May 2012
11 June 2012
May 2012
Week starting 28/05/2012
- 5205/99 - Point of departure and Work Programme of the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs (HDG) for the first half of 1999 under the German Presidency
- "The scourge of drug abuse, addiction, dependence, illegal drug trafficking and the many forms of drug-related crime poses a serious threat to humanity as it nears the end of the 20th century." The EU's proposed response in this document is therefore to develop a global, multidiscplinary "combat strategy" centred on a "balanced approach to reducing illegal drug supply and demand", acknowledging "the principle of shared responsibility among all States affected by the drugs problems." Details of related Council working parties are provided, as is more specific information on the work programme for the Horizontal Working Party on Drugs.
- 12402/1/98 REV 1 - ACT No 1/98 OF THE JOINT SUPERVISORY BODY OF EUROPOL of 23 November 1998 laying down its rules of procedure [in English and French]
- The rules of procedure, working methods, and areas of confidentiality as of November 1998 of the Joint Supervisory Body of Europol.
- 10414/00 - Multidisciplinary Group on Organised Crime concerning the draft United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (MDG)
This document reflects the position of the different delegations regarding the initial draft United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime (MDG) and the amendments proposed to the UN as a result, in view of the signature of the Palermo Protocol.
- 9809/98 - Strategy paper on immigration and asylum policy
- Intended to form the basis "for the European Union's future immigration policy", this paper from the Austrian delegation attempts to take forward the 1991 initiative of the European Commission to establish a European immigration and asylum policy. The paper covers border control, visas, integration, displaced persons, employment, Eurodac, etc.
- SCH/Com-ex (97) decl. 5 rev. - DRAFT DECLARATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - MAIN CONCLUSIONS FROM THE SEMINAR HELD IN LISBON ON 14 & 15 APRIL 1997 ON JOINT MEASURES AS OPPOSED TO INDIVIDUAL MEASURES TAKEN BY THE SCHENGEN STATES (ARTICLE 2(2) OF THE SCHENGEN CONVENTION)
- Outlines the outcome from a seminar on police cooperation, concluding that further use could be made of "ring of steel" searches, pilot projects, and jointly-manned police stations, and "in the future police and customs cooperation centres representing all of the law enforcement services could be used."
- SCH/I (97) 166 rev. - NOTE FROM THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY RE: Final evaluation of the Pilot Project Surveillance of Routes used for the trafficking of stolen vehicles carried out with the intervening countries
- The evaluation of a multi-national pilot project dealing with the surveillance of routes used for the trafficking of stolen vehicles which seems to have involved Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Austria, Spain, Belgium and France, as well as Europol and Interpol. Joint Customs Operations (JCOs), Joint Police Operations (JPOs), and Joint Police and Customs Operations (JCPOs) are now commonplace in the EU.
- SCH/Com-ex (97) 6 rev. - DRAFT DECISION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE approving the Schengen Manual on police cooperation in the field of public order and security
- "The purpose of this manual is to foster cooperation between the Schengen States with regard to the maintenance of public order and security. Cooperation referred to in this manual is based on Article 46 of the Schengen Convention."
- SCH/Com-ex (97) 2 rev 2 - DRAFT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISION ON THE AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE SIS II PRELIMINARY STUDY
- The beginnings of the second-generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), which is still in development today and due to come into use next year. See a Statewatch News Online article on SIS II and the Visa Information System for more information.
- [no document number] - 1868th JHA Council: membership (judicial cooperation in family law matters - Brussels Convention II
- Interesting documents comprising an organisation chart of the then JHA Council including the names of the officials represented there, giving an insight into the career evolution of some of the current EU officials.
- SCH/Com-ex (94) 11 - Decision of the Executive Committee regarding the adoption of: Implementation of Title II, chapter 7 of the convention implementing the Schengen Agreement (asylum application)
- [In French] The title II chapter 7 is one of the first EU attempts to harmonise practices with respect to asylum procedures in Europe. Article 31 establishes that the Member State where the asylum claim is lodged for the first time is responsible for the examination of the asylum claim and the reception of the asylum-seekers (contrary to the current "Dublin" system whereby the first country of entry is responsible for the examination of the claim).
Week starting 08/05/2012
- 9299/1/98 REV 1 - External frontier strategy - Guide for the application of risk analysis in combating smuggling in the field of general aviation under the third pillar
- The Austrian Presidency seeks to continue with work on extending the use of "risk analysis" techniques in customs operations focusing on "general aviation", which "encompasses both private and business air travel and private flying and leisure trips. In general aviation medium-sized and small aircraft are used both for leisure trips and to carry goods or passengers in exchange for or without payment."
- 13269/98 ADD 1 - Comprehensive Action Plan for EU/Latin America Counter-Drugs Assistance, including interregional Cooperation with the Caribbean: Annexes
- An extensive annex to document 13269/98 outlining the actions taken by the EU in Latin American and the Caribbean in an attempt to disrupt the production of drugs.Includes details on Member States involved, duration, and funding. See also 13269/2/98 REV 2 and 13269/3/98 REV 3.
- 13310/98 - CIREFI Statistics for the second quarter of 1998
- A 132-page document providing statistics from a wide number of Member States on "refused aliens"; "aliens illegally present"; "aliens who entered illegally"; "facilitators apprehended"; "facilitated aliens"; "removed aliens"
- 14151/98 - The fight against drug trafficking in the Caribbean region
- "The Caribbean continues to be an important transit area for drugs produced in Latin America whose final destination is in the North American continent or Europe. However, over the last ten years or so, this role as a transit area has been couple with a considerable increase in local consumption, whihc... has evolved towards more harmful drugs... Consumption of these products leads to personality disorders resulting in violent behaviour and public security problems (attacks, robberies, murders)." See 14152/98 for a report on the Balkans and Near-Middle East; 14184/98 on Central Europe; 14187/98 on Africa; 14278/98 on South America; 14383/98 on South-West Asia.
- 14436/98 - System of reference codes precisely defining the signs of falsification revealed during the examination of false documents
- A document demonstrating the way in which false documents were/are analysed and categorised.
- 5045/99 - Electronic surveillance and video surveillance - Summary of replies to questionnaire 11073/97 ENFOPOL 194
- "New technologies provide the public with additional security tools, whether used privately or by the police. As a follow-up to the Noordwijk seminar on crime prevention (Netherlands, 11 to 14 May 1998), the French delegation proposed that the Police Cooperation Working Party launch a debate on video and electronic surveillance, on the basis of a survey of legislation and practice in the Member States of the EU. Fourteen Member States replied to the questionnaire"
- 14330/98 - Transparency: list of topics on which there could be open debates at meetings of the Council
- The Presidency offers a rather limited list of topics on which the Council "could" have open debates in the name of transparency.