Det fremgår af medlemslandenes statusrapporter om den videre gennemførelse af den fælles aktion vedrørende harmonisering af retsforskrifter og procedurer, at mange medlemsstater fortsat på nationalt og europæisk niveau samt i forbindelse med Schengen-samarbejdet har styrket de tiltag, som sigter mod et tæt samarbejde mellem politi-, told- og justitsmyndigheder.
It has emerged from the Member States' progress reports on the continued implementation of the joint measure on the approximation of laws and procedures that many Member States have, at national and European level and also within the Schengen arrangements, further strengthened measures aimed at achieving close cooperation between police, customs services and judicial authorities.