Council of the European Union and European Parliament 14 November 2018, Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA

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REGULATION (EU) 2018/1727 establishes the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) to enhance coordination among Member States' judicial authorities in combating serious cross-border crime. Key provisions include the delineation of Eurojust's competencies, the establishment of an Executive Board for management, and the integration of data protection measures consistent with existing EU regulations. The regulation applies to all Member States, ensuring Eurojust's operational effectiveness and cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) while maintaining respect for national laws and data protection rights.AI

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CHAPTER I. ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES AND TASKS OF EUROJUST
Article 1. Establishment of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation
Article 2. Tasks
Article 3. Competence of Eurojust
Article 4. Operational functions of Eurojust
Article 5. Exercise of operational and other functions
CHAPTER II. STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF EUROJUST
SECTION I. Structure
Article 6. Structure of Eurojust
SECTION II. National members
Article 7. Status of national members
Article 8. Powers of national members
Article 9. Access to national registers
SECTION III. The College
Article 10. Composition of the College
Article 11. The President and Vice-President of Eurojust
Article 12. Compensation mechanism for the election to the position of President
Article 13. Meetings of the College
Article 14. Voting rules of the College
Article 15. Annual and multi-annual programming
SECTION IV. The executive board
Article 16. Functioning of the Executive Board
SECTION V. The Administrative Director
Article 17. Status of the Administrative Director
Article 18. Responsibilities of the Administrative Director
CHAPTER III. OPERATIONAL MATTERS
Article 19. On-call coordination mechanism
Article 20. Eurojust national coordination system
Article 21. Exchanges of information with the Member States and between national members
Article 22. Information provided by Eurojust to competent national authorities
Article 23. Case management system, index and temporary work files
Article 24. Functioning of temporary work files and the index
Article 25. Access to the case management system at national level
CHAPTER IV. PROCESSING OF INFORMATION
Article 26. Processing of personal data by Eurojust
Article 27. Processing of operational personal data
Article 28. Processing under the authority of Eurojust or processor
Article 29. Time limits for the storage of operational personal data
Article 30. Security of operational personal data
Article 31. Right of access by the data subject
Article 32. Limitations to the right of access
Article 33. Right to restriction of processing
Article 34. Authorised access to operational personal data within Eurojust
Article 35. Records of categories of processing activities
Article 36. Designation of the Data Protection Officer
Article 37. Position of the Data Protection Officer
Article 38. Tasks of the Data Protection Officer
Article 39. Notification of a personal data breach to the authorities concerned
Article 40. Supervision by the EDPS
Article 41. Professional secrecy of the EDPS
Article 42. Cooperation between the EDPS and national supervisory authorities
Article 43. Right to lodge a complaint with the EDPS with respect to operational personal data
Article 44. Right to judicial review against the EDPS
Article 45. Responsibility in data protection matters
Article 46. Liability for unauthorised or incorrect processing of data
CHAPTER V. RELATIONS WITH PARTNERS
SECTION I. Common provisions
Article 47. Common provisions
SECTION II. Relations with partners within the Union
Article 48. Cooperation with the European Judicial Network and other Union networks involved in judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Article 49. Relations with Europol
Article 50. Relations with the EPPO
Article 51. Relations with other Union bodies, offices and agencies
SECTION III. International cooperation
Article 52. Relations with the authorities of third countries and international organisations
Article 53. Liaison magistrates posted to third countries
Article 54. Requests for judicial cooperation to and from third countries
SECTION IV. Transfers of personal data
Article 55. Transmission of operational personal data to Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies
Article 56. General principles for transfers of operational personal data to third countries and international organisations
Article 57. Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision
Article 58. Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards
Article 59. Derogations for specific situations
CHAPTER VI. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Article 60. Budget
Article 61. Establishment of the budget
Article 62. Implementation of the budget
Article 63. Presentation of accounts and discharge
Article 64. Financial rules
CHAPTER VII. STAFF PROVISIONS
Article 65. General provisions
Article 66. Seconded national experts and other staff
CHAPTER VIII. EVALUATION AND REPORTING
Article 67. Involvement of the Union institutions and national parliaments
Article 68. Opinions on proposed legislative acts
Article 69. Evaluation and review
CHAPTER IX. GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 70. Privileges and immunities
Article 71. Language arrangements
Article 72. Confidentiality
Article 73. Conditions of confidentiality of national proceedings
Article 74. Transparency
Article 75. OLAF and the Court of Auditors
Article 76. Rules on the protection of sensitive non-classified information and classified information
Article 77. Administrative inquiries
Article 78. Liability other than liability for unauthorised or incorrect processing of data
Article 79. Headquarters agreement and operating conditions
Article 80. Transitional arrangements
Article 81. Replacement and repeal
Article 82. Entry into force and application
ANNEX I. ANNEX II

21.11.2018

Official Journal of the European Union

L 295/138

REGULATION (EU) 2018/1727 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 14 November 2018

on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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