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Act on the Implementation of Decision (2002/187/JHA) Council of 28 February 2002 on the establishment of Euro Just to improve the fight against serious crime

Original Language Title: Act on the Implementation of Decision (2002/187 / JHA) Council of 28 February 2002 on the establishment of Euro Just to reinforcing the fight against serious crime

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Law implementing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 setting up Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (Eurojust Law-EJG)

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EJG

Date of completion: 12.05.2004

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" Eurojust law of 12 May 2004 (BGBl. 902), as last amended by Article 166 of the Regulation of 31 August 2015 (BGBl I). I p. 1474).

Status: Last amended by Art. 166 V v. 31.8.2015 I 1474

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(+ + + Text evidence from: 18.  5.2004 + + +) 
(+ + + Official note from the norm-provider on EC law:
Implementation of the
EGBes 187/2002 (CELEX Nr: 302D0187) + + +)

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With the approval of the Federal Council, the Bundestag has adopted the following law: Unofficial table of contents

Content Summary

§ 1 National Member
§ 2 Supporting People
§ 3 Duties of the national Member; Service
§ 4 Information transmission
Section 4a Management of working files and index by the national member
§ 4b Access to index and work files by Eurojust-contact point; Regulation empowerment
§ 4c Dissemination of information by Eurojust-contact points
§ 4d Access to index records and work files of the national member by other than German authorities
§ 5 Requests and written opinions of the College and requests from the national member
§ 6 Information of the national member by the competent German authorities
§ 7 National focal points and the definition of powers
§ 8 Information, correction, blocking and deletion
§ 9 Joint Supervisory Body
§ 10 Damages due to inadmissible or incorrect data collection or use
§ 11 Cooperation with OLAF
§ 12 Action taken by the national member under Article 26a (9) of the Eurojust Decision
§ 13 Application of the Eurojust Decision
§ 14 European Judicial Network in criminal matters
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§ 1 National Member

(1) The provisions of Article 2 (1) of Council Decision 2002/187/JHA of 28 February 2002 establishing Eurojust with a view to reinforcing the fight against serious crime (OJ 2002 L 327, p. 1), as set out in Decision 2009 /426/JHA (OJ L 63, 6.3.2009, p. 14). (Eurojust-Decision) German member of Eurojust (national member) to be sent is appointed and appointed by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection; the appointment shall be made in the Behave with the State Justice Administrations. The person to be appointed as a national member must have the qualifications to the judge's office in accordance with the German Judge Act and shall be the federal staff member. (2) The term of office of the national member shall be at least four years, calculated from the date of the Nomination; where the national member is the President or Vice-President of Eurojust, the term of office must be at least so long that the national member of that office shall be appointed for the entire term of office for which it has been elected can. A dismise of the national member before the expiry of the period referred to in the first sentence against his will shall be possible only for an important reason; the Council of the European Union shall be informed beforehand of the convening and of the reasons therefor. A multiple renaming is allowed. In the case of renaming, the duration of the term of office may differ from the first sentence; the first sentence of the second half-sentence shall remain unaffected. By way of derogation from the first sentence, an early dismise is possible if the national member is posted to third countries on behalf of Eurojust as liaison magistrate or as a liaison attorney or public prosecutor. (3) The national member shall be subject to the technical instructions of the Federal Ministry of Justice and the consumer protection. (4) The supreme office of the national member shall meet the duties assigned to him under the Eurojust Decision. the necessary measures necessary to implement the implementation of paragraph 1 (1) and (3), to ensure that decisions of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection are taken, unless a different agreement has been reached. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 Supporting Persons

