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.
Uradniki Europola lahko v podporni funkciji sodelujejo v skupnih preiskovalnih skupinah, vključno s skupinami, ustanovljenimi v skladu s členom 1 Okvirnega sklepa z dne 13. junija 2002 o skupnih preiskovalnih skupinah ali v skladu s členom 13 Konvencije z dne 29. maja 2000 o medsebojni pravni pomoči v kazenskih zadevah med državami članicami Evropske unije, kolikor te skupine preiskujejo kazniva dejanja, za katera je pristojen Europol na podlagi člena 2. Uradniki Europola lahko v okviru omejitev, ki jih predvideva zakonodaja države članice, kjer deluje skupna preiskovalna skupina, in v skladu z dogovorom iz odstavka 2, nudijo pomoč pri vseh dejavnostih in izmenjujejo informacije z vsemi člani skupne preiskovalne skupine v skladu z odstavkom 3. Vendar pa ne sodelujejo pri izvajanju prisilnih ukrepov.