Useful links
Official EU resources relevant to the interpretation, application and enforcement of the e-Evidence Regulation
Official European Union sources specific to the e-Evidence Regulation that a practitioner is likely to need day to day, grouped by type and ordered by likely usefulness. All links were checked on 5 November 2026.
1. The legislation
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 on European Production Orders and European Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal proceedings and for the execution of custodial sentences following criminal proceedings, Official Journal text eur-lex.europa.eu
- Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2023/1543, OJ L, 2026/90580, 13.7.2026 (recital 50, Article 5(2) and Annexes I and II) eur-lex.europa.eu
- Directive (EU) 2023/1544 laying down harmonised rules on the designation of designated establishments and the appointment of legal representatives for the purpose of gathering electronic evidence in criminal proceedings eur-lex.europa.eu
- Procedure file 2018/0108(COD) (European Parliament Legislative Observatory) oeil.europarl.europa.eu
2. Implementing act
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1550 establishing the technical specifications and other requirements for the decentralised IT system (Article 25) eur-lex.europa.eu
3. EU-level guidance and information
- E-evidence: cross-border access to electronic evidence: the Commission's page on the Regulation and the Directive, with its implementation documents (European Commission) commission.europa.eu
- Informal Commission guidance on calculation of deadlines laid down in Article 10 and 11(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 (European Commission, last updated 19 August 2026) commission.europa.eu
- Informal Commission guidance on contingency arrangements relating to the decentralised IT system established by Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 (European Commission, last updated 11 July 2026) commission.europa.eu
- Q&A legal contingency: legal questions arising from the late implementation of the e-evidence package (European Commission, last updated 24 July 2026) commission.europa.eu
- E-evidence package: state of readiness: the Member States legally and technically ready to issue or receive EPOCs and EPOC-PRs (European Commission, last updated 29 September 2026) commission.europa.eu
- Government websites in Member States informing about the e-evidence package (European Commission, last updated 15 October 2026) commission.europa.eu
- SIRIUS guidelines for completing the European Production Order Certificate (EPOC): practical guidance for judicial and law enforcement authorities, June 2026 (SIRIUS project; published on the European Judicial Network's website) ejn-crimjust.europa.eu
- SIRIUS guidelines for completing the European Preservation Order Certificate (EPOC-PR): practical guidance for judicial and law enforcement authorities, June 2026 (SIRIUS project; published on the European Judicial Network's website) ejn-crimjust.europa.eu
- Background note to the SIRIUS Guidelines for completing the European Production Order Certificate (EPOC) and the European Preservation Order Certificate (EPOC-PR), June 2026 (SIRIUS project; published on the European Judicial Network's website) ejn-crimjust.europa.eu
4. The decentralised IT system
- User Manual for the Reference Implementation Software Competent Authorities Module connected to the Decentralised IT System, version 1.1, 7 August 2026 (European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers) commission.europa.eu
- User Manual for the Reference Implementation Software Service Providers Web-based Interface connected to the Decentralised IT System, version 1.0, 21 May 2026 (European Commission, DG Justice and Consumers) commission.europa.eu
5. Notifications, forms and authorities
- e-Evidence: instruments and guides, with the Member States' notifications under Article 31 of the Regulation and Article 4(4) of Directive (EU) 2023/1544 and the certificates and forms in Word format (Annexes I, II, III, V and VI) (European Judicial Network) ejn-crimjust.europa.eu
- European Court Database Notification Form for Service Providers: user guide, version 1.2, 22 July 2026 (European Commission) commission.europa.eu
6. Data protection opinions on the proposals
- Opinion 23/2018 on Commission proposals on European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters (European Data Protection Board) edpb.europa.eu
- Opinion 7/2019 on Proposals regarding European Production and Preservation Orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters, 6 November 2019 (European Data Protection Supervisor) edps.europa.eu