Council Decision (EU) 2022/722 of 5 April 2022 authorising Member States to sign, in the interest of the European Union, the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence

The Member States are hereby authorised to sign, in the interest of the Union, the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence (‘the Protocol’) .

1 When signing the Protocol, Member States may make reservations, declarations, notifications or communications in accordance with Sections 1 to 3 of the Annex to this Decision.

2 Member States signing the Protocol which do not make reservations, declarations, notifications or communications as referred to in paragraph 1 at the time of signature of the Protocol, shall do so when they deposit their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the Protocol.

3 Following the signature and the ratification, acceptance or approval of the Protocol, the Member States shall, in addition, observe the indications set out in Section 4 of the Annex to this Decision.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.