July 2012

July 2012

Week starting 23/07/2012

• 9909/93 – Draft convention between the Member States of the European Economic community concerning the use of information technology for customs purposes 
• Draft Convention aiming to support exchange of information, including personal data and “other data concerned with illicit trafficking activities”, between customs authorities across the EU.

• 10201/95 – Draft Resolution on an alert and emergency procedure for burden-sharing with regard to the admission and residence of displaced persons on a temporary basis
  
• This document illustrates the emergence  of the idea of “solidarity” amongst Member States and policies aimed to “share the burden” of the arrival of forcibly displaced persons.

• 11680/95 – Competence of the ECJ regarding the interpretation of the convention creating an European Police Authority (EUROPOL) (French version with Statewatch unofficial translation) 
• “The European Court of Justice is competent to make a decision on the interpretation of the Europol-Convention under the conditions established by this protocol”.

• 9529/95 – Council Resolution of 17 January 1995 on the lawful interception of telecommunications 
•  Annex to the Council Resolution  detailing the requirements applicable to law enforcement authorities so they can lawfully intercept telecommunications.
• 12430/2/98 – Risk analysis- Establishment of a central risk-analysis unit (centre of expertise): proposed basic design
• Proposal for the establishment of a central risk  anlaysis unit in the field of Justice and Home Affairs aimed to improve the efficiency of customs controls as ” National customs checking and inspection points need to be supplied with information enabling them to apply selective checks and inspections targeting the highest-risk traffic”. The system would allow the collection, stoarge, analysis and exachnge of information.