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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Tribunale Ordinario di Firenze – Interpretation of Articles 2, 3 and 8 of Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings (OJ 2001 L 82, p. 1) – Interpretation of Article 9 of Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (OJ 2004 L 261, p. 15) – Criminal liability of legal persons – Right of a victim of a criminal offence to be compensated, in the context of criminal proceedings, by a legal person indirectly liable for the harm suffered

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 31 : paragraph 33
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 34 : paragraph 33
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 : paragraph 33
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P1 : paragraph 33
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P2 : paragraph 32
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P3LB : paragraph 32
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A09 : paragraph 30
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A10P1 : paragraph 31
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A10P3 : paragraph 31
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01LA : paragraphs 5, 39, 46
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01LC : paragraphs 5, 44
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A09P1 : paragraphs 6, 38, 41, 48, 49
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -C3 : paragraph 3
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -C4 : paragraphs 4, 44
• Directive 2004/80 : paragraph 35
• Directive 2004/80 -A01 : paragraphs 7, 37
• Directive 2004/80 -A09 : paragraph 35
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/05 : paragraph 36
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/05 : paragraph 46
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -404/07 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/09 : paragraph 44
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -507/10 : paragraph 33

Operative part

• Interprets : Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A09P1

Opinion

• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 31 : point 25
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 34 -P2LB : point 25
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P1 : point 25
  
• EU Treaty (Amsterdam), Article 35 -P2 : point 25
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 49 -P1 : point 67
  
• Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU (2007), Article 52 -P3 : point 67
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A09 : point 27
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A10P1 : point 27
  
• TFEU - Protocol No 36 -A10P3 : point 27
  
• TEU, Article 6 -P1 : point 67
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 : points 4, 26, 29
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01 : point 6
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01LA : point 49
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A01LC : point 50
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A03 : point 45
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -A09P1 : points 7, 31, 32, 34, 38, 39, 41, 46, 47, 48, 50, 52, 54, 55, 58 - 61, 68 - 70
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -C3 : point 4
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -C4 : point 5
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -C5 : point 4
  
• Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - 32001F0220 -C7 : point 4
  
• Directive 2004/80 : point 29
  
• Directive 2004/80 -A01 : point 30
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -397/01 : point 64
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -105/03 : points 63, 64
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -467/05 : points 49, 58
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -60/05 : point 32
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -467/05 : points 30, 49
  
• Court of Justice - Opinion C -483/09 : point 34
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -205/09 : point 33
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -483/09 : point 45
  
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -507/10 : point 27
  

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 22/02/2011

Date of the Opinion

• 15/05/2012

Date of the hearing

Information not available

Date of delivery

12/07/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 120 from 16.04.2011, p.7

Judgment: OJ C 287 from 22.09.2012, p.10

Name of the parties

Giovanardi and Others

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Gazin, Fabienne: Décision-cadre sur les victimes, Europe 2012 Octobre Comm. nº 10 p.27 (FR)
2. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Cassagnabère, Hervé: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. L'État membre saisi d'une demande d'asile est tenu d'octroyer les conditions minimales d'accueil des demandeurs d'asile prévues par la directive 2003/9/CE même s'il estime qu'un autre État membre, qu'il a requis à cette fin, est responsable de cette demande, et ce jusqu'au transfert effectif du demandeur, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2012 p.2269-2270 (FR)
3. Mauro, Cristina: Protection des victimes d'infractions et droit européen, Revue des affaires européennes 2012 p.661-670 (FR)
4. Conti, Roberto: Sulle vittime di reato la parola passa alla Corte di giustizia che, forse, ha già deciso..., Il Corriere giuridico 2013 p.1389-1392 (IT)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Tribunale di Firenze - Italy

Subject-matter

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

Provisions of national law referred to

decreto legislativo, art. 1, 8, 10, 25 septies, 34-35 codice di procedura penale Libellé à effacer, 2049, e 2050 decreto legislativo, art. 55, comma 5, e art. 300

Provisions of international law referred to

Information not available

Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

deuxième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Cunha Rodrigues

Advocate General

Sharpston

Language(s) of the Case

• Italian
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

• English