Chapter II, Article 12 · Regulation (EU) 2023/969

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Article 12Advisory Group#

1.eu-LISA shall establish an Advisory Group in order to obtain expertise related to the JITs collaboration platform, in particular in the context of the preparation of eu-LISA`s annual work programme and annual activity report, and to identify potential improvements and new functionalities to be implemented in the JITs collaboration platform.

2.The Advisory Group shall be composed of the representatives of the Member States, the Commission and the JITs Network Secretariat. It shall be chaired by eu-LISA. It shall:

(a)meet at least once a month until the start of operations of the JITs collaboration platform where possible, and meet regularly thereafter;

(b)during the design and development phase of the JITs collaboration platform, report to the Programme Management Board after each meeting;

(c)during the design and development phase of the JITs collaboration platform, provide technical expertise to support the tasks of the Programme Management Board.

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centralised information system
means a central IT system where the storage and processing of JITs-related data takes place;
communication software
means software that facilitates the exchange of files and messages in text, audio, image or video formats between JITs collaboration platform users;
competent authorities
means the authorities of the Member States that are competent to be part of a JIT that was set up in accordance with Article 13 of the Convention established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union and Article 1 of Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA, the EPPO when acting pursuant to its competences as provided for in Articles 22, 23 and 25 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, as well as the competent authorities of a third country where they are Party to a JIT agreement under an additional legal basis;
international judicial authority
means an international body, court, tribunal, or mechanism established to investigate and prosecute serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole, namely crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and related criminal offences that affect international peace and security;
non-operational data
means administrative data processed by the JITs collaboration platform, in particular to facilitate the management of a JIT and cooperation between JITs collaboration platform users.
operational data
means information and evidence processed by the JITs collaboration platform during the operational phase of a JIT to support cross-border investigations and to support prosecutions;