Legal provisions of COM(2019)70 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations in view of an agreement with the USA on cross-border access to electronic evidence for judicial cooperation in criminal matters

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dossier COM(2019)70 - Authorisation of the opening of negotiations in view of an agreement with the USA on cross-border access to electronic ...
document COM(2019)70 EN
date February  5, 2019

Contents

Article 1

The Commission is hereby authorised to negotiate, on behalf of the Union, an agreement between the Union and the United States of America on cross-border access by judicial authorities in criminal proceedings to electronic evidence held by a service provider.

Article 2

The negotiating directives are set out in the Annex.

Article 3

The negotiations should be conducted in consultation with a special committee to be designated by the Council.

Article 4

This decision is addressed to the Commission.