JITs Network

Hosted by Eurojust since 2011, the JITs Network Secretariat supports, promotes and stimulates the activities of the JITs Network. Since July 2013, the JITs Network Secretariat is also in charge of the management of Eurojust’s JITs funding programme. The Secretariat makes a significant contribution to many activities of the Network, including JIT training activities conducted – inside and outside the EU – in partnership with the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), the Academy of European Law (ERA) and the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN).

The JITs Network and its Secretariat have developed a number of tools with support from Eurojust and Europol to help encourage the use of JITs, facilitate their setting up, and contribute to the sharing of experience and best practice, including:

• JIT model agreement, developed to facilitate the setting up of JITs. Appendix I to the model agreement was revised in 2022. The consolidated document is available in all official EU languages and can be downloaded in editable Word and PDF formats;
• revised version of the JITs Practical Guide (December 2021) – English;
• previous version of the JITs Practical Guide (March 2017) - all official EU languages;
• a web platform (JITs Restricted Area) that gives access to information on national legislation, drafting of JIT agreements and most frequent practical and legal difficulties (national practitioners interested in JITs may request access by sending an email to jitsnetworksecretariat@eurojust.europa.eu); and
• a JIT evaluation form (available here) to facilitate the gathering and sharing of information on JITs operations. The form is one of the deliverables of the JIT Evaluation Project.

The objectives of the JIT Evaluation Project are:

• to enhance and improve the use and functioning of JITs in the Member States;
• to create a ‘bank of knowledge’ on JITs through the systematic and centralised collection of evaluation data; and
• to provide feedback on JITs to relevant actors and stakeholders.

Three JIT evaluation reports were issued so far, with the third issue complementing the experience of JIT practitioners with Eurojust’s experience in the setting up and operation of JITs.

The Secretariat makes a significant contribution to promoting JITs between practitioners by continuously sharing knowledge (for example during coordination meetings and seminars) and providing training activities to judiciary and law enforcement authorities within and outside the European Union, including in partnership with the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN).

Since 2005, the meetings of the National Experts on Joint Investigation Teams have been held annually with the support of Eurojust and Europol.

The meetings provide a forum for the JIT practitioners from the Member States and institutions to share experience and challenges encountered in the use of JITs, with a view to improving the tool. Conclusions of these meetings are available below:

Conclusions of the 1st Meeting | 2nd Meeting | 3rd Meeting | 4th Meeting | 5th Meeting | 6th Meeting
7th Meeting | 8th Meeting | 9th Meeting | 10th Meeting | 11th Meeting | 12th Meeting | 13th Meeting
14th Meeting | 15th Meeting | 16th Meeting | 17th Meeting | 18th Meeting