Fiches Belges

Joint investigation teams (JIT), set up by two or more states, consisting of investigative officers of these states, meant to carry out difficult investigations in a cross-border crime context requiring a coordinated and conserted action in the states involved, in order to concentrate transnational insights without further MLA requests. In each individual case, a mutual special agreement setting up the JIT is required. The MLA request to set up a JIT shall contain the specific purpose, the estimated period (which may be extended) and proposals concerning the prospective leading members and members of the JIT in order to prepare the stipulation of a mutual agreement setting up the JIT.

Convention of 29th May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (art. 13); Second additional Protocol to the European Convention on mutual assistance in Criminal Matters of 20th April 2001 (art. 20); United Nations Convention of 15th November 2000 against Transnational Organized Crime (art. 19), Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on Joint Investigation Teams Framework

Public Prosecutor´s Office

In the respective language with a German translation (required), unless a bilateral waiver of translation has been agreed upon.

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