Chapter 3.24 Justice, freedom and security covers the following areas: asylum, migration, visa policy, external borders, police cooperation and the fight against organised crime, judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters, fight against terrorism, fight against drugs, customs cooperation and fight against counterfeiting of the euro.

This acquis is a set of policies aimed at ensuring security, legal protection and free movement of persons within the EU. EU policies in this area are aimed at harmonising private international law, concluding extradition agreements between Member States, as well as harmonising internal and external border control policies, establishing a visa-free regime, asylum policies and police and judicial cooperation. With the removal of internal borders within the EU, the focus is on strengthening cross-border police co-operation in the context of preventing cross-border crime, and thus establishing minimum standards.