Regulation (EU) 2016/794

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EU regulation legal act on Europol legislative act of the European Union

Regulation (EU) 2016/794 is an EU legal act that modernised and strengthened the mandate, structure, and operational framework of Europol as the Union’s law enforcement agency.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Regulation (EU) 2016/794 canonical	6
Regulation (EU) 2016/794 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol)	4
Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1692898 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Regulation (EU) 2016/794
Context triple: [Europol, reformedBy, Regulation (EU) 2016/794]

A. Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 is a European Union law that harmonizes the rules for the production, labeling, and protection of spirit drinks, including geographical indications such as Protected Designations of Origin.
B. Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 is a key European Union legislative act that establishes the common rules and framework for civil aviation safety and the functioning of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
C. Regulation (EU) 2018/1727
Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 is the EU legal act that establishes and governs the functioning, mandate, and powers of Eurojust in supporting and coordinating cross-border criminal investigations and prosecutions among Member States.
D. Regulation (EU) 1292/2013
Regulation (EU) 1292/2013 is an EU legislative act that sets out the framework, objectives, and operational rules for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and its activities.
E. Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010
Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 is the EU law that established the framework for macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and created the European Systemic Risk Board to monitor and mitigate systemic risks.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Regulation (EU) 2016/794
Target entity description: Regulation (EU) 2016/794 is an EU legal act that modernised and strengthened the mandate, structure, and operational framework of Europol as the Union’s law enforcement agency.

A. Regulation (EU) 2019/787
Regulation (EU) 2019/787 is a European Union law that harmonizes the rules for the production, labeling, and protection of spirit drinks, including geographical indications such as Protected Designations of Origin.
B. Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 is a key European Union legislative act that establishes the common rules and framework for civil aviation safety and the functioning of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
C. Regulation (EU) 2018/1727
Regulation (EU) 2018/1727 is the EU legal act that establishes and governs the functioning, mandate, and powers of Eurojust in supporting and coordinating cross-border criminal investigations and prosecutions among Member States.
D. Regulation (EU) 1292/2013
Regulation (EU) 1292/2013 is an EU legislative act that sets out the framework, objectives, and operational rules for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and its activities.
E. Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010
Regulation (EU) No 1092/2010 is the EU law that established the framework for macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and created the European Systemic Risk Board to monitor and mitigate systemic risks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	EU regulation ⓘ legal act on Europol ⓘ legislative act of the European Union ⓘ
adoptedBy	Council of the European Union ⓘ European Parliament ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance operational effectiveness of Europol ⓘ improve information exchange in the EU ⓘ modernise Europol ⓘ strengthen Europol ⓘ support cross‑border crime fighting ⓘ
appliesTo	all EU Member States except Denmark ⓘ
concerns	European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation ⓘ linked to: European Police Office Europol ⓘ
defines	Europol’s mandate as the EU law enforcement agency ⓘ Europol’s tasks in supporting Member States’ law enforcement authorities ⓘ conditions for Europol’s cooperation with international organisations ⓘ conditions for Europol’s cooperation with private parties ⓘ conditions for Europol’s cooperation with third countries ⓘ rules on Europol’s budget and financial control ⓘ rules on Europol’s data protection framework ⓘ rules on Europol’s management board ⓘ rules on Europol’s staff and administration ⓘ rules on the Executive Director of Europol ⓘ
enteredIntoForceOn	1 May 2017 ⓘ
establishes	European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation ⓘ linked to: European Police Office Europol’s legal personality under EU law ⓘ
jurisdiction	European Union ⓘ
legalBasis	Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ⓘ
policyArea	area of freedom, security and justice ⓘ counter‑terrorism ⓘ fight against serious and organised crime ⓘ police cooperation ⓘ
providesFor	cooperation with the European Data Protection Supervisor ⓘ joint parliamentary scrutiny group for Europol ⓘ parliamentary scrutiny of Europol ⓘ supervision of Europol’s processing of personal data ⓘ
regulates	Europol’s analysis work files and operational analysis ⓘ Europol’s information systems ⓘ Europol’s support for operational actions of Member States ⓘ conditions for Europol’s participation in joint investigation teams ⓘ exchange of information between Europol and Member States ⓘ
repeals	Council Decision 2009/371/JHA ⓘ certain related Council Decisions on Europol ⓘ
replaces	Council Decision 2009/371/JHA ⓘ
shortName	Europol Regulation ⓘ
subjectMatter	cooperation between Europol and EU bodies ⓘ cooperation between Europol and Member States ⓘ data processing by Europol ⓘ governance of Europol ⓘ mandate of Europol ⓘ structure of Europol ⓘ tasks of Europol ⓘ
title	Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council ⓘ linked to: Regulation (EU) 2016/794

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Europol → reformedBy → Regulation (EU) 2016/794 ⓘ

Europol Convention → successorFramework → Regulation (EU) 2016/794 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) ⓘ