competent law enforcement authority
as defined in Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006 on simplifying the…, Article 2, point (a) (Definitions)
a national police, customs or other authority that is authorised by national law to detect, prevent and investigate offences or criminal activities and to exercise authority and take coercive measures in the context of such activities. Agencies or units dealing especially with national security issues are not covered by the concept of competent law enforcement authority. Every Member State shall, by 18 December 2007, state in a declaration deposited with the General Secretariat of the Council which authorities are covered by the concept of ‘competent law enforcement authority’. Such a declaration may be modified at any time.
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- Directive (EU) 2023/977 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 May 2023 on the exchange of information… 32023L0977, Article 2, point (1)
any police, customs or other authority of the Member States competent under national law to exercise authority and to take coercive measures for the purpose of preventing, detecting or investigating criminal offences or any authority that takes part in joint entities set up between two or more…