Communication concerning the taking up of activities of Europol

(1999/C 185/01)

Pursuant to Article 45(4) of the Europol Convention which entered into force on 1 October 1998, Europol shall not take up its activities under the Convention until the last of the acts provided for in Article 5(7) (rights and obligations of liaison officers), Article 10(1) (implementing rules for data files), Article 24(7) (rules of procedure of the joint supervisory body), Article 30(3) (staff regulations), Article 31(1) (rules on confidentiality), Article 35(9) (financial regulation), Article 37 (headquarters agreement), Article 41(1) (protocol on privileges and immunities) and Article 41(2) (agreements on privileges and immunities for liaison officers) enters into force.

With the entry into force on 1 July 1999 of the Protocol on privileges and immunities and the agreements on privileges and immunities for liaison officers, all the acts mentioned in Article 45(4) will have entered into force.

Europol will thus take up its activities as from 1 July 1999.