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It was in the seventies that the first steps in the field of judicial
cooperation in criminal matters between Member States of the
European Communities were taken. The realizations in the
field were at first limited, but since the nineties they
progressively developed in the framework of the third pillar of
the Treaty on the European Union and even more following
the entry into force of the Amsterdam Treaty, whose aim was
establishing an area of freedom, security and justice.
Since 1
May 1999, the number of initiatives and of adopted
instruments has largely increased. The rhythm accelerated
even more with the beginning of the new millennium, notably
in reaction to the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2011. After
the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European penal
area has been developing itself in a new institutional and
decisional framework, subject to the community method.
The
importance of this area, along with the number and the
implications of the adopted texts in the field, justify the
realization of this Code. This volume is the best proof of the
degree of development of the European penal area and of the
fact that it has become one of the main "building sites" of the
Union.