12-14 October 2011

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Adoption of the draft agenda

3. Consideration of the replies to the questionnaire on jurisdiction and transfer of proceedings and proposal for follow-up

4. Secretariat proposals to improve the presentation and content of the PC-OC website

5. Possible ways of allowing practitioners to submit questions to the PC-OC

  • a Finalisation of the Secretariat proposals, possible measures to increase visibility of the work of the PC-OC:
    PC-OC (2011)04 rev
  • b Finalisation of the information sheet on the PC-OC proposed by Mr Eugenio Selvaggi (Italy):
    PC-OC (2011)08

6. Consideration of the feasibility of collecting technical information from Parties to the Second Additional Protocol of the Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters concerning the use of hearings by video conference

7. Consideration of ways to ensure the authenticity of communications forwarded by electronic means (as referred to in Article 6 of the Draft Fourth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition)

8. Consideration of the feasibility of proposing simplified procedures for the amendment of the European Treaties on co-operation in criminal matters

9. Possibilities to encourage and facilitate the review of existing declarations and reservations to the European Treaties on co-operation in criminal matters

  • PC-OC (2011) 18 (Restricted)

10. Compilation of the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters and its two Additional Protocols presented by Mr Miroslav Kubicek (Czech Republic)

11. Any other business

Background documents

  • “New Start” Report:
    PC-S-NS (2002) 7
  • Proposals of the PC-OC concerning normative measures:
    PC-OC (2007) 06
  • List of decisions of the 60th meeting of the PC-OC:
    PC-OC (2011)13
  • List of decisions of the 11th enlarged meeting of the PC-OC Mod:
    PC-OC Mod (2011)01
  • List of decisions of the 60th meeting of the CDPC:
    CDPC(2011)18
  • Discussion paper prepared by the Secretariat on future activities and priorities of the PC-OC:
    PC-OC (2010) 06
  • Options for consolidating the Council of Europe instruments on extradition:
    PC-OC (2010) 04
  • Opinion of the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC) on Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1953 (2011) on « the obligation of member states and observer states of the Council of Europe to co-operate in the prosecution of war crimes »:
    CDPC (2011) 5