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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunale di Fermo – Interpretation of Article 54 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement – Principle of ‘ne bis in idem’ – Concept of ‘person whose trial has been finally disposed of’ – Final decision of no case to answer made by a court of a Member State

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P2LB : paragraph 7
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 50 : paragraphs 4, 35, 37
• TFEU - Protocol No 19 -A01 : paragraph 5
• TFEU - Protocol No 19 -A02 : paragraph 5
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A10P1 : paragraph 6
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A10P3 : paragraph 6
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A54 : paragraphs 8, 26, 27, 31, 34, 35, 37, 41
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -469/03 : paragraphs 28, 30
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -150/05 : paragraph 29
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -297/07 : paragraph 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -491/07 : paragraphs 31, 32
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -617/10 : paragraph 37

Operative part

• Interprets : Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A54

Opinion

• Treaty of Amsterdam 1997 - Protocol No 2 : point 5
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 50 : points 9, 36, 54
  
• TFEU, Article 67 -P1 : point 3
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 19 -A01 : point 5
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 19 -A02 : point 5
  
• TEU, Article 3 -P2 : point 2
  
• Decision 2002/187 : point 52
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007) - Explanations : point 10
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32009F0948 : points 52, 53
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32009F0948 -C11 : point 53
  
• Agreement between Member States - 41995A1127(01) : point 52
  
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A54 : points 6, 7, 28 - 39, 41, 49, 53, 54, 58, 60
  
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A55 : point 6
  
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A56 : point 6
  
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A57 : points 6, 8, 37
  
• Agreement between Member States - 42000A0922(02) -A58 : point 6
  
• Commission - COM Document (Other than Draft Legislation) - 52005DC0696 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -187/01 : points 29, 31
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -469/03 : points 29, 33, 53
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -436/04 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/04 : points 29, 32
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -150/05 : point 30
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -150/05 : points 29, 30
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -367/05 : point 51
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -297/07 : points 29, 30
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -491/07 : points 29, 34, 37, 38
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -261/09 : points 34, 37
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 29/08/2012

Date of the Opinion

• 06/02/2014

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

05/06/2014

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 253 from 04.08.2014, p.7

Application: OJ C 355 from 17.11.2012, p.9

Name of the parties

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Notes on Academic Writings

1. Van Gaever, J.: Tijdschrift voor Strafrecht 2014 (NL)
2. Berlin, Dominique: Ne bis in idem… bis repetita ? , La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2014 nº 24 p.1181 (FR)
3. Simon, Denys: Ne bis in idem, Europe 2014 Août-Septembre nº 8-9 p.14 (FR)
4. Vervaele, John A.E.: Schengen and Charter-related ne bis in idem protection in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: M and Zoran Spasic, Common Market Law Review 2015 p.1339-1359 (EN)
5. Hecker, Bernd: Schließt Art. 54 SDÜ die Strafverfolgung in einem anderen Vertragsstaat aus, wenn die Verfahrenserledigung im Aburteilungsstaat nur eine beschränkte materielle Rechtskraft entfaltet?, Festschrift für Bernd von Heintschel-Heinegg (Ed. C. H. Beck oHG - München) 2015 p.175-188 (DE)
6. Tzannetis, Aristomenis: Periorismeno ethniko kai aperioristo evropaiko dedikasmeno, Poinika Xronika 2015 p. 166-170 (EL)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunale di Fermo - Italy

Subject-matter

• Justice and home affairs
  

Provisions of national law referred to

codice penale, 600 ter et 600 sexies, 609 bis, 609 quater, dernier paragraphe et 609 octies du code pénal italien codice di procedura penale

Provisions of international law referred to

Convention européenne de sauvegarde des Droits de l'Homme et des Libertés fondamentales, protocole nº 7 (22/11/1984), Protocole 7, art. 4

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Bay Larsen

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

• Italian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English