Council Decision (EU) 2021/1312 of 19 July 2021 authorising the opening of negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL)

• CELEX: Decision (EU) 2021/1312
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   The Commission is hereby authorised to open negotiations, on behalf of the European Union, for a cooperation agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-INTERPOL).

2.   The negotiations shall be conducted on the basis of the negotiating directives of the Council set out in the Addendum to this Decision.

Article 2

The Commission is hereby nominated as the Union negotiator.

Article 3

The negotiations shall be conducted in consultation with the Working Party on JHA Information Exchange (IXIM Working Party), subject to any guidance which the Council may subsequently issue to the Commission.

The Commission shall report to the Council on the conduct and the outcome of the negotiations both on a regular basis and whenever requested by the Council. Where appropriate, or where requested by the Council, the Commission shall produce a written report.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the Commission.