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On The Protocol Amending The Convention On The Establishment Of A European Police Office (Europol Convention) In Article 2 And The Annex Thereto On The Basis Of Article 43 Of This Convention 1.

Original Language Title: Par Protokolu par grozījumiem Konvencijas par Eiropas Policijas biroja izveidi (Eiropola konvencija) 2.pantā un tās pielikumā, pamatojoties uz minētās konvencijas 43.panta 1.punktu

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The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: on the Protocol amending the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) in article 2 and the annex thereto on the basis of article 43 of the Convention paragraph 1 of article 1. 30 November 2000 Protocol on amendments to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) in article 2 and the annex to that Convention on the basis of article 43 (1) (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol), with this law is adopted and approved. 2. article. The law shall enter into force on 1 May 2004. With the law put the Protocol in English, and its translation into Latvian language. 3. article. This Protocol shall enter into force on its article 3 within the time and in order, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall notify the newspaper "journal". The law adopted by the Parliament in 2004 on April 7. State v. President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga in Riga 2004. on 21 April, the PROTOCOL drawn up on the basis of article 43 (1) of the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) amending article 2 and the Annex to that Convention the HIGH CONTRACTING parties to this Protocol and Contracting Parties to the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office , Member States of the European Union, REFERRING to the Act of the Council of the European Union of 30 November 2000, whereas: (1) there is a need to give Europol more effective tools to fight money laundering in order to the Europol reinforc's possibilities to support the Member States in this fight. (2) the European Council invited the Council of the European Union to extend the competence of Europol to money laundering in general, regardless_of of the type of the offenc from which the laundered to proceed, have AGREED ON originat the FOLLOWING PROVISION: article 1 the Europol Convention is amended as follows. 1. Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 2 the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following: "2.-In order to achieve progressively the objective mentioned in paragraph 1, Europol shall initially Act to prevent and combat unlawful drug trafficking, illegal money-laundering activities, trafficking in nuclear and radioactive substances, illegal immigrant smuggling, trade in human being and motor vehicle crime."; (b) in paragraph 3 the first subparagraph shall be replaced by the following: "3. Europol's competence as regards a form of crime or specific manifestation thereof shall cover related criminal of the offenc. It shall, however, not the cover of the offenc predicat illegal money-laundering activities with regards to the forms of crime which Europol has competence to the paragraph from pursuan 2. " 2. The Annex is amended as follows: the paragraph beginning with the words "In addition, in accordanc with article 2 (2) shall be replaced by" the following: "In addition, in accordanc with article 2 (2), the Act of instructing Europol to deal with one of the forms of crime listed above impl that it is also competent to deal with the related criminal offenc." Article 2 1. This Protocol shall be subject to adoption by the Member States in accordanc with their respectiv is constitutional requirements. 2. Member States shall notify the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union of the completion of their constitutional requirements for adopting this Protocol. 3. This Protocol shall enter into force 90 days after the notification, referred to in paragraph 2, by the Member State which, being a member of the European Union on the date of adoption by the Council of the Act establishing this Protocol, is the last to fulfil that formality. Article 3 1 shall be open. this Protocol their accession by any State which become a member of the European Union if this Protocol has not entered into force on the date of deposit of the instrument of accession to the Europol Convention in accordanc with article 46 of the Europol Convention. 2. Instruments of accession shall be deposited to this Protocol simultaneously with the instruments of accession to the Europol Convention in accordanc with article 46 thereof. 3. The text of this Protocol in the language of the acceding State, drawn up by the Council of the European Union, shall be authentic. 4. If on the expiry of the period referred to in article 46 (3) of the Europol Convention, this Protocol has not entered into force, it will enter into force for the acceding Member State on the date of entry into force of this Protocol in accordanc with article 2 (3). 5. If this Protocol enter into force in accordanc with article 2 (3) before the period referred to in article 46 (3) of the Europol Convention has expired but after the deposit of the instrument of accession referred to in paragraph 2, the acceding Member State shall accede to the Europol Convention as amended by virtue of this Protocol, in accordanc with article 46 of the Europol Convention. Article 4 1. The Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall act as depositary of this Protocol. 2. The depositary shall publish in the Official Journal information on the progress of adoption and accession and also any other notification concerning this. Done at Brussels on the thirtieth day of November in the year two thousand.

Protocol amending the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) in article 2 and the annex thereto on the basis of article 43 of the Convention referred to paragraph 1 of This Protocol, the High Contracting Parties, and the Convention on the establishment of a European Police Office, the Contracting Parties, the Member States of the European Union, on the basis on 30 November 2000 the Council of the European Union Act, considering that (1) there is a need to provide Europol with more effective means in the fight against money laundering to reinforce Europol's ability to provide support to Member States in this battle, (2) the European Council called on the Council of the European Union to extend the competence of Europol to money laundering a crime, regardless of the type of offence, of how these features, have agreed upon the following provisions: article 1 the Europol Convention is amended as follows. 1. Article 2 is amended as follows: (a) in paragraph 2, the first subparagraph is replaced by the following: "2. in order to achieve progressively the objective mentioned in paragraph 1, Europol shall initially Act to prevent and combat illegal drug trafficking, criminal money laundering, illegal nuclear and radioactive substances, illegal immigrant smuggling, human trafficking and criminal offences associated with the vehicles." (b) the first subparagraph of paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. the competence of Europol with regard to types of crime or specific manifestations of it are related offences. However, it is not those with competence in criminal money laundering related offences that are not within the competence of Europol in accordance with paragraph 2. " 2. the annex is amended as follows: the part that begins with the words "in addition, in accordance with paragraph 2 of article 2" are replaced by the following text: "in addition, in accordance with article 2, paragraph 2 of the Act by which the entrusted to Europol to deal with any of the above offences, indicates that the competence of Europol are also related offences." 2. Article 1 of this Protocol. Member States should adopt, in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements. 2. Member States shall notify the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union on the adoption of this Protocol, the required constitutional procedures. 3. this Protocol shall enter into force 90 days after the notification referred to in paragraph 2 shall be submitted by the last Member State which, being a Member State of the European Union on the date on which the Council has adopted the provisions of this Protocol, is to fulfil this formality. 3. Article 1 of this Protocol may accede to each State which becomes a Member State of the European Union, if it has not yet entered into force on the date on which the Depositary Government referred to the documents of accession to the Europol Convention in accordance with its article 46. 2. the documents of accession to this Protocol are submitted together with the documents of accession to the Europol Convention in accordance with its article 46. 3. The text of the Protocol in the language of the acceding State, drawn up by the Council of the European Union, shall be authentic. 4. If this Protocol has not yet entered into force at the time when the article 46 of the Europol Convention by the deadline laid down in paragraph 4, the Member State which it accedes, shall enter into force on the date when this Protocol shall enter into force in accordance with article 2, paragraph 3. 5. If this Protocol in accordance with article 2, paragraph 3, before the entry into force of the Europol Convention, article 46, paragraph 4 of the deadline, but referred to in paragraph 2, after the accession of the Member State which accedes to the present Protocol, joins the Europol Convention, as amended by this Protocol, in accordance with article 46 of the Europol Convention. 4. Article 1. the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union shall act as depositary of this Protocol. 2. the depositary shall publish in the official journal of the adoption of this Protocol, accession to this Protocol and any other information in the context of this Protocol. Signed in Brussels in the year two thousand on the 30th November.