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EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Brussels, 24.6.2026

COM(2026) 580 final

ANNEXES

to the

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 and Regulation (EU) 2024/982, and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/794

{SEC(2026) 580 final} - {SWD(2026) 580 final} - {SWD(2026) 581 final} - {SWD(2026) 582 final}

ANNEX 1

List of forms of crime referred to in Article 5(1):

– t errorism ;

– organised crime ;

– drug trafficking ;

– money-laundering activities ;

– crime connected with nuclear and radioactive substances ;

– migrant smuggling ;

– trafficking in human beings ;

– motor vehicle crime ;

– murder and grievous bodily injury ;

– illicit trade in human organs and tissue ;

– kidnapping, illegal restraint and hostage - taking ;

– racism and xenophobia ;

– robbery and aggravated theft ;

– illicit trafficking in cultural goods, including antiquities and works of art ;

– swindling and fraud ;

– crime a gainst the financial interests of the Union ;

– insider dealing and financial market manipulation ;

– racketeering and extortion ;

– counterfeiting and product piracy ;

– forgery of administrative documents and trafficking therein ;

– forgery of money and means of payment ;

– computer crime , including cyberattacks ;

– corruption ;

– illicit trafficking in arms, ammunition and explosives ;

– illicit trafficking in endangered animal species ;

– illicit trafficking in endangered plant species and varieties ;

– environmental crime, including ship - source pollution ;

– illicit trafficking in hormonal substances and other growth promoters ;

– sexual abuse and sexual exploitation, including child abuse material and solicitation of children for sexual purposes ;

– gender-based violence ;

– genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes ;

– violation of Union restrictive meas u res .

ANNEX 2

CATEGORIES OF DATA SUBJECTS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 32

(1) Categories of data subjects referred to in Article 32 :

(a) persons who, pursuant to the national law of the Member State concerned, are suspected of having committed or having taken part in a criminal offence in respect of which Europol is competent, or who have been convicted of such an offence ;

(b) persons regarding whom there are factual indications or reasonable grounds under the national law of the Member State concerned to believe that they will commit criminal offences in respect of which Europol is competent ;

(c) persons who might be called on to testify in investigations in connection with the offences under consideration or in subsequent criminal proceedings ;

(d) persons who have been the victims of one of the offences under consideration or with regard to whom certain facts give reason to believe that they could be the victims of such an offence ;

(e) contacts and associates; and

(f) persons who can provide information on the criminal offences under consideration.

(2) ‘Contacts and associates’, as referred to in point 1 (e), are persons through whom there is sufficient reason to believe that information , which relates to the persons referred to in points 1 (a) and (b) and which is relevant for the analysis , can be gained, provided that they are not included in one of the categories of persons referred to in points 1 (a) to (d) and (f). ‘Contacts’ are those persons who have a sporadic contact with the persons referred to in points 1 (a) and (b). ‘Associates’ are those persons who have a regular contact with the persons referred to in points 1 (a) and (b ) .

(3) If, at any time during the course of an analysis, it becomes clear on the basis of serious and corroborating indications that a person should be included in a category of persons, as defined in this Annex, other than the category in which that person was initially placed, Europol may process only the data on that person which is permitted under that new category, and all other data shall be deleted .

(4) If, on the basis of such indications, it becomes clear that a person should be included in two or more different categories as defined in this Annex, all data allowed under such categories may be processed by Europol .

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