Council of the European Union and European Parliament 11 May 2016, Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA

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REGULATION (EU) 2016/794 establishes the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) to enhance cooperation among Member States in combating serious crime and terrorism affecting multiple jurisdictions. Key provisions include the establishment of a Management Board for governance, the requirement for Member States to provide necessary data to Europol, and the facilitation of information exchange with various authorities while ensuring data protection. The regulation mandates the operational effectiveness of Europol through strategic analyses, threat assessments, and the establishment of national units to coordinate cooperation with Member States.AI

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CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS, OBJECTIVES AND TASKS OF EUROPOL
Article 1. Establishment of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. Objectives
Article 4. Tasks
CHAPTER II. COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES AND EUROPOL
Article 5. Participation in joint investigation teams
Article 6. Request by Europol for the initiation of a criminal investigation
Article 7. Europol national units
Article 8. Liaison officers
CHAPTER III. ORGANISATION OF EUROPOL
Article 9. Administrative and management structure of Europol
SECTION 1. Management Board
Article 10. Composition of the Management Board
Article 11. Functions of the Management Board
Article 12. Multiannual programming and annual work programmes
Article 13. Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson of the Management Board
Article 14. Meetings of the Management Board
Article 15. Voting rules of the Management Board
SECTION 2. Executive Director
Article 16. Responsibilities of the Executive Director
CHAPTER IV. PROCESSING OF INFORMATION
Article 17. Sources of information
Article 18. Purposes of information processing activities
Article 19. Determination of the purpose of, and restrictions on, the processing of information by Europol
Article 20. Access by Member States and Europol's staff to information stored by Europol
Article 21. Access by Eurojust and OLAF to information stored by Europol
Article 22. Duty to notify Member States
CHAPTER V. RELATIONS WITH PARTNERS
SECTION 1. Common provisions
Article 23. Common provisions
SECTION 2. Transfer and exchange of personal data
Article 24. Transfer of personal data to Union bodies
Article 25. Transfer of personal data to third countries and international organisations
Article 26. Exchanges of personal data with private parties
Article 27. Information from private persons
CHAPTER VI. DATA PROTECTION SAFEGUARDS
Article 28. General data protection principles
Article 29. Assessment of reliability of the source and accuracy of information
Article 30. Processing of special categories of personal data and of different categories of data subjects
Article 31. Time-limits for the storage and erasure of personal data
Article 32. Security of processing
Article 33. Data protection by design
Article 34. Notification of a personal data breach to the authorities concerned
Article 35. Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject
Article 36. Right of access for the data subject
Article 37. Right to rectification, erasure and restriction
Article 38. Responsibility in data protection matters
Article 39. Prior consultation
Article 40. Logging and documentation
Article 41. Data Protection Officer
Article 42. Supervision by the national supervisory authority
Article 43. Supervision by the EDPS
Article 44. Cooperation between the EDPS and national supervisory authorities
Article 45. Cooperation Board
Article 46. Administrative personal data
CHAPTER VII. REMEDIES AND LIABILITY
Article 47. Right to lodge a complaint with the EDPS
Article 48. Right to a judicial remedy against the EDPS
Article 49. General provisions on liability and the right to compensation
Article 50. Liability for incorrect personal data processing and the right to compensation
CHAPTER VIII. JOINT PARLIAMENTARY SCRUTINY
Article 51. Joint Parliamentary scrutiny
Article 52. Access by the European Parliament to information processed by or through Europol
CHAPTER IX. STAFF
Article 53. General provisions
Article 54. Executive Director
Article 55. Deputy Executive Directors
Article 56. Seconded national experts
CHAPTER X. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Article 57. Budget
Article 58. Establishment of the budget
Article 59. Implementation of the budget
Article 60. Presentation of accounts and discharge
Article 61. Financial rules
CHAPTER XI. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 62. Legal status
Article 63. Privileges and immunities
Article 64. Language arrangements
Article 65. Transparency
Article 66. Combating fraud
Article 67. Rules on the protection of sensitive non-classified and classified information
Article 68. Evaluation and review
Article 69. Administrative inquiries
Article 70. Headquarters
CHAPTER XII. TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Article 71. Legal succession
Article 72. Transitional arrangements concerning the Management Board
Article 73. Transitional arrangements concerning the Executive Director, the Deputy Directors and staff
Article 74. Transitional budgetary provisions
CHAPTER XIII. FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 75. Replacement and repeal
Article 76. Maintenance in force of the internal rules adopted by the Management Board
Article 77. Entry into force and application
ANNEX I. LIST OF FORMS OF CRIME REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3(1)

24.5.2016

Official Journal of the European Union

L 135/53

REGULATION (EU) 2016/794 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 11 May 2016

on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA

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