(1) § 1 (1) shall apply with regard to the supporting persons referred to in Article 2 (2) (b) of the Eurojust Decision (supporting persons) with the proviso that the persons to be appointed shall also be proposed by the countries (2) From the circle of supporting persons, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Land Justice Administrations, shall designate the persons referred to in Article 2 (5) of Eurojust Decision for the representation of the national member. (3) The term of office of the As a rule, supporting persons should not be less than two years. In addition, § 1 (2) sentence 2, first sentence and sentence 3 shall apply accordingly. (4) In the performance of the tasks assigned to them, the supporting persons shall be subject to the technical instructions of the Federal Ministry of Justice and for Consumer protection and the national member. The tasks to be performed by the supporting persons shall be determined by the national member. The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection will be informed of the definition of the tasks taken. (5) Insofar as the national member is assigned tasks under this Act, these tasks may be carried out within the framework of the provisions of paragraph 4. (6) § 1 para. 4 applies accordingly. (7) National experts within the meaning of Article 30 (2) sentence 4 of the Eurojust Decision, which shall support the national member, shall be subject in the performance of the tasks assigned to them in accordance with the Implementing provisions of Eurojust shall be subject to the technical instructions of the national member. The second and third sentences of paragraph 4 shall apply accordingly. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Tasks of the national Member; Service

(1) The national member shall carry out the tasks assigned to him in accordance with the Eurojust Decision. For the purposes of Articles 9b and 9e of the Eurojust Decision, the national member shall act as the competent national authority within the meaning of Article 9a (1) of the Eurojust Decision. In this capacity, the national member may
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Requests which concern judicial cooperation in criminal matters with Member States of the European Union, receive, transmit, assist and provide additional information on the matter; the national member shall immediately inform the competent German authorities of the performance of these tasks;
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in the case of the competent German authorities, encourage additional measures if it appears appropriate to the competent German authorities with a view to the full execution of the requests;
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-submit proposals to the competent German authorities on requests and measures within the meaning of Articles 9c and 9d of the Eurojust Decision.
(2) The national member may exchange information with the national members of other Member States of the European Union concerning the performance of the tasks of Eurojust, in particular in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9b of the Eurojust Decision, are required. With regard to third countries, the national member
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to receive information from the judicial authorities of these States and to forward them to the competent German authorities;
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, with the consent of the competent German authorities, shall provide information to the judicial authorities of those States.
(3) The national member shall inform the relevant national contact points of the European Judicial Network in each case of cases which, in the opinion of the national member, can be better dealt with by the network. (4) The national member shall inform the national contact points of the European Judicial Network. Member States may, in accordance with Article 9 (4) of the Eurojust Decision, be able to circulate directly with public authorities to the extent that such bodies may contribute to the performance of the tasks of Eurojust in a matter. This shall apply in particular to transport with the German courts responsible for law enforcement, the public prosecutors and other judicial authorities, as well as the police central offices, the national liaison officers at Europol, and other authorities, in so far as these tasks are carried out by law enforcement. In the case of pending criminal proceedings, direct transport shall normally be carried out by the competent public prosecutor's office. To the extent that the national member operates directly with the police departments of the Federal Government or the Länder, it shall simultaneously inform the competent public prosecutor's office, as far as this is known, and in parallel with the competent police central offices. The provisions on the protection of personal data shall remain unaffected. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Information transmission

