Joint investigative teams

The joint team shall conduct difficult investigations requiring the mobilisation of substantial resources and shall coordinate joint actions.

Joint special investigation teams

c) appointing a joint team or teams of experts to verify the technical competence of a notified body and its compliance with the requirements;

(c) appointing a joint team or teams of experts to verify the technical competence of a notified body and its compliance with the requirements;

Participation in joint investigation teams

A joint investigation team may, in particular, be set up where:

Liability with regard to Europol's participation in joint investigation teams

In this Article, members of the joint investigation team from Member States other than the Member State in which the team operates are referred to as being `seconded` to the team.

A joint investigation team shall operate in the territory of the Member States setting up the team under the following general conditions:

to participate in a support capacity in joint investigation teams, according to Article 3a;

(2) Rules need to be laid down governing such participation of Europol in joint investigation teams.

Research scholarships may be linked to the creation of trans-national teams and joint research projects.

Where the joint investigation team needs investigative measures to be taken in one of the Member States setting up the team, members seconded to the team by that Member State may request their own competent authorities to take those measures.

A request for the setting up of a joint investigation team may be made by any of the Member States concerned.

i) directories of experts, trained personnel and strike teams designated by each Party to take part in Joint Response Operation.

Where the joint investigative team needs investigative measures to be taken in one of the States setting up the team, a member of the team of that State may request its own competent authorities to take those measures without the other States having to submit a request for mutual legal assistance.

A member of the joint investigation team may, in accordance with his or her national law and within the limits of his or her competence, provide the team with information available in the Member State which has seconded him or her for the purpose of the criminal investigations conducted by the team.

By mutual agreement, the authorities of several Contracting Parties may set up a joint special investigation team based in a Contracting Party.

This Article shall be without prejudice to any other existing provisions or arrangements on the setting up or operation of joint investigation teams.

Seconded members of the joint investigation team may, in accordance with the law of the Member State where the team operates, be entrusted by the leader of the team with the task of taking certain investigative measures where this has been approved by the competent authorities of the Member State of operation and the seconding Member State.

Seconded members of the joint investigation team shall be entitled to be present when investigative measures are taken in the Member State of operation.

two members of the teaching staff, one representing the staff of the secondary school and the other the staff of the primary and nursery schools jointly;

? to achieve a satisfactory level of communication among personnel and, in particular, strike teams designated to take part in Joint Response Operations;

The administrative implementation of the participation of Europol officials in a joint investigation team shall be laid down in an arrangement between the Director of Europol and the competent authorities of the Member States participating in the joint investigation team, with the involvement of the National Units.

In addition to the information referred to in the relevant provisions of Article 14 of the European Mutual Assistance Convention and Article 37 of the Benelux Treaty, requests for the setting up of a joint investigation team shall include proposals for the composition of the team.

By mutual agreement, the competent authorities of two or more Member States may set up a joint investigation team for a specific purpose and a limited period, which may be extended by mutual consent, to carry out criminal investigations in one or more of the Member States setting up the team.

Article 5 of the EU-U.S. Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement as set forth in Article 2 of the Annex to this Agreement shall govern the formation and activities of joint investigative teams;

(b) Article 5 of the EU-U.S. Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement as set forth in Article 2 of the Annex to this Agreement shall govern the formation and activities of joint investigative teams;

"21a. shall act by a two-third majority in disputes between a Member State and Europol concerning the liability with regard to Europol's participation in joint investigation teams (Article 39a); ".

Research work shall be carried out with the active collaboration of teaching staff and research students, who shall jointly lay down their methods of work and the lines along which it should proceed.

To the extent that the laws of the Member States concerned or the provisions of any legal instrument applicable between them permit, arrangements may be agreed for persons other than representatives of the competent authorities of the Member States setting up the joint investigation team to take part in the activities of the team.

