The Council has reached a political agreement on Articles 1 to 8 of the draft decision establishing Eurojust. These articles constitute the basis of Eurojust and determine in particular its composition, its objectives and the scope of its competence and its tasks. This agreement should enable progress to be carried out in a decisive manner in view of reaching an agreement on the whole decision on the occasion of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 6/7 December 2001, in accordance with the calendar drawn up by the European Council in Tampere. �