(1) Without prejudice to the teaching requirements referred to in § 6, Eurojust shall, upon request by the College of Eurojust (college) or the national member by the national member, shall be provided by the national member of the courts responsible for the prosecution, the Public prosecutors and other authorities, in so far as these tasks are carried out by law enforcement, provide direct information, including personal data, as far as this is carried out in order to carry out the tasks of Eurojust in accordance with the Eurojust Decision, in particular in accordance with Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9b of this Decision. Moreover, on the request of the College or of the national Member, other public authorities referred to in the first sentence may transmit to Eurojust information within the meaning of the first sentence, directly to the extent to which this is compared with a court or tribunal. a public prosecutor's office for the implementation of criminal proceedings would be admissible in so far as it is necessary to obtain information on the performance of Eurojust's tasks in accordance with the Eurojust Decision, in particular Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9b of that Decision. The judicial management remains unaffected. (2) The transmission referred to in paragraph 1 does not apply if it is contrary to a special federal or national legal system of application. The transmission may be subject to the following conditions:
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a reason referred to in Article 8, second sentence, of the Eurojust Decision is available; or
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the disclosure of the information would lead to the risk of a serious disadvantage for the Federal Republic of Germany.
The obligation to maintain legal confidentiality obligations or of professional or special official secrecy, which is not based on statutory regulations, remains unaffected. (3) Without prejudice to the teaching obligations pursuant to § 6, public Where, without the request of the College or the national member, Eurojust shall provide information, within the meaning of the first sentence of paragraph 1, directly to the extent to which it relates to a court or to a public prosecutor's office for the purpose of carrying out a Criminal proceedings may be admissible if there is evidence to suggest that the knowledge of the performance of the tasks of Eurojust under the Eurojust Decision, and in particular Articles 5, 6, 7 and 9b thereof, is necessary and appropriate;
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facilitate or promote the coordination of criminal proceedings in a Member State,
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to initiate criminal proceedings in a Member State,
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to promote criminal proceedings initiated in a Member State, or
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to substantially facilitate the performance of the tasks of Eurojust.
Where the federal or state police departments carry out a transmission in accordance with the first sentence, they shall be carried out via the responsible police central offices. If a direct transmission is required due to special urgency, the police central offices shall be informed in parallel. The third sentence of paragraph 1 shall apply accordingly. At the time of transmission, Eurojust shall be requested to verify without delay any personal data transmitted to it, whether it is necessary for the purposes set out in the first sentence, and to delete any data that is not required. Paragraph 2 shall apply. (4) In order to carry out its duties, the national member shall be granted access to a register held by public authorities, in which this shall be carried out in respect of a court or a public prosecutor's office for the purpose of carrying out its tasks. of criminal proceedings. Registers within the meaning of this Act are automated guided data collections which do not only serve the internal purposes of the responsible bodies. (5) In the case of the transmission of information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, the recipient shall be informed of the following: that they may be used only for the purpose of carrying out the tasks assigned to Eurojust. If it is found that inaccurate information or information which should not have been transmitted has been transmitted, Eurojust shall be informed without delay by the transmitting body and any immediate correction or correction shall be made available to it. Request deletion of the information. In so far as the courts and authorities referred to in the first sentence of paragraph 1 have provided information on a criminal procedure conducted in Germany, the competent public prosecutor's office or, on the basis of an agreement with it, shall inform the competent authorities of the (6) Before the national member gives its assent in accordance with the first sentence of Article 27 (1) of the Eurojust Decision for the transmission of information to bodies referred to in Article 26a Paragraph 1 of the Eurojust Decision, which shall be issued by the German public authorities , it receives the approval of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, or a public body of the Federal Government designated by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection in general or for the individual case, to the extent that the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection or the body designated by it does not agree to the consent. Prior to consent, it shall be carried out in consultation with the public prosecutor's office responsible for the procedure and the body responsible for the authorization of the legal assistance. If the information received by the national member from third parties contains information on German nationals, or if the information is otherwise relevant to the Federal Republic of Germany, the national member shall inform the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection or the public body designated by the latter in accordance with the first sentence of the first sentence of Article 27 (1) of the Eurojust Decision concerning the transmission of the information to bodies in the The meaning of Article 26a (1) of the Eurojust Decision. Unofficial table of contents

Section 4a Administration of working files and index by the national member

(1) The national member shall, in any case where the information referred to in Article 16a (1) of the Eurojust Decision is sent to him, submit an electronically controlled file (working file). The national member is responsible for the management of the working file. (2) The national member shall include information on the working file in the index within the meaning of Article 16 (4) of the Eurojust Decision (index), if this is necessary for the fulfilment of the tasks of the national member. shall be required by Eurojust or for the purposes of criminal justice; for the extent of the data, Section 484 (1) (1) to (5) of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall apply accordingly. Information which is transmitted to the national member pursuant to Article 6 (1), second sentence, without a request to Eurojust may only be included in the index, provided that the transmitting body has agreed to it. Unofficial table of contents

Section 4b Access to index and work files by Eurojust-contact point; Regulation empowerment

