Decision (EU) 2019/598 on the transitional rules for the appointment of European Prosecutors for and during the first mandate period

Summary:

Council Implementing Decision of 9 April 2019 on the transitional rules for the appointment of European Prosecutors for and during the first mandate period of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), as provided for in Article 16(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939.

Further information:

Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) was adopted in October 2017. In accordance with Article 16(3) of the Regulation, the European Prosecutors shall be appointed for a non-renewable term of 6 years. This term may be extended by decision of the Council for a maximum of three years.

Article 16(4) of the Regulation states that every three years, one third of the European Prosecutors shall be partially replaced. The Council, acting by simple majority, shall adopt the transitional rules for the appointment of European Prosecutors for and during the first mandate period.

According to the proposed rules, one third of these European Prosecutors shall serve for a three-year mandate, instead of the usual six-year mandate established by Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, and subsequently be replaced, in order to comply with the rule on partial renewal set out in Article 16(4).

Background:

The European Public Prosecutor's Office was established by Regulation (EU) 2017/1939. It has the authority, under certain conditions, to investigate and prosecute EU fraud and other crimes affecting the Union's financial interests. It aims to complement the work of OLAF and Eurojust, which are not equipped to investigate and prosecute individual criminal cases.

Official

EUR-Lex: COM(2019)2: Proposal for a Decision on the transitional rules for the appointment of European Prosecutors for and during the first mandate period https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2019:002:FIN

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ESO Records

Selection of Chief Prosecutor of the European Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) https://www.europeansources.info/record/selection-of-chief-prosecutor-of-the-european-prosecutors-office-eppo/

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