- Europol will also be called upon to make an operative contri
bution to combating counterfeiting of the euro. Its remit will, however, have to be authorised by an explicit Council Decision pursuant to Title VI of the Treaty on European Union. Europol is also to manage an information system containing data on criminal offences, together with deta
iled particulars of types of offence and perpetrators. The transmission of data to Community institutions is authorised pursuant to Article 18 of the Europol Convention on preventing and combat
...[+++]ing of criminal offences;