Council Decision (EU) 2023/436 of 14 February 2023 authorising Member States to ratify, in the interest of the European Union, the Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced cooperation and disclosure of electronic evidence

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

1 When ratifying the Protocol, Member States which did not, at the time of signature of the Protocol, make reservations, declarations, notifications or communications in accordance with Sections 1 to 3 of the Annex to this Decision shall do so when they deposit their instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the Protocol.

2 Following 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.