Where the joint investigation team needs assistance from a Member State other than those which have set up the team, or from a third State, the request for assistance may be made by the competent authorities of the State of operations to the competent authorities of the other State concerned in accordance with the relevant instruments or arrangements.

"1a. shall, acting by a majority of two thirds of its members, determine the rules governing the administrative implementation of the participation of Europol officials in joint investigation teams (Article 3a(2)); ";

Project proposals must provide detailed information on the objectives and justification of the planned joint research work, the methodology to be followed, the composition of each research team and the intended timetable.

In accordance with the arrangement referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, officials of Europol may liaise directly with the members of the joint investigation team and provide members and seconded members of the joint investigation team, in accordance with the present Convention, with information from any of the components of the computerised system of collected information referred to in Article 6. In case of direct liaison, the National Units of the Member States represented in the team as well as the Member States which provided the information shall at the same time be informed thereof by Europol.

Operational Command means overall co-ordination and control of Joint Response Operations, including both national resources and strike teams, equipment and other resources (aircraft, vessels) rendered as assistance by other Parties.

Information lawfully obtained by a member or seconded member while part of a joint investigation team which is not otherwise available to the competent authorities of the Member States concerned may be used for the following purposes:

(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.

a) Operational Command which consists of taking decisions concerning response strategy, defining the tasks of various groups of teams and units and having overall command and co-ordination over all resources taking part in the Joint Response Operations.

These rules should address the role of Europol officials in these teams, the exchange of information between Europol and the joint investigation team, as well as non-contractual liability for damage caused by Europol officials participating in these teams.

During the operations of a joint investigation team referred to in this Article, Europol officials shall, with respect to offences committed against or by them, be subject to national law of the Member State of operation applicable to persons with comparable functions.";

During Joint Response Operations, the SOSC shall, in addition to assuming overall Operational Command, be specifically responsible for co-ordinating the actions taken by national means (strike teams, vessels, aircraft) of the Lead State with those taken by the means of the assisting Parties.

In accordance with Article 17(2), the immunity referred to in paragraph 1(a) shall not be granted in respect of official acts required to be undertaken in fulfilment of the tasks set out in Article 3a of the Convention regarding the participation of Europol officials in joint investigation teams.".

Information obtained by a Europol official while part of a joint investigation team may, with the consent and under the responsibility of the Member State which provided the information, be included in any of the components of the computerised system under the conditions laid down in this Convention.

Europol officials may participate in a support capacity in joint investigation teams, including those teams set up in accordance with Article 1 of the Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams or in accordance with Article 13 of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Member States of the European Union, as far as those teams are investigating criminal offences for which Europol is competent under Article 2. Europol officials may, within the limits provided for by the law of the Member State where the joint investigation team operates and in accordance with the arrangement referred to in paragraph 2, assist in all activities and exchange information with all members of the joint investigation team, in accordance with paragraph 3. However, they shall not take part in the taking of any coercive measures.

Within two months of the completion of the execution period of a joint research project, a final report, presenting the work carried out and the results obtained, shall be prepared in English jointly by the two research teams and submitted to the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia and to TÜBÝTAK for evaluation and approval.

(1) Pursuant to Article 30(2)(a) of the Treaty on European Union, the Council is to enable Europol to facilitate and support the preparation, and to encourage the coordination and carrying out, of specific investigative actions by the competent authorities of the Member States, including operational actions of joint teams comprising representatives of Europol in a support capacity.

Joint investigative teams may be established and operated in the respective territories of the Republic of Slovenia and the United States of America for the purpose of facilitating criminal investigations or prosecutions involving one or more Member States of the European Union and the United States of America where deemed appropriate by the Republic of Slovenia and the United States of America.

(4) The Protocol on the privileges and immunities of Europol, the members of its organs, the deputy directors and the employees of Europol should be amended to the effect that the immunity of Europol's staff members in respect to words spoken or written, and/or acts performed by them in the exercise of their official functions, does not extend to their activities as participants in the joint investigation teams,