E-Evidence across the Member States
The interactive infographic
Our interactive infographic shows the status of the Directive’s implementation across EU Member States and is updated regularly.
Transposition status
All 27 countries as a list
Austria No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Belgium Draft
- Stage
- Approved by the Council of Ministers at second reading (22 May 2026), now before the Council of State (Conseil d'État)
- Legal act / reference
- Voorontwerp van wet betreffende de contactpunten … (Fr.: avant-projet de loi) + accompanying Royal Decree
- Competent authority
- BIPT (Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications)
Bulgaria No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Croatia Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- Zakon o prekograničnom pribavljanju elektroničkih dokaza … (Act on the cross-border obtaining of electronic evidence), NN 151-25
- Competent authority
- Croatian Regulatory Authority for Network Industries (HAKOM)
Cyprus No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Czechia Law adopted
- Stage
- Transposition notified through existing legislation
- Legal act / reference
- Acts of 2004, 2005 and 2021 notified
- Competent authority
- Český telekomunikační úřad (ČTÚ) – intended as the authority
Denmark Law adopted Opt-out
- Stage
- Law adopted (opt-out, not binding)
- Legal act / reference
- Lovtidende A No. 262 of 11 February 2026 (Danish Official Gazette)
- Competent authority
- Central authority as designated by the law
Estonia Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- Elektroonilise side seaduse ja infoühiskonna teenuse seaduse muutmise seadus (Act amending the Electronic Communications Act and the Information Society Services Act), RT I, 9 July 2026, 11
- Competent authority
- presumably Tarbijakaitse ja Tehnilise Järelevalve Amet (TTJA)
Finland Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- Suomen säädöskokoelma (Statutes of Finland) 437/2026, 29 May 2026
- Competent authority
- Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto (Transport and Communications Agency)
France No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Germany Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- EBewMG, Federal Law Gazette (BGBl.) 2026 I No. 64, 12 March 2026
- Competent authority
- Federal Office of Justice (BfJ), § 6 EBewMG
Greece No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Hungary No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Ireland Law adopted
- Stage
- Signed 15 July 2026, in force since 10 August 2026
- Legal act / reference
- Criminal Justice (International Cooperation on Electronic Evidence and Other Matters) Act 2026, No. 21/2026
- Competent authority
- Office of the Director of Criminal Justice International Cooperation
Italy Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- Decreto legislativo (Legislative Decree) of 30 December 2025, No. 216 (Gazzetta Ufficiale No. 11, 15 January 2026)
- Competent authority
- Ministry of the Interior (Ministero dell'Interno), Art. 8
Latvia No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Lithuania Law adopted
- Stage
- Transposition notified through existing legislation
- Legal act / reference
- Code of Civil Procedure (2002) + Law on Mutual Recognition (2014)
Luxembourg Draft
- Stage
- Approved by the Government Council (27 February 2026)
- Legal act / reference
- Projet de loi transposing Directive (EU) 2023/1544 (no established short title yet)
- Competent authority
- ILR (Institut Luxembourgeois de Régulation) – expressly named as central authority in the draft
Malta No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Netherlands Draft
- Stage
- Submitted to the Tweede Kamer on 18 February 2026
- Legal act / reference
- Uitvoeringswet elektronisch bewijsmateriaal (Electronic Evidence Implementation Act), parliamentary paper (Kamerstuk) 36905
- Competent authority
- Autoriteit Consument en Markt (ACM) – named as central and supervisory authority in the draft (Art. 3, 4, 6 of the Directive). EPOCs/EPOC-PRs are issued and enforced by the officier van justitie and the rechter-commissaris.
Poland No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Portugal Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- Lei n.º 55/2026 (Law No. 55/2026) of 20 August 2026, Diário da República No. 161/2026, Series I
- Competent authority
- Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), already named in the draft
Romania Draft
- Stage
- Adopted by the Government (4 May 2026)
- Legal act / reference
- Proiect de lege pentru desemnarea sediilor desemnate și numirea reprezentanților legali în scopul obținerii de probe electronice în cadrul procedurilor penale (Draft law on designated establishments and the appointment of legal representatives for gathering electronic evidence in criminal proceedings)
- Competent authority
- ANCOM (Autoritatea Națională pentru Administrare și Reglementare în Comunicații), expressly named
Slovakia Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- Zákon č. 329/2025 Z.z. (26 Nov 2025) + Zákon č. 167/2026 Z.z. (1 July 2026, supplementary)
- Competent authority
- Rada pre mediálne služby (Council for Media Services)
Slovenia No development
No transposition measure is known so far.
Spain Draft
- Stage
- Preliminary draft (anteproyecto) by the Ministry of Justice
- Legal act / reference
- Anteproyecto de Ley por la que se incorpora al ordenamiento interno la normativa europea sobre las órdenes europeas de producción y de conservación … (preliminary draft law transposing the EU rules on European Production and Preservation Orders; Ref. 2026-0618-APL-e-Evidence)
- Competent authority
- CNMC (Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia) – expressly named as central authority in the draft
Sweden Law adopted
- Legal act / reference
- SFS 2026:966 (9 June 2026, main act) + SFS 2026:1094/1095 (amendment/ordinance)
- Competent authority
- Post- och telestyrelsen (PTS, Swedish Post and Telecom Authority)
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The E-Evidence Package
The so-called E-Evidence Package consists of a regulation and a directive and establishes the first EU-wide framework for cross-border access to electronic evidence in criminal proceedings.
The E-Evidence Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 sets out the substantive legal provisions governing production and preservation orders (EPOC and EPOC-PR). As a regulation, it is directly applicable and does not require transposition into national law.
Implementation of the Directive
The situation is different for the accompanying Directive (EU) 2023/1544, which governs the designation of establishments and legal representatives. This Directive must be transposed into national law in the Member States and also regulates, for example, which authorities are responsible as central authorities or enforcement authorities.
Transposition should have been completed in all EU Member States (except Denmark) by 18 August 2026, but this has not happened.
‘Technical Readiness’
Furthermore, the E-Evidence Package is distinctive in that it involves not only legal instruments but also requires a decentralised IT system (e-Codex) to be operational, through which service providers can receive orders and send responses to the authorities. The fact that an implementing law has been passed does not necessarily mean that an EU Member State is technically capable of ensuring that companies registered there can receive disclosure or preservation orders.
Companies can communicate with the decentralised IT system via a web interface or an application programming interface (API). If a country enables communication via a web interface, this does not necessarily mean that communication via an API is also possible. However, those who opt for communication via API – which is the case for users of the EviGate platform – can only receive orders once the API is operational and has been tested. In this instance, orders cannot be served via the web interface either.