Council of the European Union 6 April 2009, Council Decision of 6 April 2009 establishing the European Police Office (Europol)

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CHAPTER I. ESTABLISHMENT AND TASKS
Article 1. Establishment
Article 2. Legal capacity
Article 3. Objective
Article 4. Competence
Article 5. Tasks
Article 6. Participation in joint investigation teams
Article 7. Requests by Europol for the initiation of criminal investigations
Article 8. National units
Article 9. Liaison officers
CHAPTER II. INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS
Article 10. Information processing
Article 11. Europol Information System
Article 12. Content of the Europol Information System
Article 13. Use of the Europol Information System
Article 14. Analysis work files
Article 15. Index function
Article 16. Order opening an analysis work file
CHAPTER III. COMMON PROVISIONS ON INFORMATION PROCESSING
Article 17. Duty to notify
Article 18. Provisions on control of retrievals
Article 19. Rules on the use of data
Article 20. Time limits for the storage and deletion of data
Article 21. Access to data from other information systems
CHAPTER IV. RELATIONS WITH PARTNERS
Article 22. Relations with Union or Community institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
Article 23. Relations with third States and organisations
Article 24. Transmission of data
Article 25. Information from private parties and private persons
Article 26. Implementing rules governing Europol’s relations
CHAPTER V. DATA PROTECTION AND DATA SECURITY
Article 27. Standard of data protection
Article 28. Data Protection Officer
Article 29. Responsibility in data protection matters
Article 30. Individual’s right of access
Article 31. Data subject’s right to correctionand deletion of data
Article 32. Appeals
Article 33. National supervisory body
Article 34. Joint Supervisory Body
Article 35. Data security
CHAPTER VI. ORGANISATION
Article 36. Organs of Europol
Article 37. Management Board
Article 38. Director
Article 39. Staff
CHAPTER VII. CONFIDENTIALITY ISSUES
Article 40. Confidentiality
Article 41. Obligation of discretion and confidentiality
CHAPTER VIII. BUDGET PROVISIONS
Article 42. Budget
Article 43. Implementation and control of the budget
Article 44. Financial regulation
CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 45. Rules concerning access to Europol documents
Article 46. EU classified information
Article 47. Languages
Article 48. Informing the European Parliament
Article 49. Combating fraud
Article 50. Headquarters Agreement
Article 51. Privileges and immunities
Article 52. Liability for unauthorised or incorrect data processing
Article 53. Other liability
Article 54. Liability with regard to Europol’s participationin joint investigation teams
CHAPTER X. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 55. General legal succession
Article 56. Director and Deputy Directors
Article 57. Staff
Article 58. Budget
Article 59. Measures to be prepared and adoptedbefore the date of application of this Decision
Article 60. Financial actions and decisions to be takenbefore the date of application of this Decision
CHAPTER XI. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 61. Transposition
Article 62. Replacement
Article 63. Repeal
Article 64. Entry into force and application

15.5.2009

Official Journal of the European Union

L 121/37

COUNCIL DECISION

of 6 April 2009

establishing the European Police Office (Europol)

(2009/371/JHA)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 30(1)(b), Article 30(2) and Article 34(2)(c) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

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