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AT   Austria Planned   process ongoing -

A draft bill implementing the Directive is being prepared by the Federal Ministry of Justice together with the Ministry of the Interior.

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BE   Belgium   - ---
BG   Bulgaria Implemented   24 Dec 2021 -

It has been fully implemented – additional articles were added (in force as of 24/12/2021) in Ordinance № 8 from 26.02.2008 on the functions and the organisation of the activity of the criminal records offices. 

See: lex.bg/laws/ldoc/2135581532

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HR   Croatia Implemented   14 May 2022 -

Law on Legal Consequences of Conviction, Criminal Records and Rehabilitation

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CY   Cyprus Implemented   26 Jul 2022 -

Ratification Law 123 (I)/2022

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CZ   Czech Republic Implemented   28 Jun 2022 --

Legislation process has been completed by the adoption of the Act No. 130/2022 Coll., amending the Act No. 40/2009 Coll., the Criminal Code, the Act No. 45/2013 Coll., on Victims of crime and some other Acts. The Act No. 130/2022 Coll. entered into force on 28 June 2022.

DK   Denmark   - ---
EE   Estonia Implemented   9 Nov 2022 -

The Directive has been transposed to Criminal Records Database Act.

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FI   Finland Implemented   1 Feb 2023 -

https://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2023/20230073

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FR   France   - ---
DE   Germany Implemented   26 Aug 2020

Notification and implementation by Germany of the Directive amending the Framework Decision as regards the exchange of information on third-country nationals and as regards the ECRIS

Act of 16/06/2020. Federal Gazette 2020 I, 1648 – Gesetz zur Durchführung der Verordnung (EU) 2017/1939 des Rates vom 12. Oktober 2017 zur Durchführung einer Verstärkten Zusammenarbeit zur Errichtung der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft und zur Änderung weiterer Vorschriften – Act of 15/12/2011, Federal Gazette – Bundesgesetzblatt I 2011, 2712 – Gesetz zur Verbesserung des Austauschs von strafregisterrechtlichen Daten zwischen den Mitgliedsstaaten der Europäischen Union und zur Änderung registerrechtlicher Vorschriften

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GR   Greece   - ---
HU   Hungary Implemented   -

Act No CXXXIV of 2021

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IE   Ireland   - ---
IT   Italy Implemented   28 Jun 2022 -

Legislative decree 27.5.2022 n. 76.

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LV   Latvia Planned   process ongoing -

https://titania.saeima.lv/LIVS13/SaeimaLIVS13.nsf/webAll?SearchView&Query=([NumberTxt]=1229/Lp13)&SearchMax=0&SearchOrder=4

Directive is in the stage of implementation. Amendments in the Punishment Register Law has been approved in the second reading in the Parliment on 24.03.2022.

LT   Lithuania Implemented   16 Sep 2022 ---
LU   Luxembourg   - ---
MT   Malta Implemented   29 Apr 2016 -

Subsidiary Legislation 77.01:  ‘Organisation and Content of the Exchange of Information from the Criminal Record between Malta and Other States Regulations

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NL   Netherlands Implemented   1 Mar 2023

https://www.eerstekamer.nl/behandeling/20221207/publicatie_wet_2/document3/f=/vlyneggq5izw.pdf

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PL   Poland   - ---
PT   Portugal Implemented   2 Nov 2022 -

Transposed by Law n.º 14/2022, 02 of August.

This law also made adjustments to the following laws and decrees: 

  • Law n.º 37/2015, 05 May;
  • aw Decree n.º 171/2015, 25 August.
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RO   Romania   - ---
SK   Slovakia Planned   process ongoing ---
SI   Slovenia   - ---
ES   Spain   - ---
SE   Sweden Planned   25 Oct 2022 --

Process ongoing

UK   Third Country: United Kingdom   - ---
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