# 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 4: Liaison officer networks in third countries

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

1. Member States shall ensure that Member States' liaison officers posted to the same third country or international organisation meet regularly or when necessary to exchange relevant information. The Member State holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union shall ensure that its liaison officers take the initiative to hold such meetings. If the Member State holding the Presidency is not represented in the third country or international organisation concerned, then the representative of the incoming or next incoming Presidency shall take the initiative to hold the meeting. The Commission and Europol shall, where appropriate, be invited to such meetings.Such meetings may also be held, following consultation with the Member State holding the Presidency, at the initiative of any other Member State and especially of those Member States that have been given responsibility for the coordination of the EU cooperation in a particular country or region.
2. Member States shall ensure that its liaison officers posted to the same third country or international organisation provide one another with assistance in contacts with the authorities of the host State. Where relevant, Member States may agree that their liaison officers shall share tasks among themselves.
3. Member States may bilaterally or multilaterally agree that liaison officers who are posted to a third country or international organisation by a Member State shall also look after the interests of one or more other Member States.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2003/170/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2003-170/article-4
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