Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 10 November 2016

Openbaar Ministerie v Krzysztof Marek Poltorak

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank Amsterdam

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Urgent preliminary ruling procedure — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — European arrest warrant — Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA — Article 1(1) — Concept of ‘judicial decision’ — Article 6(1) — Concept of ‘issuing judicial authority’ — European arrest warrant issued by the Rikspolisstyrelsen (National Police Board, Sweden) with a view to executing a custodial sentence

Case C-452/16 PPU


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
16/12/2016 Poltorak
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • - police cooperation
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2016:858		 10/11/2016 Poltorak
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • - police cooperation
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2016:858		 10/11/2016 Poltorak
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • - police cooperation
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
30/09/2016 Poltorak
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • - police cooperation
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Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2016:782		 19/10/2016 Poltorak
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • - police cooperation
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

Information not available

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.03 Judicial cooperation in criminal matters
      4.06.03.01 Harmonization of laws
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
    3.04.03 Effects of a preliminary ruling
      3.04.03.01 Rulings providing an interpretation


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 16/08/2016

Date of the Opinion

  • 19/10/2016

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

10/11/2016


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 14 from 16.01.2017, p.16

Application: OJ C 383 from 17.10.2016, p.7

Name of the parties

Poltorak

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Rosanò, Alessandro: If You Are a Judicial Authority and You Know It, Raise Your Hands – Case Note on C-452/16 PPU, Poltorak, C-453/16 PPU, Özçelik, C-477/16 PPU, Kovalkovas, European Criminal Law Review 2017 p.89–98 (EN)
  2. Reijntjes, J.M.: Verzoek om een prejudiciële beslissing, ingediend door de Rechtbank Amsterdam (Nederland) bij uitspraak van 2 september 2016. Politiële en justiciële samenwerking in strafzaken. Europees aanhoudingsbevel. Begrip "rechterlijke beslissing". Begrip "uitvaardigende rechterlijke autoriteit". Europees aanhoudingsbevel dat door het ministerie van Justitie van de Republiek Litouwen is uitgevaardigd met het oog op uitvoering van een tot vrijheidsbeneming strekkende straf., Nederlandse jurisprudentie ; Uitspraken in burgerlijke en strafzaken 2017 nº 44 p.5848-5850 (NL)
  3. Klip, André: The European Arrest Warrant, from Mutual Recognition to Mutual Supervision?, European Criminal Law Review 2022, Volume 12, Issue 1, p. 82-100 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Rechtbank Amsterdam - Netherlands

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • - police cooperation

Provisions of national law referred to

Information not available

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Preliminary reference - urgent procedure
  • Preliminary reference - urgent procedure : case not proceeding to judgment

Formation of the Court

quatrième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Jürimäe

Advocate General

Campos Sánchez-Bordona

Language(s) of the Case

  • Dutch

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • Spanish