Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 27 May 2014

Zoran Spasic

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Urgent preliminary ruling procedure — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Articles 50 and 52 — Ne bis in idem principle — Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement — Article 54 — Penalty which ‘has been enforced’ or which is ‘actually in the process of being enforced’

Case C‑129/14 PPU


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
18/07/2014 Spasic
Fundamental rights
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2014:586		 27/05/2014 Spasic
Fundamental rights
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2014:586		 27/05/2014 Spasic
Fundamental rights
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
02/05/2014 Spasic
Fundamental rights
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
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ECLI:EU:C:2014:739		 02/05/2014 Spasic
Fundamental rights
- Charter of Fundamental Rights
  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

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Subject-matter

Request for a preliminary ruling – Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg – Interpretation of Article 54 of the Convention Implementing the Schengen Agreement in conjunction with Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights – ‘Ne bis in idem’ principle – Condition that the penalty has been enforced, is actually in the process of being enforced or can no longer be enforced under the laws of the sentencing Contracting Party – Person having been convicted and penalised by a custodial sentence and a fine for the same facts in another Member State, but not having served his prison sentence.

Systematic classification scheme

1.
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3 Legal proceedings
  3.04 Reference for a preliminary ruling
    3.04.02 Jurisdiction of the Court of Justice
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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
      4.06.03.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.02 Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
      1.04.02.02 Scope of the protection of rights and principles
        1.04.02.02.01 Limitation on the exercise of rights and freedoms (Article 52(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights)
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.50 Ne bis in idem
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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
      4.06.03.00 General
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1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.04 Fundamental rights
    1.04.03 The fundamental rights
      1.04.03.50 Ne bis in idem
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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
      4.06.03.00 General


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion


Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 20/03/2014

Date of the Opinion

  • 02/05/2014

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

27/05/2014


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 253 from 04.08.2014, p.13

Application: OJ C 151 from 19.05.2014, p.15

Name of the parties

Spasic

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Damato, Antonella: Lecito subordinare il principio del "ne bis in idem" alla condizione della pena eseguita o in esecuzione. Se sono previste la detenzione e una multa il solo pagamento della sanzione non basta, Guida al Diritto 2014 nº 28 p.94-97 (IT)
  2. Van Gaever, J.: Tijdschrift voor Strafrecht 2014 p.233 (NL)
  3. Berlin, Dominique: De l'effectivité des conditions de la règle ne bis in idem, La Semaine Juridique - édition générale 2014 nº 24 p.1181 (FR)
  4. Montaldo , Stefano: Ne bis in idem e sistema "multilivello" di tutela dei diritti fondamentali: i rapporti tra l'art. 54 della Convenzione di applicazione dell'Accordo di Schengen e l'art. 50 della Carta dei diritti fondamentali, Diritti umani e diritto internazionale 2014 p.669-674 (IT)
  5. Mauro, Cristina: Cour de justice, gde ch., 27 mai 2014, PPU Zoran Spasic, aff. C-129/14, ECLI:EU:C:2014:586, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014 (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2014 p.568-572 (FR)
  6. Gazin, Fabienne: Principe ne bis idem, Europe 2014 Juillet Chron. nº 7 p.25-26 (FR)
  7. 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)
  8. Margaritis, Konstantinos: Elliniki Epitheorisi Evropaïkou Dikaiou 2015 p.81 (EL)
  9. Nițu, Daniel: Principiul ne bis in idem. Compatibilitatea art. 54 din Convenția Schengen cu art. 50 din Carta drepturilor fundamentale ale Uniunii Europene, Curierul Judiciar 2015 p.493-499 (RO)
  10. Kamisheva, Stefanova: Подреди ли се мозайката, наречена NE BIS IN IDEM ?, Европейски правен преглед 2015 nº X p.45-59 (BG)
  11. Pérez Manzano, Mercedes: Sobre la legitimidad y la necesidad de las limitaciones a la prohibición de incurrir en "bis in idem" en un contexto transfronterizo europeo - A propósito de la STJ 27.5.2014 (Gran Sala), as. Zoran Spasic (C-129/14 PPU), Revista española de Derecho Europeo 2015 nº 54 p.123-153 (ES)
  12. Pauckstadt-Maihold, Ulrike: Der Grundsatz "ne bis in idem" auf EU-Ebene - zur Entscheidung des EuGH Urt. v. 27.5.2014 - C-129/14 PPU - Spasic, Festschrift für Bernd von Heintschel-Heinegg (Ed. C. H. Beck oHG - München) 2015 p.359-362 (DE)
  13. Mauro, Cristina: XIV. Espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice - Cour de justice, gde ch., 27 mai 2014, Zoran Spasic, aff. C‑129/14 PPU, ECLI:EU:C:2014:586, Jurisprudence de la CJUE 2014. Décisions et commentaires (Ed. Bruylant - Bruxelles) 2015, p. 568-572 (FR)
  14. Van Bockel, W. B.: Van rechterlijke dialoog naar "checks and balances": ontwikkelingen in de rechtspraak over het "Europese" ne bis in idem-beginsel, JHG EU-Handvest Selecties (Ed. Sdu Uitgevers bv) 2016 p.297-303 (NL)
  15. Mancini, Noah: Il ne bis in idem "transnazionale" e la sentenza della Corte europea di giustizia sul caso Spasic, Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale 2016 p.141-161 (IT)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Oberlandesgericht Nürnberg - Germany

Subject-matter

  • Fundamental rights
  • - Charter of Fundamental Rights

Provisions of national law referred to

Strafprozeßordnung (StPO), Paragraphen 112 Abs. 1 und 310 Abs. 1 No. 1

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Preliminary reference - urgent procedure

Formation of the Court

grande chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Toader

Advocate General

Jääskinen

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French