Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 28 June 2012

Melvin West

Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus

Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA — European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States — European arrest warrant issued for the purposes of execution of a custodial sentence — Article 28 — Subsequent surrender — ‘Chain’ of European arrest warrants — Execution of a third European arrest warrant in respect of the same person — Concept of ‘executing Member State’ — Consent to surrender — Urgent preliminary ruling procedure

Case C-192/12 PPU


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Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
10/08/2012 West
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
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Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2012:404		 28/06/2012 West
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment (Summary)
ECLI:EU:C:2012:404		 28/06/2012 West
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
08/06/2012 West
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
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ECLI:EU:C:2012:322		 06/06/2012 West
area of freedom, security and justice
- judicial cooperation in criminal matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - judicial cooperation in criminal matters
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
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Reports of Cases

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

Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Korkein oikeus – Interpretation of Article 28(2) of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States – Arrest warrant for the execution of a custodial sentence – Concept of ‘executing Member State’ in a case of onward surrender – National of Member State A surrendered by that Member State to Member State B for the execution of a term of imprisonment and then, after the end of that term, by Member State B to Member State C for the execution of a term of imprisonment in that State – Request by Member State D to Member State C, under an arrest warrant, for the person concerned to be surrendered to Member State D for the execution of a sentence of imprisonment

Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.04 Police cooperation
      4.06.04.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.04 Police cooperation
      4.06.04.00 General
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.04 Police cooperation
      4.06.04.00 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

  • 24/04/2012

Date of the Opinion

  • 06/06/2012

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

28/06/2012


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 184 from 23.06.2012, p.6

Judgment: OJ C 258 from 25.08.2012, p.7

Name of the parties

West

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Donnat, Francis: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Mandat d'arrêt européen, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2012 p.1577-1578 (FR)
  2. Gazin, Fabienne: Chaîne de mandats d'arrêt européen, Europe 2012 Août-Septembre Comm. nº 8-9 p.25 (FR)
  3. Vatovec, Katarina: Izvršitev več zaporednih evropskih nalogov za prijetje za isto osebo, Pravna praksa 2012 nº 31-32 p.33 (SL)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Korkein oikeus (Cour suprême) - Finland

Subject-matter

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

Provisions of national law referred to

Laki rikoksen johdosta tapahtuvasta Iuovuttamisesta Suomen ja muiden Euroopan Unionin jäsenvaltioiden välillä (1286/2003), 61 § et 62 §

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

  • Preliminary reference - urgent procedure

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Arabadjiev

Advocate General

Cruz Villalón

Language(s) of the Case

  • Finnish

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French