# Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences, Article 1: Subject matter and scope

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

This Decision lays down the conditions under which Member States' designated authorities and the European Police Office (Europol) may obtain access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2008/633/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2008-633/article-1
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