Agenda

Council of Europe Programme Office, San Marco 180C, 30124 Venice

20-21 March 2018 - Opening at 14.00 on Tuesday, Closing around 14.00 on Wednesday

  1. Opening of the meeting
  2. Adoption of the draft agenda
 

Draft agenda

CDPC-BU (2018) 1

Annotated agenda

  For information:
CDPC-BU (2017) 4

List of decisions of the CDPC Bureau meeting, 2-3 October 2017

CDPC (2017) 27

List of decisions of the 73rd CDPC Plenary, 28 November – 1 December 2017

  3. Activities and priorities of the CDPC for 2018-2019
Terms of reference Terms of reference for the years 2018-2019
CM Res (2011) 24 Resolution on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods
Report (in French only) Report of the website of the CDPC, February 2018 
  4. Activities related to transnational organised crime: Action plan
White paper White Paper (Please note the document is 49 pages long)
CDPC (2015) 17 Fin Council of Europe Action Plan on Combating Transnational Organised Crime (2016-2020)
CDPC (2016) 18 Review Recommendation Rec (2005)9 on the protection of witnesses and collaborators
CDPC (2017) 5 Rev Questionnaire - Review of the Recommendation Rec (2005)9 on the protection of witnesses and collaborators
CDPC (2017) 21 Rev Report on the Assessment of the answers to the questionnaire: Review of the Recommendation Rec(2005)9 on the protection of witnesses and collaborators
CDPC (2017) 25 Terms of reference of the Drafting Working Group to review the Recommendation Rec(2005)9 on the protection of witnesses and collaborators
  The following documents in this item 4 are related to PC-OC activities and will be examined under the PC-OC item No 7:
PC-OC(2017)08 Bil. Draft letter inviting Parties to review reservations
Working papers sent by e-mail Examination of the outcome of the work of the PC-OC working groups to limit reservations to Council of Europe treaties within the remit of the PC-OC and proposals for follow up
  5. Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP)
PC-CP (2018) 2 Summary Meeting report of the 17th Meeting of the PC-CP Working Group, 22-24 January 2018
PC-CP (2017) 18 Summary meeting report of the 7th Plenary meeting of the PC-CP, 6-8 November 2017
  Recruitment and training of prison and probation staff:
Presentation - Assessment when recruiting and during training of prison officers in Norway – Mr Christian Øvergaard
Presentation - Formation of Correctional Officers – Dr. Joachim Obergfell-Fuchs
Presentation - Towards a Manual for Qualified Personel – Mr Robert A. G. Josten
Draft programme The 23rd Council of Europe Conference of Directors of Prison and Probation Services, Jõhvi, Estonia
Terms of reference Terms of reference for 2018-2019
  a. Restorative justice
PC-CP (2017) 6 Rev 7 Draft Recommendation concerning restorative justice in criminal matters (with reference to comments made by states)
PC-CP (2017) 12 Rev 4 Commentary to Recommendation concerning restorative justice in criminal matters (with reference to comments made by states)
CDPC (2018) 2 Compilation of comments on the draft Recommendation on Restorative Justice
  b. Children of imprisoned parents (for information)
Draft recommendation Draft Recommendation concerning children with imprisoned parents
Draft explanatory report Draft explanatory report to Recommendation concerning children with imprisoned parents
  c. Revision of the commentary to the European Prison Rules
PC-CP (2018) 1 rev Revised Commentary to Recommendation CM/Rec(2006)2 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States on the European Prison Rules and suggested ensuing amendments to the text of the Recommendation itself (Please note the document is 80 pages long)
PC-CP (2018) 4 Analytical report
  6. Prison overcrowding
CM(2016)121-add3 White Paper on prison overcrowding

CDPC (2016) 22

CDPC (2017) 10
Executive Summaries of the two meetings of the CDPC Sub-Group on Prison Overcrowding, 7 December 2016/7 June 2017
Link to CM documents Thematic Debate on conditions of detention – Committee of Ministers, 13 March 2018
  7. Committee of Experts on the operation of European conventions on co-operation in criminal matters (PC-OC)
  List of decisions of
PC-OC Mod (2018)04 25th meeting of the PC-OC Mod, 20-22 February 2018 and
PC-OC (2017)10 the 73rd Plenary meeting of the PC-OC, 20-22 November 2017
Agenda Agenda of the 25th meeting of the PC-OC Mod, 20-22 February 2018
Terms of reference Terms of reference for the years 2018-2019

PC-OC Mod (2017) 04Bil.

