PART III: THE POLICIES AND FUNCTIONING OF THE UNION
TITLE III – INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION
CHAPTER IV – AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
Section 5 – Police cooperation
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1. The Union shall establish police cooperation involving all the Member States' competent
authorities, including police, customs and other specialised law enforcement services in relation to
the prevention, detection and investigation of criminal offences.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, European laws or framework laws may establish measures
concerning:
(a) the collection, storage, processing, analysis and exchange of relevant information;
(b) support for the training of staff, and cooperation on the exchange of staff, on equipment and on
research into crimedetection;
(c) common investigative techniques in relation to the detection of serious forms of organised crime.
3. A European law or framework law of the Council may establish measures concerning
operational cooperation between the authorities referred to in this Article. The Council shall act
unanimously after consulting the European Parliament.
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1. Europol's mission shall be to support and strengthen action by the Member States' police
authorities and other law enforcement services and their mutual cooperation in preventing and
combating serious crime affecting two or more Member States, terrorism and forms of crime which
affect a common interest covered by a Union policy.
2. European laws shall determine Europol's structure, operation, field of action and tasks. These
tasks may include:
(a) the collection, storage, processing, analysis and exchange of information forwarded particularly
by the authorities of the Member States or third countries or bodies;
(b) the coordination, organisation and implementation of investigative and operational action
carried out jointly with the Member States' competent authorities or in the context of joint
investigative teams, where appropriate in liaison with Eurojust.
European laws shall also lay down the procedures for scrutiny of Europol's activities by the
European Parliament, together with national Parliaments.
3. Any operational action by Europol must be carried out in liaison and in agreement with the
authorities of the Member State or States whose territory is concerned. The application of coercive
measures shall be the exclusive responsibility of the competent national authorities.
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A European law or framework law of the Council shall lay down the conditions and limitations under
which the competent authorities of the Member States referred to in Articles III-270 and III-275 may
operate in the territory of another Member State in liaison and in agreement with the authorities of
that State. The Council shall act unanimously after consulting the European Parliament.
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