(1) The Eurojust contact points referred to in § 7, linked to the case processing system within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of the Eurojust Decision (case processing system), shall have access to the index and to the working files of the Case processing systems. (2) The Eurojust focal points referred to in paragraph 1 shall be entitled to access the index data sets for access by means of an automated retrieval procedure where this is necessary for criminal justice purposes and if the national member of another Member State that has set the data in the index, does not (3) The national member may grant access to the Eurojust contact points referred to in paragraph 1 by means of an automated retrieval procedure to the work files he is carrying out if necessary for the purposes of criminal justice. Access shall be granted only to the information provided to the national member pursuant to Article 6 (1), second sentence, without a request to Eurojust, to the extent that the notified body has agreed to it. Eurojust contact points may only be accessed in individual cases where this is necessary for the purposes of criminal justice. (4) The national member may access the Eurojust contact points referred to in paragraph 1 by means of an automated retrieval procedure. to the working files of the national member of another Member State to which it has access, where this is necessary for the purposes of criminal justice and the national member of the other Member State has access by national Authorities have not refused. (5) The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection shall, by means of a regulation after consulting the national member, shall determine whether, and to what extent, in addition to the Eurojust contact points referred to in paragraph 1, further information shall be provided. German authorities within the meaning of Article 12 (2) of the Eurojust Decision, which are linked to the case-processing system, shall have access to index and work files and access to the data sets contained therein. Unofficial table of contents

Section 4c Dissemination of information by Eurojust-contact points

The Eurojust contact points in accordance with § 4b paragraph 1 shall be entitled to pass on information from the index and the work files to the competent German law enforcement authorities if this is necessary for the purposes of criminal justice. Unofficial table of contents

§ 4d Access to index records and work files of the national member by other than German authorities

(1) The national member shall grant national authorities of the other Member States linked to the case-processing system access by means of an automated retrieval procedure to its index records if access is granted for the purposes of: (2) The national member may access, in whole or in part, the national members of other Member States or authorised staff of Eurojust by means of an automated retrieval procedure to those of his or her own , if this is necessary for the task of filling up Eurojust or is required for the purposes of criminal justice. Access to information transmitted to the national member in accordance with Article 6 (1), second sentence, without a request to Eurojust shall be granted only to the extent that the institution has agreed to it. (3) The national member may the national authorities. , other Member States which are members of the Eurojust coordination system within the meaning of Article 12 of the Eurojust Decision and which are linked to the case-processing system shall, on a case-by-case basis, have access to the access to the case-processing system Grant work files when access is required for criminal justice purposes . The second sentence of paragraph 2 shall apply accordingly. Unofficial table of contents

§ 5 Request and written statements of the College and requests from the national member

(1) If the requested body does not intend to grant a request from the College pursuant to Article 7 (1) (a) of the Eurojust Decision, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, or any one of them in general or for the purpose of (2) Before a rejection of the request for a request, the requested body must first be informed of the request with the national member, whether the request has been received in another way or under the conditions of the Conditions can be allowed. If the requested body carries out the duties of prosecution and is not a court or a public prosecutor, the competent authority shall, in the preparatory proceedings and after the final conclusion of the proceedings, take the necessary steps to ensure that the competent authorities of the competent authorities of the Member State concerned are The public prosecutor's office, incidentally, the chairman of the court dealing with the case, the proceedings as set out in the first sentence. If the deliberations do not lead to an agreement, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, or the public body designated by it, shall be involved in the deliberations. If the requested body is a court or a judicial authority in a country, the Land Justice Administration, to which the court or the judicial authority belongs, shall also participate in the deliberations. (3) A negative The decision shall be justified by the requested authority. Under the conditions laid down in Article 8 of the Eurojust Decision, the justification may be limited to indicating operational reasons. (4) Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall apply mutatily if the competent authority intends to: (5) paragraph 3 shall apply mutatily if the competent authority intends to request a request from the national member in accordance with Article 6 (1). Do not comply with point (a) of the Eurojust Decision. Unofficial table of contents

