Vehicle crime contact points
Article 5
1. By 30 March 2005, Member States shall designate, within their law enforcement authorities, a contact point for tackling cross-border vehicle crime. 2. Member States shall authorise the contact points to exchange experience, expertise as well as general and technical information concerning vehicle crime on the basis of existing applicable legislation. Information exchange shall extend to methods and best practices of prevention of vehicle crime. Such exchanges shall not include exchanges of personal data. 3. Information concerning the designated national contact points, including subsequent changes, shall be notified to the General Secretariat of the Council for publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .