision on
the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record
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| Documents |
| 28/09/2012 | General Secretariat: Council
Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA of 24 July 2008 on taking account of
convictions in the Member States of the EU in the course of new
criminal proceedings (14292/1/12 REV 1) | "Delegations
will attached information about the implementation of Framework
Decision 2008/675/JHA of the Council of 24 July 2008 on taking account
of convictions in the Member States of the EU in the course of new
criminal proceedings. The information provided in the table contains
the notification of transposition legislation received by the General
Secretariat at 28 September 2012." |
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| 02/04/2012 |
Working
Party on Cooperation in Criminal Matters: Outcome
of proceedings (8327/12) |
A
summary of the responses to the questions raised in document 7745/152
(below). It is noted that five Member States will not be ready to use
ECRIS by the formal start date of April 27th, and that some of the
bodies established to assist in the implementation of the
system will remain in place. |
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| 16/03/2012 |
Presidency:
ECRIS
- discussions paper on the possible further support required by Member
States during the implementation and beyond (7745/12) |
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| 12/12/2011 |
General
Secretariat: European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) -
State of play (18357/11) |
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| 08/12/2011 |
Presidency:
Draft
Manual for practitioners - ECRIS (17760/11) |
"Please
note, neither the ECRIS Decision, nor the Framework Decision
establishes any obligation to exchange information about non-criminal
rulings" (p.19) |
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| 08/12/2011 |
Working
Party on Cooperation in Criminal Matters: Summary
of discussions (15151/11) |
"The
work is on track, although there is some risk of delay regarding the
prototype validation. The centre of gravity of the whole project has
now turned away from the contractor and DG JUST to the Member States"
(p.2) |
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| 08/12/2011 |
General
Secretariat of the Council: ECRIS
Detailed Technical Specifications (11275/11) |
Includes REV 1 - 175 pages in
total, 4MB file. |
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| 08/12/2011 |
General
Secretariat of the Council: ECRIS
Business Analysis (11273/11) |
Includes REV 1 - 209 pages in
total, 4MB file. |
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| 13/09/2011 |
Presidency:
Draft
manual for practitioners - ECRIS (12151/11) |
A
relatively clear draft version of the forthcoming 'manual for
practitioners'. |
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| 05/09/2011 |
Working
Party on Cooperation in Criminal Matters: Summary
of discussions (12149/11) |
The
UK is to undertake a project (the ECRIS Support Programme) intended to
ensure that ECRIS, an "ambitious and innovative project" is able to
function properly. "France - among others - gave the project its
fullest support" (p.3) |
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| 10/08/2011 |
Presidency:
Questions
linked to the draft non-binding manual for practitioners
(13428/11) |
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| 17/06/2011 |
Presidency:
ECRIS
- State of play (11571/11) |
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| 06/06/2011 |
Working
Party on Cooperation in Criminal Matters: Summary
of discussions (11144/11) |
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| 19/04/2011 |
Presidency: Draft
manual for practitioners - ECRIS - Request for contributions
(9300/11) |
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| 14/03/2011 |
Working
Party on Cooperation in Criminal Matters: Summary
of discussions (7488/11) |
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| 02/03/2011 |
General
Secretariat of
the Council: ECRIS
Logging, Monitoring, and Statistics Analysis (7146/11) |
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| 08/02/2011 |
Polish
Delegation: Implementation
of the Council Decision 2009/316/JHA on the
establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System
(ECRIS) and the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the
exchange of information extracted from criminal records - Proposals of
Poland regarding the chapter 5.2 of Business Analysis
(7401/11) |
Contains a
problem noted
by Poland
regarding the
identification of individuals using limited information. |
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| 17/11/2010 |
General
Secretariat of
the Council: ECRIS
Technical Specifications - Inception Report (15458/10) |
Page 71
onwards outlines the 'assumptions and constraints' upon which
the use of ECRIS is based, including that all information in Member
States' criminal records is 'correct and complete'. |
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| 17/11/2010 |
General
Secretariat of
the Council: ECRIS
Technical Specifications - Security Analysis (15457/10) |
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| 17/11/2010 |
General
Secretariat of
the Council: ECRIS
Technical Specifications - Technical Architecture (15456/10) |
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| 18/10/2010 |
Request for
contributions: Exchange
of
information
extracted from criminal records (ECRIS) - Implementation of the Council
Decision 2009/316/JHA on the establishment of the European Criminal
Records Information System (ECRIS) and the Council Framework Decision
2009/315/JHA on the exchange of information extracted from criminal
records (5040/10)
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| 05/07/2010 |
Presidency: Implementation
of the Council Decision 2009/316/JHA on the
establishment of the European Criminal Records Information
System (ECRIS) and the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the
exchange of information extracted from criminal records
(11286/10)
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| 19/04/2010 |
Presidency: Implementation
of the Council Decision 2009/316/JHA on the
establishment of the European Criminal Records Information System
(ECRIS) and the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the exchange
of information extracted from criminal records (8755/10)
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| 24/02/2010 |
Presidency: Implementation
of the Council Decision 2009/316/JHA1 on the
establishment of the European Criminal Records Information
System (ECRIS) and the Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA on the
exchange of information extracted from criminal records
(6396/10)
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| 05/06/2009 |
Presidency: Implementation
of ECRIS - Procedural aspects (10725/09) |
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| 15/05/2009 |
Presidency: Implementation
of ECRIS - Procedural aspects (9988/09) |
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| 06/05/2009 |
Presidency: Implementation
of ECRIS (7626/09) |
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| 04/02/2009 |
General
Secretariat of the Council: Proposal
for a Council Decision on the establishment of the
European Criminal
Records Information System (ECRIS) in application of Article 11 of
Framework Decision 2008/XX/JHA (6012/09)
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| 16/01/2009 |
Council
Secretariat: Council
Decision on the exchange of information extracted from
criminal records
– Manual of Procedure (5459/09 + COR 2)
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| 23/10/2008 |
European
Association for the Defence of Human Rights: The
European Criminal Records Information System (ECRIS) creates new risks
for the protection of personal data |
"The AEDH considers as necessary
and urgent that efficient standards regulate the information-exchange
system, in order to provide guarantees to each EU resident regarding
protection of personal data and privacy. The decision must therefore
make provision for and organize explicitly: A reliable technical
infrastructure and an efficient control of the system, a better legal
safety; Reliability of the exchanged data; The right to privacy" |
