TITLE III - INTERNAL POLICIES AND ACTION
CHAPTER IV - AREA OF FREEDOM, SECURITY AND JUSTICE
SECTION 5 - POLICE COOPERATION
ARTICLE III-275
1. The Union shall establish police cooperation involving all the Member States'
competent authorities, including police, customs and other specialised law enforcement
services in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of criminal
offences.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, European laws or framework laws may establish measures concerning:
(a) the collection, storage, processing, analysis and exchange of relevant information;
(b) support for the training of staff, and cooperation on the exchange of staff, on equipment and on research into crime-detection;
(c) common investigative techniques in relation to the detection of serious forms of organised crime.
3. A European law or framework law of the Council may establish measures concerning operational cooperation between the authorities referred to in this Article. The Council shall act unanimously after consulting the European Parliament.
ARTICLE III-276
1. Europol's mission shall be to support and strengthen action by the Member
States' police authorities and other law enforcement services and their mutual
cooperation in preventing and combating serious crime affecting two or more
Member States, terrorism and forms of crime which affect a common interest covered
by a Union policy.
2. European laws shall determine Europol's structure, operation, field of action and tasks. These tasks may include:
(a) the collection, storage, processing, analysis and exchange of information forwarded particularly by the authorities of the Member States or third countries or bodies;
(b) the coordination, organisation and implementation of investigative and operational action carried out jointly with the Member States' competent authorities or in the context of joint investigative teams, where appropriate in liaison with Eurojust.
European laws shall also lay down the procedures for scrutiny of Europol's activities by the European Parliament, together with national Parliaments.
3. Any operational action by Europol must be carried out in liaison and in agreement with the authorities of the Member State or States whose territory is concerned. The application of coercive measures shall be the exclusive responsibility of the competent national authorities.
ARTICLE III-277
A European law or framework law of the Council shall lay down the conditions
and limitations under which the competent authorities of the Member States referred
to in Articles III-270 and III-275 may operate in the territory of another Member
State in liaison and in agreement with the authorities of that State. The Council
shall act unanimously after consulting the European Parliament.