‘competent authority’ means any public authority in a Member State competent for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security;
ciallaíonn “údarás inniúil” aon údarás poiblí i mBallstát atá inniúil i gcionta coiriúla a chosc, a imscrúdú, a bhrath nó a ionchúiseamh nó i bpionóis choiriúla a fhorghníomhú, lena n-áirítear cosaint ar bhagairtí ar an tslándáil phoiblí agus na bagairtí ar an tslándáil sin a chosc;