Council Decision (EU) 2017/865 of 11 May 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters

The signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence with regard to matters related to judicial cooperation in criminal matters is hereby authorised, subject to the conclusion of the said Convention .

The President of the Council is hereby authorised to designate the person(s) empowered to sign the Convention on behalf of the Union.

This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.