Decision on Law Enforcement Access to the Visa Information System
Proposal for a COUNCIL DECISION concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by the authorities of Member States responsible for internal security and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences
- Stage
- In force, reached 13 Aug 2008
- In force
- In force since 2 Sept 2008 · CELEX 32008D0633
- Procedure
- Decision · Consultation procedure
- Last activity
- 2 Sept 2008
Documents
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- Text adopted · OJ L 218 13.08.2008, p. 0129Commission · 13 Aug 2008
- Text adopted · Decision 2008/0633Commission · 23 Jun 2008
- OJ C 097 25.04.2006, p. 0006-0010Commission · 25 Apr 2006
- Report · A6-0195/2007Parliament
- Report · PE370.254Parliament
- Amendments · PE372.109Parliament
- Text adopted · T6-0229/2007Parliament
Summary
GeneratedCouncil Decision 2008/633/JHA lets designated national authorities and Europol consult the Visa Information System to prevent, detect and investigate terrorist offenses and other serious criminal offenses. Access runs through national central access points, is case-by-case, and requires reasonable grounds.
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