# 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 (revoked)

EU Regulation 2018/1727 · adopted 14 November 2018

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

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1727/pdf/eur_20181727_adopted_en.pdf

## Introductory text

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 (revoked)
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## Chapter I: ESTABLISHMENT, OBJECTIVES AND TASKS OF EUROJUST

## 1 Establishment of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation

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## 2 Tasks

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## 3 Competence of Eurojust

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## 4 Operational functions of Eurojust

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## 5 Exercise of operational and other functions

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## Chapter II: STRUCTURE AND ORGANISATION OF EUROJUST

### Section I: Structure

## 6 Structure of Eurojust

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### Section II: National members

## 7 Status of national members

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## 8 Powers of national members

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## 9 Access to national registers

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### Section III: The College

## 10 Composition of the College

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## 11 The President and Vice-President of Eurojust

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## 12 Compensation mechanism for the election to the position of President

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## 13 Meetings of the College

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## 14 Voting rules of the College

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## 15 Annual and multi-annual programming

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### Section IV: The executive board

## 16 Functioning of the Executive Board

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### Section V: The Administrative Director

## 17 Status of the Administrative Director

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## 18 Responsibilities of the Administrative Director

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## Chapter III: OPERATIONAL MATTERS

## 19 On-call coordination mechanism

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## 20 Eurojust national coordination system

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## 21 Exchanges of information with the Member States and between national members

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## 22 Information provided by Eurojust to competent national authorities

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## 23 Case management system, index and temporary work files

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## 24 Functioning of temporary work files and the index

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## 25 Access to the case management system at national level

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## Chapter IV: PROCESSING OF INFORMATION

## 26 Processing of personal data by Eurojust

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## 27 Processing of operational personal data

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## 28 Processing under the authority of Eurojust or processor

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## 29 Time limits for the storage of operational personal data

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## 30 Security of operational personal data

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## 31 Right of access by the data subject

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## 32 Limitations to the right of access

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## 33 Right to restriction of processing

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## 34 Authorised access to operational personal data within Eurojust

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## 35 Records of categories of processing activities

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## 36 Designation of the Data Protection Officer

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## 37 Position of the Data Protection Officer

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## 38 Tasks of the Data Protection Officer

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## 39 Notification of a personal data breach to the authorities concerned

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## 40 Supervision by the EDPS

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## 41 Professional secrecy of the EDPS

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## 42 Cooperation between the EDPS and national supervisory authorities

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## 43 Right to lodge a complaint with the EDPS with respect to operational personal data

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## 44 Right to judicial review against the EDPS

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## 45 Responsibility in data protection matters

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## 46 Liability for unauthorised or incorrect processing of data

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## Chapter V: RELATIONS WITH PARTNERS

### Section I: Common provisions

## 47 Common provisions

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### Section II: Relations with partners within the Union

## 48 Cooperation with the European Judicial Network and other Union networks involved in judicial cooperation in criminal matters

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## 49 Relations with Europol

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## 50 Relations with the EPPO

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## 51 Relations with other Union bodies, offices and agencies

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### Section III: International cooperation

## 52 Relations with the authorities of third countries and international organisations

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## 53 Liaison magistrates posted to third countries

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## 54 Requests for judicial cooperation to and from third countries

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### Section IV: Transfers of personal data

## 55 Transmission of operational personal data to Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies

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## 56 General principles for transfers of operational personal data to third countries and international organisations

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## 57 Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision

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## 58 Transfers subject to appropriate safeguards

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## 59 Derogations for specific situations

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## Chapter VI: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

## 60 Budget

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## 61 Establishment of the budget

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## 62 Implementation of the budget

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## 63 Presentation of accounts and discharge

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## 64 Financial rules

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## Chapter VII: STAFF PROVISIONS

## 65 General provisions

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## 66 Seconded national experts and other staff

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## Chapter VIII: EVALUATION AND REPORTING

## 67 Involvement of the Union institutions and national parliaments

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## 68 Opinions on proposed legislative acts

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## 69 Evaluation and review

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## Chapter IX: GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

## 70 Privileges and immunities

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## 71 Language arrangements

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## 72 Confidentiality

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## 73 Conditions of confidentiality of national proceedings

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## 74 Transparency

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## 75 OLAF and the Court of Auditors

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## 76 Rules on the protection of sensitive non-classified information and classified information

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## 77 Administrative inquiries

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## 78 Liability other than liability for unauthorised or incorrect processing of data

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## 79 Headquarters agreement and operating conditions

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## 80 Transitional arrangements

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## 81 Replacement and repeal

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## 82 Entry into force and application

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## Signature

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## Annex I 

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## Annex II CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 27

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1727 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1727
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