| Author (Corporate) | Council of the European Union, European Parliament |
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| Series Title | Official Journal of the European Union |
| Series Details | L 150, Pages 1-19 |
| Publication Date | 01/06/2022 |
| Content Type | Blog & Commentary, Legislation, News, Policy-making |
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Summary: Regulation (EU) 2022/850 - formally signed by the co-legislators on 30 May 2022 - establishing a governance and management structure for the e-CODEX system which is compatible with eu-LISA and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726. This is a text with EEA relevance. Further information: e-CODEX (e-Justice Communication via On-line Data Exchange) was launched under the Multiannual e-Justice Action Plan 2009-2013, mainly to promote the digitalisation of cross-border judicial proceedings and to facilitate the communication between Member States’ judicial authorities. The system was developed by 21 Member States with the participation of other third countries/territories and organisations between 2010 and 2016. The system is at this point managed by a consortium of Member States and other organisations, financed by an EU grant. Several Member States participated in pilots for the use of e-CODEX in different legal procedures. An assessment to to project grant for e-CODEX concluded that the pilot project provided the key building blocks to achieve secure and reliable exchanges in judicial cooperation. In an accompanying Communication to the draft law, the Commission considered the system as the main tool and the gold standard for establishing an interoperable, secure and decentralised communication network between national IT systems in cross-border civil and criminal proceedings. In October 2020, the Council of the European Union had alredy urged the Commission to ensure the long-term sustainability for e-CODEX. This Regulation establishes a stable governance solution for the e-CODEX system, with a transparent decision-making process by ensuring the involvement of Member States and other relevant stakeholders. eu-LISA taking over the e-CODEX system is a central element of this legal act, which also introduces amendments to Regulation (EU) 2018/1726. The draft law was tabled by the European Commission on 2 December 2020, as part of a package of measures aimed at modernising the EU justice systems. The Council of the European Union adopted its general approach on 7 June 2021. The European Parliament adopted its negotiating position on 20 October. An informal agreement between the co-legislators on a compromise text for this file was reached on 8 December. This was formally endorsed by the Parliament on 24 March 2022 and by the Council on 12 April. The Act was signed by the co-legislators on 30 May 2022 and published in the Official Journal on 1 June 2022. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/850/oj |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Subject Tags | Justice Systems, Police | Judicial Cooperation |
| Keywords | Digital Technology, European Agency for the Operational Management of Large-scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom Security and Justice [eu-LISA] |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
