Prüm Convention
Convention on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration | |
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Type | Intergovernmental agreement |
Signed | 27 May 2005 |
Location | Prüm, Germany |
Effective | 1 November 2006 |
Condition | 2 ratifications |
Parties | 14 |
Depositary | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Languages | German, Spanish, French and Dutch (original) |
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The Prüm Convention (inaccurately
The treaty was based on an initiative by the then German Minister Otto Schily from mid-2003.[3] Core elements of the convention were picked up by EU Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime.[4][5]
The full name of the treaty is Convention between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Austria on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration.
Contents of the Convention
The Convention was adopted so as to enable the signatories to exchange data regarding
Relation to the European Union
The Convention was adopted outside of the
provisions of this Convention shall only apply in so far as they are compatible with European Union law ... [EU law] should take precedence in applying the relevant provisions of this Convention
— Convention on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration, Article 47
Additionally the text of the Convention and its annexes were circulated on 7 July 2005 between the delegations to the Council of the European Union.
Prüm Decision
Some of the Convention provisions, falling under the
While the Decisions were originally applicable to all
Prüm II
Announced in Spring 2021 Prüm II aims to expand the amount of information that can be shared, potentially including photos and information from driving licenses which raises concerns in regard to facial recognition in particular in regard to using existing photos such as police mugshots against newly captured images such as those from CCTV camera [10][11]
Parties to the convention
The states which have ratified the convention are:
Contracting party[12][13][14] | Date of signature[12] | Date of deposit of instrument of ratification or accession[12] |
Entry into force[12] |
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Austria | 27 May 2005 | 21 June 2006 | 1 November 2006 |
Belgium | 27 May 2005 | 5 February 2007 | 6 May 2007 |
Bulgaria | - | 25 May 2009 | 23 August 2009 |
Estonia | - | 23 September 2008 | 22 December 2008 |
Finland | - | 19 March 2007 | 17 June 2007 |
France | 27 May 2005 | 2 October 2007 | 31 December 2007 |
Germany | 27 May 2005 | 25 August 2006 | 23 November 2006 |
Hungary | - | 16 October 2007 | 14 January 2008 |
Luxembourg | 27 May 2005 | 8 February 2007 | 9 May 2007 |
Netherlands | 27 May 2005 | 20 February 2008 | 20 May 2008 |
Romania | - | 3 December 2008 | 3 March 2009 |
Slovakia | - | 27 February 2009 | 28 May 2009 |
Slovenia | - | 10 May 2007 | 8 August 2007 |
Spain | 27 May 2005 | 3 August 2006 | 1 November 2006 |
The Dutch Senate ratified the treaty without a vote.[15]
In June 2007, Greece, Italy,[16] Portugal and Sweden, notified the Council of the European Union of their desire to accede to the Prüm Convention.[17]
Norway and Iceland signed a treaty with the EU in 2009 to apply certain provisions of the Decisions.[18] Norway ratified the agreement and it entered into force for it as of 1 December 2020, while Iceland has not ratified as of February 2023.[19] Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom have opt-outs from participating in the Council Decision approving the agreement with Norway and Iceland. While Ireland and the United Kingdom decided to opt-in, the agreement does not apply to Denmark.[20] Switzerland and Liechtenstein signed agreements on their participation in the Prüm regime on 27 June 2019. Ireland and the UK again opted to participate in the agreement. Switzerland ratified the agreement and it entered into force for it as of 3 March 2023,[21] while Liechtenstein has not ratified as of February 2023.[22]
On the 23 June 2016 the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU. After withdrawal negotiations concluded, the United Kingdom left the EU on the 31 January 2020.
See also
- Schengen Area
- Schengen Agreement
- Area of freedom, security and justice
- Enhanced co-operation
References
- ^ Select Committee on European Union Eighteenth Report CHAPTER 2: Background
- ^ Christopher Walsch (July 2009). "Europeanization and Democracy: Negotiating the Prüm Treaty and the Schengen III Agreement". Croatian Political Science Review. 45 (5). Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ^ The Treaty of Prüm: A Replay of Schengen?
- ^ a b "Council Decision 2008/615/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime". Official Journal of the European Union. L (210). 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ a b "Council Decision 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime". Official Journal of the European Union. L (210): 12. 2008-08-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ "List of Union acts adopted before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters which cease to apply to the United Kingdom as from 1 December 2014 pursuant to Article 10(4), second sentence, of Protocol (No 36) on transitional provisions". Official Journal of the European Union. C (430): 17. 2014-12-01. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
- ^ Barker, Alex (2014-11-12). "Police to share DNA database with Europe's forces". Financial Times. Retrieved 2014-11-20.
- ^ "Council Decision of 27 November 2014 determining certain consequential and transitional arrangements concerning the cessation of the participation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in certain acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters adopted before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon". Official Journal of the European Union. L (343): 11. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Commission Decision (EU) 2016/809 of 20 May 2016 on the notification by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland of its wish to participate in certain acts of the Union in the field of police cooperation adopted before the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and which are not part of the Schengen acquis". Official Journal of the European Union. L (132): 105. 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2016-07-04.
- ^ "EUR-Lex - 52021PC0784 - EN - EUR-Lex". eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
- ^ German Foreign Office. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
- ^ "Treaty between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, The French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Austria concerning the intensification of cross-border cooperation, particularly in the fight against terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration". UN Treaty database. 2009-09-04. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Convention between the Kingdom of Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Republic of Austria on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal migration". Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Vingerafdruk Nederlanders in 2011 Europees gedeeld | Webwereld". 2010-07-22. Archived from the original on 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- ^ "Adesione della Repubblica italiana al Trattato concluso il 27 maggio 2005 tra il Regno del Belgio, la Repubblica federale di Germania, il Regno di Spagna, la Repubblica francese, il Granducato di Lussemburgo, il Regno dei Paesi Bassi e la Repubblica d'Austria, relativo all'approfondimento della cooperazione transfrontaliera, in particolare allo scopo di contrastare il terrorismo, la criminalità transfrontaliera e la migrazione illegale (Trattato di Prum). Istituzione della banca dati nazionale del DNA e del laboratorio centrale per la banca dati nazionale del DNA. Delega al Governo per l'istituzione dei ruoli tecnici del Corpo di polizia penitenziaria. Modifiche al codice di procedura penale in materia di accertamenti tecnici idonei ad incidere sulla libertà personale". Italian Parliament. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2018-09-02.
- ^ "2807th Council Meeting: Justice and Home Affairs" (PDF). Council of the European Union. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Summary of Treaty". European Commission. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Agreement details". Council of the European Union. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "COUNCIL DECISION of 26 July 2010 on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Iceland and Norway on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime and Council Decision 2008/616/JHA on the implementation of Decision 2008/615/JHA on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime, and the Annex thereto". Official Journal of the European Union. L 238/1. 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Agreement details". Council of the European Union. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ^ "Agreement details". Council of the European Union. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
External links
- Official depositary page
- Text of the Prüm Convention
- The Prüm Process: Playing or abusing the system?
- The Prüm Regime: Situated Dis/Empowerment in Transnational DNA Profile Exchange, see: [1]