§ 6 Information of the national member by the competent German authorities

(1) The German authorities responsible for law enforcement shall inform the national member:
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if it is to set up a joint investigation team within the meaning of Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams (OJ L 327, 22.12.2002, p. 1) or within the meaning of Article 13 of the Convention of 29 May 2000 on mutual assistance in criminal matters between the Member States of the European Union (OJ L 162, 20.6.2000, p. 1), as well as the results of the work carried out by this group,
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if they carry out criminal proceedings on the basis of the criminal offences of serious cross-border crime, and the fact that the criminal procedure for Eurojust is guided in order to carry out its duties may be of particular interest,
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in cases where at least three Member States of the European Union are directly involved and for which requests have been made to at least two Member States, where:
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the offence on which the request is based is included in the list of Article 13 (6) (a) of the Eurojust Decision and in the requesting or issuing Member State with a custodial sentence or a custodial measure is threatened with a maximum of at least six years of improvement and protection, taking into account severe cases of particularly serious cases and minor cases of minor severe cases,
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there are factual indications that a criminal organization is involved, or
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there are factual indications that the case may have significant cross-border dimensions, or may have an impact at European Union level, or may affect other Member States of the European Union than the one which is are directly involved,
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on conflicts of jurisdiction that have occurred or are likely to occur,
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by means of controlled deliveries involving at least three States, of which at least two are Member States of the European Union, or
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on recurrals difficulties or refusals relating to the execution of requests.
The information referred to in the first sentence shall normally be provided by the competent public prosecutor ' s office and shall be deemed to be a request for the assistance of Eurojust only if it is expressly indicated on a case by case basis by the competent authority. The information may be provided via the competent national Eurojust correspondent or the Federal Office of Justice, which may store the data received for the purposes of transmission only in accordance with a legal regulation to be adopted in accordance with § 7. The information referred to in points 1 and 3 to 6 of the first sentence shall include at least the information listed in the Annex to the Eurojust Decision, to the extent that such information is available. (2) An obligation to inform in accordance with paragraph 1 shall not apply, where essential national security interests are compromised or the safety of persons is threatened. (3) The obligation to inform in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the conditions laid down in agreements and agreements with States , which are not Member States of the European Union; (4) Article 4 (5) shall apply mutas to the provisions of the provisions of Article 4 (5) of the Regulation. Unofficial table of contents

Section 7 National focal points and determination of powers

(1) For the purposes of law enforcement, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection may, by means of a regulation with the consent of the Bundesrat, one or more national focal points within the meaning of Article 12 (1) of the Eurojust Decision setting up or setting up (Eurojust-Focal Points) and the further development of the cooperation of these contact points with Eurojust and the public authorities referred to in Article 3 (4), second sentence. The Federal Office of Justice, the Federal Prosecutor General of the Federal Court of Justice, the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Higher Regional Courts or other German contact points of the European Judicial Network, which are designated as contact points, can be named as contact points. the Joint Action of 29 June 1998 on the establishment of a European Judicial Network (98/428/JHA) (OJ L 327, 30.4.1998, p. EC No 4), or which have been set up pursuant to Council Decision 2008 /976/JHA of 16 December 2008 on the European Judicial Network (OJ L 378, 27.12.2008, p. 130) (Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council). The contact points may be brought together and forwarded, the tasks entrusted to Eurojust in accordance with the Eurojust Decision between the courts responsible for law enforcement, Public prosecutors, other authorities, to the extent that these tasks are to be carried out by law enforcement, or to other judicial authorities and Eurojust. In order to fulfil the tasks referred to in the third sentence, the contact points may be granted the right to use the information in working files. The protection of personal data must be duly taken into account. (2) As far as the provisions of Article 9a (2) and (4) of the Eurojust Decision can be laid down without a law or regulation, the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Consumer protection, in agreement with the countries. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Information, rectification, blocking and deletion

(1) Insofar as claims by persons concerned pursuant to Article 19 (1) and Article 20 (1) of the Eurojust Decision are asserted in the Federal Republic of Germany, the corresponding request shall be submitted to the Federal Ministry of Justice and to the Consumer Protection . It will be forwarded to Eurojust. (2) For the assertion of a claim for information, § 19 (1) sentences 1 to 3 and (7) of the German Federal Data Protection Act shall apply accordingly. Sentence 1 shall not apply to the extent that an authority of another Member State exercises the right granted to it in Article 19 (3), second sentence, of the Eurojust Decision. § 20 (1) to (4), (6) and (7) of the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz) shall apply accordingly for the assertion of a claim for correction, blocking or deletion. Unofficial table of contents

