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

Meetings

Background information

Consultations with stakeholders

Consultations with stakeholders

According to the Terms of Reference for the preparation of the Second Additional Protocol, the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) held public hearings, publish drafts of its work, and invited public comments.

T-CY Secretariat 

Jan KRALIK
Programme Manager

Océane TIMONER

Programme Assistant

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