Overeenkomst betreffende wederzijdse rechtshulp in strafzaken tussen de Europese Unie en de Verenigde Staten van Amerika

Partijen met voorbehouden, verklaringen en bezwaren

Partij	Voorbehoud / verklaring	Bezwaren
Verenigde Staten van Amerika	Ja	Nee

Verenigde Staten van Amerika

09-03-2009

The United States Mission to the European Union would like to inform the General Secretariat that for the purposes of article 4, paragraph 3, the national authorities responsible for investigation or prosecution of criminal offences designated by the United States are: the Attachés at a US Embassy to an EU Member State a) representing the Drug Enforcement Administration of the Department of Justice for questions falling within its remit; b) the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, for questions falling within its remit; or c) the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice, for all other questions. After the agreement has entered into force, the United States and the European Union may decide by an exchange of diplomatic Notes to alter the channels through which requests for assistance under this article will be sent.
The United States Mission would like to inform the General Secretariat that for the purposes of article 4, paragraph 4, the United States will provide assistance on matters concerning the laundering of proceeds from criminal activities and on matters concerning terrorist activity that is punishable under the laws of both the United States and the EU Member State in question, as well as on matters concerning any other criminal activity that has been the subject of prior notification by the United States.