# Council Decision of 22 December 2004 on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications (2004/919/EC), Article 2: Objective

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

1. The objective of this Decision is to achieve improved cooperation within the European Union with the aim of preventing and combating cross-border vehicle crime.
2. Particular attention shall be given to the relationship between vehicle theft and the illegal car trade and forms of organised crime, such as trafficking in drugs, firearms and human beings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2004/919/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2004-919/article-2
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