Fight against organised crime: offences linked to participation in a criminal organisation

 

SUMMARY OF:

Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime

WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE FRAMEWORK DECISION?

Offences

Member States must recognise at least one of these two types of conduct as an offence:

Penalties

Jurisdiction and coordination of prosecution

Offences affecting the EU’s financial interests

FROM WHEN DOES THE FRAMEWORK DECISION APPLY?

It has applied since 11 November 2008.

BACKGROUND

Since the 1990s, the EU has taken steps to make the fight against organised crime more effective.

MAIN DOCUMENT

Council Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA of 24 October 2008 on the fight against organised crime (OJ L 300, 11.11.2008, pp. 42–45).

RELATED DOCUMENTS

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, pp. 1–71).

Successive amendments to Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 have been incorporated in the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.

Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, pp. 29–41).

Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA (OJ L 88, 31.3.2017, pp. 6–21).

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the protocols thereto.

Council Decision 2004/579/EC of 29 April 2004 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (OJ L 261, 6.8.2004, p. 69).

last update 16.03.2022