Reports of Cases

2007 I-05557

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Interpretation of Articles 2 and 9 of Council Framework Decision of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings and Article 17 of Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L261, p. 15) — Definition of victim including ‘any other persons affected by crime’ — Right to compensation of such persons

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 234 : paragraphs 33, 34, 36, 39
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 31 : paragraph 35
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 34 : paragraph 35
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 : paragraphs 34, 36, 39
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P1 : paragraph 33
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P3LB : paragraph 35
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 46 -LB : paragraph 34
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 : paragraph 1
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01 : paragraph 3
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01LA : paragraphs 52, 56
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A02 : paragraphs 4, 31
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A02P1 : paragraph 56
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A02P2 : paragraph 56
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A08P1 : paragraphs 5, 56
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A09 : paragraphs 6, 31
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A17T3 : paragraph 7
• Directive 2004/80 : paragraph 1
• Directive 2004/80 -A01 : paragraph 8
• Directive 2004/80 -A02 : paragraph 9
• Directive 2004/80 -A12 : paragraph 10
• Directive 2004/80 -A17 : paragraph 11
• Directive 2004/80 -A18P1 : paragraph 12
• Directive 2004/80 -A18P2 : paragraph 12
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -13/61 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/03 : paragraphs 34, 35, 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -293/04 : paragraph 48

Operative part

• Interprets : Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220

Opinion

• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 61 -LA : point 44
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 61 -LE : point 44
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 66 : point 47
  
• EC Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 234 : points 21, 23, 24, 74
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 3 -L1 : point 44
  
• 11997M030P1LA : point 47
  
• 11997M030P1LB : point 47
  
• 11997M034P2 : points 21, 47
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 : points 22 - 24
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P1 : points 21, 27
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P3LB : point 25
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 46 -LB : point 23
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01LA : points 2, 51, 56, 75, 79
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A02 : point 73
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A02P1 : points 3, 83, 94
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A02P2 : point 56
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A08 : point 56
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A09 : points 4, 72, 73
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A09P1 : points 79, 81, 87, 91, 97
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A09P3 : points 78, 93, 97
  
• Directive 2004/80 : point 6
  
• Directive 2004/80 -A01 : point 6
  
• Directive 2004/80 -A02 : points 6, 67
  
• Directive 2004/80 -A12 : points 8, 67, 68
  
• Directive 2004/80 -A17 : point 71
  
• Directive 2004/80 -A17LA : point 9
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -203/86 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -186/87 : point 69
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -248/95 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -292/97 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -27/00 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -137/00 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -304/00 : point 57
  
• General Court - Judgment T -306/01 : point 44
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/03 : points 20, 30, 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -210/03 : point 57
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -217/05 : point 29
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 27/12/2005

Date of the Opinion

• 08/03/2007

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

28/06/2007

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 74 from 25.03.2006, p.4

Judgment: OJ C 199 from 25.08.2007, p.9

Name of the parties

Dell'Orto

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Kauff-Gazin, Fabienne: Interprétation de la décision-cadre relative au statut des victimes dans le cadre de procédures pénales, Europe 2007 Août-Septembre Comm. nº 206 p.17
2. Messina, Michele: The Notion of "Victim" in Criminal Legal Proceedings - Case C-467/05, Dell'Orto, Bulletin of international legal developments 2007 Vol.16 p.183-186
3. Armone, G.: Il Foro italiano 2007 IV Col.492-493
4. Balsamo, Antonio: La persona giuridica non riveste la qualità di vittima, Cassazione penale 2008 p.780-783
5. Nisco, Attilio: Persona giuridica "vittima" di reato ed interpretazione conforme al diritto comunitario, Cassazione penale 2008 p.784-799

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunale di Milano - Italy

Subject-matter

• Justice and home affairs
  

Provisions of national law referred to

codice di procedura penale, art. 444 legge 23/12/2000

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Cunha Rodrigues

Advocate General

Kokott

Language(s) of the Case

• Italian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• German