Addendum rev 2
Summary and overview of replies to the Questionnaire on the application of the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (ETS No. 182)
PC-OC Mod(2018)01 Overview of possible non-binding measures to improve the functioning of the Convention on the transfer of sentenced persons and its additional Protocol
PC-OC Mod (2018) 02 Norms contained in the existing Recommendations on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons
  8. Revision of the model provisions; issues of administrative  sanctions

CDPC (2017) 14

Model Provisions for Council of Europe Criminal Law Conventions

CDPC (2017) 15 Addendum to Document on Model Provisions - Draft elements for an Explanatory Report
  9. Victims
CDPC (2018) 6 Outcome of the questionnaire on ETS 116 and proposals for follow up
CDPC (2016) 14 Information document on victims
  10. Links between Organised Crime and Terrorism
CODEXTER (2017) 4 Report on the links between terrorism and organised crime
Programme Programme of the Conference on Terrorism and Organised Crime
Conclusions Conclusions of the Conference
CDPC (2018) 5 Follow-up to the Conference
  11. Terrorism

 

CODEXTER (2017)5 CODEXTER (2017) 9

List of decisions of

the 32nd Plenary meeting of the CODEXTER, 23-24 May 2017 and

the 33rd Plenary meeting of the CODEXTER, 22-24 November 2017

Draft recommendation

Draft explanatory memorandum
Draft recommendation on “terrorists acting alone” in relation to serious crimes including acts of terrorism and its explanatory memorandum
  12. Smuggling of migrants
CDPC (2016) 3 National Laws Relating to Smuggling of Migrants in Council of Europe Member States
CDPC (2016) 4 Rev Preventing and suppressing the smuggling of migrants in Council of Europe member States – “a way forward”
Programme Programme of the Conference
Conclusions Conclusions of the Conference
CDPC (2017) 26  Follow-up to the Council of Europe Conference on the smuggling of migrants

CDPC (2018) 3

CDPC (2018) 4
Working documents of the two Working Groups on Smuggling of migrants
  13. Cybercrime Convention Committee (TC-Y)
T-CY (2017)36 Meeting report of the 18th Plenary of the T-CY, 27 – 28 November 2017
T-CY (2017)3 Terms of Reference for the Preparation of a Draft 2nd Additional Protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
T-CY (2018)8 Summary report of the 2nd meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Group, 31 January-02 February 2018
T-CY (2017)21 Summary report of the 1st Meeting of the T-CY Protocol Drafting Group, 19-20 September 2017
  14. Elections
CDPC (2018) 1 Memorandum concerning the elections for the CDPC
  15. Opinion by the CDPC on the PACE Recommendations
Recommendation a. Recommendation 2121 (2018) – The case for drafting a European convention on the profession of lawyer
Letter Letter by the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
Contribution CCBE contribution on the proposed European Convention on the Profession of Lawyer
Statistics Statistics for CCBE
Recommendation b. Recommendation 2123 (2018) – Strengthening international regulations against trade in goods used for torture and the death penalty
  16. Information provided by the Secretariat
  a. Gender Equality
CoE Gender Equality Strategy Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017
CDPC (2016) 15 Possible items for the new Gender Equality Rapporteur of the CDPC to be dealt with
CDPC (2017) 19 A gender perspective on the Falsification of medical products and similar crimes (Concept paper)
  b. Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property
CM(2017)32-final Council of Europe Convention on Offences relating to Cultural Property
CM(2017)32-addfinal Explanatory Report
  c. Medicrime
Chart Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty 211
  d. Trafficking in human organs
Media release Media release of the Parliament of Australia
  17. Any other business
  18. Dates of the next meetings
  - 74th CDPC Plenary: 5 - 8 June 2018
- 75th CDPC Plenary: the week of 26 to 30 November