Protocol negotiations
The Drafting Group assisted the T-CY Plenary in the preparation of a draft Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (ETS 185).
Summary
The “Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence” was approved by the Committee of Ministers on 17 November 2021. It was prepared by the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) between September 2017 and May 2021. Over ninety sessions of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Plenary, Drafting Group and Sub-groups as well as six rounds of stakeholder consultations were held in this period.
The Protocol was opened for signature in May 2022.
Terms of reference
- T-CY(2017)3 [REV] - Terms of Reference for the preparation of a draft 2nd Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime [extended to May 2021]
- T-CY(2017)20 - Workplan and working methods [as adopted at the 1st T-CY Protocol Drafting Plenary, 28-29 November 2017]
Members
- All representatives of State Parties as appointed by T-CY Heads of Delegation
- Bureau Members – ex officio
- More information in the Meeting report of T-CY Plenary 17 [T-CY(2017)12]
Meetings
- 1st Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Group (Strasbourg, 19-20 September 2017)
- 1st Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Plenary (Strasbourg, 28-29 November 2017)
- 2nd Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Group (Strasbour, 1-2 February 2018)
- 3rd Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Group (Vienna, 11-13 May 2018)
- 2nd Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Plenary (Strasbourg, 10-11 July 2018)
- 4th Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Group (Strasbourg, 17 – 19 September 2018)
- 3rd Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Plenary (Strasbourg, 28 – 29 November 2018)
- 5th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (Strasbourg, 11-13 February 2019)
- 6th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (Vienna, 25 – 26 March 2019)
- 7th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (Strasbourg, 13 – 15 May 2019)
- 4th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary (Strasbourg, 9 – 11 July 2019)
- 8th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (Paris, 16 – 18 September 2019)
- 9th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (Strasbourg, 15 – 18 October 2019)
- 5th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary (Strasbourg, 19 – 20 November 2019)
- 10th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (Strasbourg, 21 – 24 January 2020)
- 11th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (virtual meeting, 2, 4 and 9 June 2020)
- 12th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (virtual meeting, 30 June – 2 July 2020)
- 13th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (virtual meeting, 3, 4, 8 and 9 September 2020)
- 6th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary (virtual meeting, 22 – 25 September 2020)
- 14th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (22 – 28 October 2020)
- 15th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (virtual meeting, 16 November 2021)
- 23rd T-CY Plenary (virtual meeting, 30 November 2020)
- 7th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary (virtual meeting,1 – 3 December 2020)
- 16th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Group (virtual meeting, 22 February 2021)
- 8th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary (virtual meeting, 26 February 2021)
- 9th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary (virtual meeting, 12 April 2021)
- Consultations meeting with stakeholders (virtual meeting, 6 May 2021)
- 10th meeting of the Protocol Drafting Plenary (virtual meeting, 26/27 May 2021)
- 24th T-CY Plenary (virtual meeting, 28 May 2021)
- 25th T-CY Plenary (virtual meeting, 15 November 2021)

Consultations with stakeholders
According to the Terms of Reference for the preparation of the 2nd Additional Protocol, the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) may hold public hearings, publish drafts of its work, and invite public comments.
T-CY Secretariat
Alexander SEGER
Executive Secretary
Jan KRALIK
Programme Manager
Océane TIMONER
Programme Assistant