Aim and scope
Article 1
By means of this Decision, the Member States intend to step up cross-border cooperation in matters covered by Title VI of the Treaty, particularly the exchange of information between authorities responsible for the prevention and investigation of criminal offences. To this end, this Decision contains rules in the following areas: (a) provisions on the conditions and procedure for the automated transfer of DNA profiles, dactyloscopic data and certain national vehicle registration data (Chapter 2); (b) provisions on the conditions for the supply of data in connection with major events with a cross-border dimension (Chapter 3); (c) provisions on the conditions for the supply of information in order to prevent terrorist offences (Chapter 4); (d) provisions on the conditions and procedure for stepping up cross-border police cooperation through various measures (Chapter 5).