# Council Decision 2003/170/JHA of 27 February 2003 on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States, Article 3: Notification of the posting of liaison officers

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Member States shall inform one another of their intentions as regards the secondment of liaison officers to third States and international organisations and the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union (the General Secretariat) each year of the posting of liaison officers, including their duties and any cooperative agreements between the Member States on the posting of liaison officers.
2. The General Secretariat shall draw up an annual summary to be sent to Member States, the Commission and to Europol concerning Member States' postings of liaison officers, including their duties and any cooperative agreements between the Member States on the posting of liaison officers. This summary shall list the Member States who, with the agreement of other Member States through coordination in the Council structures, have been given responsibility for the coordination of EU cooperation in a particular country or region, as referred to in Article 4(1). Details of Europol liaison officers posted to third countries or international organisations shall also be included.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/170/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-170/article-3
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