Living in an area of freedom, security and justice Justice and home affairs in the European Union
This booklet is published in all the official languages of the European Union: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
European Commission Press and Communication Service Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200 B-1049 Brussels,
Manuscript completed in December 2000.
Cover illustration: Em wver layout EC-EAC + Cataloguing data can be found at the end of this publication.
Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, 2001
ISBN 92-894-0196-6
O European Communities, 2001 Reproduction is authorised.
Printed in Belgium
Living in an area of freedom, security and justice Justice and home affairs in the European Union
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