Notifications by the United Kingdom under Part Three of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (‘Trade and Cooperation Agreement’):

Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters

(C/2023/1415)

Name of the entity

Contact details

Purpose

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel. +44 303 123 1113

Email: international@ico.org.uk

The responsible supervisory authority pursuant to Article 525 (3) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement for overseeing the implementation of, and ensuring compliance with, data protection rules applicable to cooperation under Part Three of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

Article

Article text

Notifications

670(2) – Grounds for refusal

The United Kingdom and the Union, acting on behalf of any of its Member States, may each notify the Specialised Committee on Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation that, on the basis of reciprocity, the condition of double criminality referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article will not be applied provided that the offence giving rise to the request is:

(a)	one of the offences listed in Article 599(5), as defined by the law of the requesting State; and

(b)	punishable by the requesting State by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years.

The United Kingdom hereby notifies the Specialised Committee on Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation that, on the basis of reciprocity, the condition of double criminality in Article 670(1)(b) will not be applied, provided that the conditions in Article 670(2)(a) and (b) are met

678(7) – Form of request and languages

The United Kingdom and the Union, acting on behalf of any of its Member States may each notify the Specialised Committee on Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation that it requires the translation of any supporting documents into one of the official languages of the requested State or any other language indicated in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article. In the case of requests pursuant to Article 663(4), such translation of supporting documents may be provided to the requested State within 48 hours after transmitting the request, without prejudice to the time limits provided for in Article 663(4).

Article 678(7) makes provision for the United Kingdom, and the European Union, acting on behalf of any of its Member States, to require that any supporting documents accompanying a relevant request be translated into an official language of the requested State, or a language specified in accordance with that Article. The United Kingdom hereby notifies the Specialised Committee on Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation that the United Kingdom requires the translation of any supporting documents into English.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2023/1415/oj

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