Police cooperation: exchange programme for law enforcement athorities of the Member States, Oisin II

PURPOSE : to establish a second phase of the programme of incentives, exchanges, training and cooperation for law enforcement authorities (Oisin II). COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Decision 2001/513/JHA establishing a second phase of the programme of incentives, exchanges, training and cooperation for law enforcement authorities (Oisin II). CONTENT : this Decision establishes the sencond phase of the Oisin cooperation programme. This programme is hereby renewed for the period from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2002. The programme shall contribute to the general objective of providing citizens with a high level of protection in the area of freedom, security and justice. Within this framework, it is intended to encourage cooperation between the Member States' law enforcement authorities and to provide such authorities with a greater insight into the working methods of their counterparts in other Member States and constraints by which they may be bound. The applicant countries may participate in projects in order to familiarise themselves with the Union acquis in this area and help them prepare for accession. The programme shall comprise the following types of activities: - training; - exchanges and work experience placements; - studies and research; - meetings and seminars; - dissemination of the results obtained within the framework of the programme. With regard to the financial reference amount for the implementation of this programme, this shall be set at EUR 8 million for the period 2001 to 2002. The Commission shall be responsible for the management and implementation of the programme, in cooperation with the Member States. It shall undertake each year an evaluation of the actions carried out in implementing the programme for the previous year. Moreover, it shall also report each year to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the programme. The first report shall be presented before 31 July 2002. ENTRY INTO FORCE : this Decision shall take effect from 07/07/2001. It shall apply until 31 December 2002.