Recitals
- Recital (1)The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) was established by Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament…
- Recital (2)Europol’s mission is to support and strengthen actions by the competent authorities of the Member States as defined in Regulation (EU)…
- Recital (3)Migrant smuggling is a criminal activity that disrespects human life and dignity in the pursuit of profit, undermining the fundamental…
- Recital (4)To prevent, detect and investigate cross-border serious organised crime and terrorism, coordination and concerted action is necessary. The…
- Recital (5)Criminal intelligence exchange activities carried out in the context of operational task forces can be accompanied by the opening of…
- Recital (6)A European Migrant Smuggling Centre was created in 2016 by the Management Board of Europol (the Management Board) in accordance with…
- Recital (7)The European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling should provide strategic, operational and technical support to Member States to prevent and…
- Recital (8)In order to maximise the effectiveness of the European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling and ensure the timely and systematic coordination…
- Recital (9)In order to ensure the effective and efficient functioning of the European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling, the Management Board should…
- Recital (10)The creation of the European Centre Against Migrant Smuggling is without prejudice to the role and functions of the Management Board, in…
- Recital (11)EMPACT brings together a wide range of competent authorities in a partnership approach and constitutes both the framework for a coordinated…
- Recital (12)Europol should provide the competent authorities of the Member States with non-personal data regarding operational task forces. Such data…
- Recital (13)The collection and further processing of personal data, in the context of preventing, detecting and investigating migrant smuggling and…
- Recital (14)In duly justified cases, the transfer of personal data by Europol to third countries can, in the absence of an adequacy decision or of…
- Recital (15)Europol should be the Union’s criminal information hub and act as a service provider, in particular by providing a secure network for the…
- Recital (16)Effective law enforcement information exchange includes exchanging biometric data, for example fingerprints or facial images, as defined in…
- Recital (17)Any processing of biometric data should be in line with the existing safeguards set out in Regulations (EU) 2016/794 and (EU) 2018/1725,…
- Recital (18)Member States’ active involvement and sharing of all relevant information with Europol are essential to provide a comprehensive and…
- Recital (19)Member States should ensure that all relevant information for preventing and combating migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings,…
- Recital (20)Immigration liaison officers designated and deployed to third countries by the competent authorities of the Member States should be…
- Recital (21)Europol and the competent authorities of the Member States should be encouraged to cooperate in investigations on migrant smuggling and…
- Recital (22)To prevent, detect and investigate migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings, coordination and concerted action is necessary. For…
- Recital (23)To support and strengthen actions by the competent authorities of the Member States, Europol should be able to temporarily deploy staff,…
- Recital (24)Europol deployments in the territory of a Member State should take place upon the request of and in liaison and agreement with the…
- Recital (25)The reinforcement of Europol’s legal framework provides an opportunity to clarify that Europol’s objectives should also expressly cover…
- Recital (26)In accordance with Article 3 of Protocol No 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom,…
- Recital (27)In accordance with Articles 1 and 2 of Protocol No 22 on the position of Denmark, annexed to TEU and to TFEU, Denmark is not taking part in…
- Recital (28)The European Data Protection Supervisor was consulted in accordance with Article 42(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, and delivered an…
- Recital (29)Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to reinforce the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and…
- Recital (30)This Regulation fully respects the fundamental rights and safeguards, and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter,…
- Recital (31)Regulation (EU) 2016/794 should therefore be amended accordingly,
Text as published in the Official Journal; for the authentic version, see EUR-Lex.
