Council of the European Union Brussels, 11 September 2017 (OR. en) 11840/17 LIMITE ENFOPOL 406 ENFOCUSTOM 197 CRIMORG 150 COMIX 615 NOTE From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Law Enforcement Working Party (Mixed Committee EU/Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, Liechtenstein) No. prev. doc.: 10505/09 REV 4 ADD 1 REV 4 Subject: Manual on cross-border operations - national fact sheets Delegations will find attached a compilation of national fact sheets, containing all the practical information necessary for carrying out cross-border operations. Any updates, corrections or completions should be sent to
[email protected]. 11840/17 RS/dk DG D 1C LIMITE EN NATIONAL FACT SHEETS Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark Germany Estonia Greece Spain France Ireland Italy Cyprus Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Hungary Malta Netherlands Austria Poland Portugal Romania Slovenia Slovakia Finland 11840/17 RS/dk 1 DG D 1C LIMITE EN Sweden United Kingdom Iceland Liechtenstein Norway Switzerland 11840/17 RS/dk 2 DG D 1C LIMITE EN BELGIUM I. Cross-border surveillance (pursuant to Article 40 Schengen Convention) II. Controlled deliveries III. Hot pursuit (pursuant to Article 41 Schengen Convention) IV. Joint operations (pursuant to Article 17 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA) V. Joint patrols (pursuant to Article 17 of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA) VI. Special intervention units VII. Arms VIII. Definitions IX. Other requirements following from national laws or regulations that need to be taken into account for cross-border operations SCHENGEN I. Cross-border surveillance (pursuant to Article 40 Schengen Convention) I.1 list of authorised officers: Members of the federal police, members of the local police, customs officials for illicit trafficking in narcotics and psychotropic substances, trafficking in arms and explosives and the illicit transport of toxic or harmful waste.