Repealing obsolete acts in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters

The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Claude MORAES (S&D, UK) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing certain acts in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

The committee recommended that the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal.

Members proposed that that the following acts should be repealed:

• 7 joint actions because their content has been taken up by successive acts;
• Council Act 98/C 216/01 and the Convention of 17 June 1998 (driving disqualifications);
• Framework Decision 2008/978/JHA (European evidence warrant).

Members introduced a transitional provision stipulating that any European evidence warrant executed under Framework Decision 2008/978/JHA shall continue to be governed by that instrument until the relevant criminal proceedings have been concluded with a definitive decision.

The report contains also amendments aiming at improving the drafting of the act, amendments explaining the position of the UK in view of its decision in accordance with Article 10(4) of Protocol 36 and a new recital justifying the use of a regulation as a legal instrument for repealing certain acts whose legal basis after the Lisbon Treaty requires adoption of a directive.