The Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PC-OC) held its 85th meeting on 14-16 May 2024 in Strasbourg. Main items on the agenda included a draft Third Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, the possible accession of Thailand and Kazakhstan to this Convention, the future workplan of the PC-OC, as well as concrete cases and experiences relating to the practical implementation of the Council of Europe conventions on co-operation in criminal matters. Following this meeting, members of the PC-OC held an exchange of views with a delegation of representatives from the International Legal Cooperation Department of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine.
Who are the PC-OC?
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the Operation of European Conventions on Co-operation in Criminal Matters (PC-OC / Terms of reference / List of Conventions) is the forum in which, since 1981, experts from all member and observer states and organisations come together to elaborate ways to improve international co-operation in criminal matters and identify solutions to practical problems encountered in the application of Council of Europe Conventions in this field. More about the PC-OC
This website is in continuous development becoming more useful for practitioners involved in international co-operation in criminal matters.
Meetings PC-OC
- Last PC-OC meeting:
85th meeting, 14-16 May 2024
- Agenda and working documents
- List of decisions
- List of participants - Previous PC-OC meeting:
84th meeting, 14-16 November 2023
- Agenda and working documents
- List of decisions
- List of participants - Previous meetings
Meetings PC-OC Mod
- Last PC-OC Mod meeting:
36th meeting, 24-26 September 2024
- Agenda
- List of decisions
- List of participants
- Previous PC-OC Mod meeting:
35th meeting, 5-7 March 2024
- Agenda and working documents
- List of decisions
- List of participants - Previous meetings
Assisting in and developing international co-operation in criminal matters
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Updated ECHR case law concerning international co-operation
HELP online course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters
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of International Judicial Networks of operational relevance in the fight against Transnational Organised Crime