Council Decision 2006/560/JHA of 24 July 2006 amending Decision 2003/170/JHA on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States

‘2 The General Secretariat shall draw up an annual summary to be sent to Member States, the Commission and to Europol concerning Member States' postings of liaison officers, including their duties and any cooperative agreements between the Member States on the posting of liaison officers. This summary shall list the Member States who, with the agreement of other Member States through coordination in the Council structures, have been given responsibility for the coordination of EU cooperation in a particular country or region, as referred to in Article 4(1). Details of Europol liaison officers posted to third countries or international organisations shall also be included’

‘3 In accordance with the national law and the Europol Convention, Member States may make a request to Europol to use Europol liaison officers seconded to third countries or international organisations, with a view to the exchange of relevant information in compliance with the cooperation agreements concluded between Europol and the third country or organisation concerned. Requests shall be addressed to Europol via the Member States' national units in accordance with the Europol Convention.

4 Europol shall ensure that its liaison officers seconded to third countries and international organisations provide it with information relating to serious threats of criminal offences to Member States for those criminal offences for which Europol is competent under the Europol Convention. Such information shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned via the national units in accordance with the Europol Convention’.

This Decision shall apply to Gibraltar.

This Decision shall take effect on the 15th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.