PROTOCOL to the CONVENTION on MUTUAL ASSISTANCE in CRIMINAL MATTERS between the MEMBER STATES of the EUROPEAN UNION: PARTIAL REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT

The purpose of this letter is to invite comments on the Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment of the implementation of the Protocol to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union. Mutual Legal Assistance is the formal process by which states request and provide assistance in gathering evidence from one state to assist in criminal proceedings in another.

Date: Fri Aug 09 10:12:36 BST 2002

• Consultation Letter (PDF file - 18kb)

  PROTOCOL to the CONVENTION on MUTUAL ASSISTANCE in CRIMINAL MATTERS between the MEMBER STATES of the EUROPEAN UNION: PARTIAL REGULATORY IMPACT ASSESSMENT Consultation letter

• Annex A - Partial Regulatory Impact Assessment (PDF file - 32kb)

  This assessment estimates the costs and benefits of implementing the Protocol to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union, signed on 16th October 2001.

• Annex B - The Competition Filter (PDF file - 10kb)

  Annex B - The Competition Filter

• Annex C - COUNCIL ACT of 16 October 2001 (PDF file - 197kb)

  COUNCIL ACT of 16 October 2001 establishing, in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, the Protocol to the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union.

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