Section 9 Joint Supervisory Body

(1) The German member of the joint supervisory authority shall be appointed by the Federal Ministry of Justice and for consumer protection in consultation with the State Justice Administrations. The person to be appointed must have the competence to the judge's office in accordance with the German Judge Act. The German member of the Joint Supervisory Body shall be independent in the performance of his duties and shall be subject only to the law. (2) The term of office of the German member of the Joint Supervisory Body shall be at least three years from the date of the appointment. A multiple renaming is allowed. A convocation before the period referred to in the first sentence against the will of the Member shall be possible only by decision of a court. § § 21, 24 para. 1 no. 2 and 4, paragraph 3, with the proviso that the application for a court decision is made by the Federal Ministry of Justice and for consumer protection, and § 24 para. 5 of the Administrative Court Rules apply accordingly. The Oberverwaltungsgericht (Higher Administrative Court) responsible for the seat of the Federal Government is locally responsible. (3) The costs incurred in the performance of the Office as a German member of the Joint Supervisory Body shall be incurred, insofar as they are not taken over by Eurojust. carried by the federal government. Unofficial table of contents

§ 10 damages due to improper or incorrect data collection or use

The obligation to compensate for the inadmissible or incorrect collection or use of data by Eurojust shall be governed by the law of the Member State in which Eurojust is established (the host Member State). Actions against Eurojust for compensation for damages resulting from an inadmissible or incorrect collection or use of data by Eurojust shall be brought before the courts of the Member State in which the seat is held. Unofficial table of contents

Section 11 Cooperation with OLAF

For the purpose of receiving and transmitting information between Eurojust and the European Anti-Fraud Office, the national competent authority shall be the competent German authority within the meaning of Regulations (EC) No 1073/1999 and (Euratom) No No 1074/1999 of the Council on investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of 25 May 1999 (OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. EC No 1 and p. 8). Unofficial table of contents

Section 12-The action of the national member in accordance with Article 26a (9) of the Eurojust Decision

(1) A transfer of personal data pursuant to Article 26a (9) of the Eurojust Decision is only with the prior consent of the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection or any of it in general or in individual cases. said public authority of the Federal Republic. The agreement requires the agreement of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The national member may depart from the recovery of a consent in accordance with the first sentence, provided that the recovery would endanger the timely implementation of the measures referred to in the first sentence of Article 26a (9) of the Eurojust Decision. In such a case, the bodies referred to in the first and second sentences of sentences 1 and 2 shall be informed immediately of the transmission. (2) The responsibility referred to in the second sentence of Article 26a (9) of the Eurojust Decision shall be borne by the national member. Federal Republic of Germany. (3) The national member shall obtain the agreement of the public authority which has forwarded the data to the national member before the transmission. (4) The transfer of personal data shall not apply if the interests of the person concerned are deemed to be worthy of protection. (5) Without prejudice to the obligation to record in accordance with Article 26a. The third sentence of paragraph 9 of the Eurojust Decision shall be given by the national member in a suitable manner to the undertaking of the recipient required under the fourth sentence of Article 26a (9) of the Eurojust Decision. Unofficial table of contents

Section 13 Application of Eurojust Decision

The Eurojust Decision shall apply fully with the entry into force of this Act. Unofficial table of contents

Section 14 European Judicial Network in Criminal Matters

(1) The EJN decision is to be applied. (2) The Federal Office of Justice, the Federal Prosecutor General of the Federal Court of Justice and the other bodies designated by the national governments take the tasks of the German contact points within the meaning of the EJN decision true. The Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection, in agreement with the German contact points, nominates the national and technical contact points for the European Judicial Network within the meaning of Article 2 (3) and (4). of the EJN decision. Changes to the designation will be made in agreement with the German contact points and are possible at any time. (3) The state governments are authorized to assign the tasks to the contact point of a state authority. You may transfer the authorization according to sentence 1 of a supreme state authority.