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JUSTICE:

EU COUNCIL WILL ENSURE ADMINISTRATIVE COOPERATION BETWEEN

MEMBER STATES ON POLICE AND JUDICIAL COOPERATION MEASURES=

 [ARTICLE 61G]

 

 

AMENDMENT TO: Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and t= he Treaty establishing the European Community (Lisbon, 13 December 2007)<= /span>

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Policy Area: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Part Three Policies and Internal Actions of the Union, Titl= e IV – Area of Freedom, security and Justice, Chapter 1 General Provisions, Article 61G

 

Amendment:

Clause= 2, page 1, line 12, after ‘excluding’ insert –

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‘= ;(i) Article 2, paragraph 64, replacement Chapter 1 and Articles 61 to 61I TEC (TFEU) general provisions relating to an area of freedom, security and justice; and

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(ii)’.

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Lisb= on Treaty: =

“64) Article 61G shall replace Article 66 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.

ARTICLE 61 G

The Council shall adopt measures to ensure administrative cooperation between the relevant departments of the Member States in the ar= eas covered by this Title, as well as between those departments and the Commiss= ion. It shall act on a Commission proposal, subject to Article 61 I, and after consulting the European Parliament.”

 

Consolidated Treaty Article(s):

 “Article 66<= /span>

The Council, acting in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 67, shall take measures to ensure cooperation between the relevant departments of the administrations of the Member States in the areas covered by this title, as well as between those departments and the Commission.”

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Expl= anation:

This provi= sion is similar to the present Article 66 TEC. It declares that the Council adopt measures to ensure administrative cooperation be= tween Member States and between Member States and the Commission within t= he area of freedom, security and justice. The Council will act by QMV and after consulting the European Parliament. This provision is expanded as it will a= lso apply to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – a matter whi= ch would be inconceivable for the UK to subscribe to.