there are enough legal structures in place. The main problem does not appear
to be a lack of legal instruments, but rather their implementation in practice;
– the identification of new trends in TOC helps to set priorities with regard to
certain types of crime and to define operational policies. However, when
enhancing the efficiency of the criminal response to TOC, there are common
deficiencies in the systems of co-operation or the criminal justice systems that
should be addressed at legal as well as practical levels;
– there is a need to identify why there is no adequate application of the existing
instruments, in particular, international co-operation at police and judicial level.
There are different monitoring bodies that analyse the implementation of the
conventions in question. A common approach, bringing together the expertise
gathered by Council of Europe monitoring bodies, would help to identify the
problems, therefore allowing common action to be taken to overcome them;