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United Kingdom
THE COLLEGE OF EUROJUST,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 85 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and replacing and repealing Council Decision 2002/187/JHA,f1 hereinafter referred to as ‘the Eurojust Regulation’, and in particular Article 5(5) thereof,
Whereas:
In accordance with Article 5(5) of the Eurojust Regulation and Article 18 of the Rules of Procedure, the College may amend Eurojust’s Rules of Procedure following the same procedure for their adoption upon a proposal of the Executive Board or one-third of the members of the College. Any amendment shall be on the basis of a two-thirds majority of the members of the College. In the event that an agreement cannot be reached by a two-thirds majority, the decision shall be taken by simple majority during the next meeting of the College.
The Member States, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, have taken a number of extraordinary preventive and containment measures. Those measures have made it very difficult or impossible for the members of the College to be physically present at College meetings held on Eurojust premises or at any alternative location. This, in turn, has made it problematic to reach the quorum required by Article 6(1) of the Rules of Procedure and for the College to hold formal meetings and ensure decision-making.
It has become necessary for the Rules of Procedure to allow the College to hold meetings using technical means, including via video conference, when extraordinary events or circumstances beyond the control of the members of the College prevent the College from meeting in accordance with the requirements of Articles 2, 3, 5(2) and 6(1) of the Rules of Procedure, in order to ensure institutional business continuity,
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: