joint action march adopt council basi articl treati european union europol drug unit jha council european union regard articl treati european union regard initi feder republ germani member state matter common interest creation europol drug unit accord articl treati meet held luxembourg june european council note propos set european polic offic europol agre object defin propos recommend propos examin report submit european council decemb minist unanim agre set europol begin drug intellig unit develop futur meet held maastricht decemb european council agre creation europol initi function organ exchang inform narcot drug member state instruct minist earli date measur need purpos meet held lisbon june european council recommend convent establish europol drawn member state cooper structur entri forc convent view urgent deal problem pose intern illicit drug traffick monei launder organ crime minist recommend special meet septemb europol phase europol drug unit place januari latest repres govern member state meet head state govern level decid locat seat bodi depart european commun europol europol europol drug unit seat hagu member state provision framework cooper form europol drug unit establish ministeri agreement june set unit oper januari meet held decemb essen european council decid extend mandat europol drug unit fight illeg trade radioact nuclear materi crime involv clandestin immigr network illeg vehicl traffick monei launder oper conclus european council decemb decid convent establish europol conclud latest european council cann step achiev aim decid articl rule appli europol drug unit initi set ministeri agreement june hereinaft refer unit articl object scope member state send liaison offic hagu order constitut liaison offic member state team cooper unit unit act oper team exchang analysi inform intellig affect member state relat illicit drug traffick illicit traffick radioact nuclear substanc crime involv clandestin immigr network illicit vehicl traffick crimin organ involv monei launder activ object unit polic compet agenc member state combat crimin activ refer paragraph effect purpos member unit act accord nation law relev legal rule instruct respect member state perform task exchang member state inform includ person inform further specif crimin investig crimin activ refer paragraph prepar gener situat report analys crimin activ basi person inform suppli member state sourc activ unit prejudic form bilater multilater cooper combat crimin activ refer paragraph compet european commun articl data process regard crimin activ refer articl liaison offic commun accord nation law relev legal rule instruct respect member state inform further specif crimin investig crimin activ refer articl develop intellig strateg analysi order fulfil task liaison offic access crimin inform intellig respect member state protect inform unauthor access destruct includ ensur physic protect data process system link ensur request inform made unit polic compet servic channel nation central author respons receipt pass repli suppli unit articl data protect person inform commun basi exchang liaison offic act accord nation law relev legal rule instruct member state process person inform complianc condit impos deliv state respect inform exchang inform request deliv state place sole bilater basi liaison offic state deliv state deal request discov inform connect crimin activ refer articl interest member state inform made member state liaison offic state involv accord respect nation legisl liaison offic transmit person inform state member state intern organ extent requir nation legisl data protect liaison offic record exclus purpos data protect person inform transmit accord paragraph person inform store central unit automat member state recommend data protect author ensur activ liaison offic compli nation legisl protect person data unit common databas person data order enabl recommend met member state undertak liaison offic cooper fulli compet nation data protect author articl staf unit head coordin addit coordin manag team consist assist coordin member direct hierarch link coordin scope activ specif defin coordin assist coordin member manag team appoint council accord procedur provid titl vi treati manag team respons dai dai oper unit member state instruct liaison offic follow instruct coordin accord nation legisl relev legal rule instruct give liaison offic directli member state staff post unit number agre council accord procedur provid titl vi treati coordin unit involv appoint staff articl respons prejudic respons member state control nation liaison offic council exercis gener oversight activ unit purpos coordin submit monthli written report manag activ unit coordin provid report inform council articl financ member state bear cost send liaison offic equip unit unit cost establish maintain unit initi met host countri defrai jointli member state end member state annual contribut determin complianc budget rule procedur basi gross nation product gnp scale determin gnp element resourc financ gener budget european commun year gnp member state previou year refer basi articl entri forc joint action enter forc dai public offici journal replac ministeri agreement june establish europol drug unit brussel march council presid méhaigneri