ECJ EU Criminal/Security Law Cases Overview

Case Information Subject Matter Stage of Proceedings
C-107/23 PPU
Party

C.I., C.O., K.A., L.N., S.P.

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Curtea de Apel Brașov (Romania)

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of the financial interests of the European Union – Article 325(1) TFEU – PFI Convention – Article 2(1) – Obligation to counter fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Union by taking effective deterrent measures – Obligation to provide for criminal penalties …

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C-814/22
Party

R.I. v Inspecția Judiciară, N.L.

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Curtea de Apel București (Romania)

Effective judicial protection - Independence of the judiciary - Disciplinary investigation and proceedings - Inspecţia Judiciară (Judicial Inspectorate) - Powers of a chief inspector - Handling of disciplinary proceedings against a chief inspector - Function of a deputy chief inspector


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Corruption
C-730/22
Party

LG & Others v Commission

Type of proceeding
Action for annulment

Investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) - Article 9(4) of Regulation 883/2013, as amended by Regulation 2020/2223 - Not providing suspects with reasonably detailed and clear fact statements and an additional opportunity to comment on such statements


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OLAF Procedural Safeguards
C-670/22
Party

M.N. v Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Landgericht Berlin (Regional Court of Berlin, Germany)

Reference for preliminary ruling in EncroChat case - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Interpretation of Directive 2014/41/EU on the European Investigation Order in criminal matters – Concept of "issuing authority" – Spying on and transmitting traffic, location, and communication data of an internet-based communications service provider from France to …

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Organised Crime European Investigation Order Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation Procedural Safeguards
Request
C-603/22
Party

M.S., J.W., M.P.

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Sąd Rejonowy w Słupsku, Poland

Interpretation of Union law in the area of procedural guarantees for children in criminal proceedings with regard to the right to defense counsel and the obligations to provide information incumbent on the prosecuting authorities - Compatibility of provisions of national law with Union law - Right or obligation to disregard …

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Procedural Safeguards
Request
C-583/22 PPU
Party

MV

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice, Germany)

Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA – Article 3(1) – Principle of assimilation of earlier convictions handed down in another Member State – Obligation to ensure that the effects attached to those convictions are equivalent to those attached to previous national convictions – National rules concerning subsequent formation of a cumulative sentence – …

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Categories
Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation
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C-578/22
Party

EDPS v Parliament and Council

Type of proceeding
Action for annulment

requested annulment of Article 74a and Article 74b of Regulation 2016/794 as amended by Regulation 2022/991


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European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) Europol Police Cooperation Data Protection
C-492/22 PPU
Party

CJ

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Rechtbank Amsterdam (Netherlands)

European arrest warrant - Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA - Art. 6(2) - Determination of competent judicial authorities - Decision to postpone surrender of requested person issued by an institution which is not an executing judicial authority - Art. 23 - Expiry of time limits for surrender - Consequences - Art. 12 …

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Categories
Judicial Cooperation Procedural Safeguards
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C-468/22
Party

VB

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Spetsialisiran nakazatelen sad, Bulgaria

Compatibility of Art. 9 of Directive 2016/343 (1) and the principle of effectiveness of a national provision such as Art. 423(3) NPK with the obligation of a person who files an application for a retrial because he or she was not present at the first hearing and none of the …

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Procedural Safeguards
Request
C-435/22 PPU
Party

HF v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft München

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Oberlandesgericht München, Germany

Interpretation of Art. 54 CISA and Art. 50 CFR - extradition to third countries (here: USA) - extradition of a non-EU citizen (third country national) against whom a final judgment has been passed by another Member State of the European Union for the same offences to which the extradition request …

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Judicial Cooperation Ne bis in idem
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C-432/22
Party

PT, SD

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad, Bulgaria

Is it compatible with the second sentence of Article 19(1) TEU and the first and second paragraphs of Article 47 of the Charter for a national law to impose a requirement under which a court other than the one hearing the case and before which all the evidence has been …

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Procedural Safeguards
Request
C-430/22
Party

VB

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad, Bulgaria

Questions referred: Must the second sentence of Article 8(4) of Directive 2016/343 (1) be interpreted as obliging a national court which convicts an accused person in absentia, without the conditions of Article 8(2) being met, to make express reference to the accused person’s right to have the proceedings reopened, to …

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Procedural Safeguards
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C-396/22
Party

Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Kammergericht Berlin, Germany

Interpretation of Art. 4a of Framework Decision 2002/584 on the European arrest warrant as introduced by Framework Decision 2009/299 - proceedings of subsequent fixing of aggregate sentence - no oral hearing - no examination of guilt - modification of penalty - conformity of the implementation of Art. 4a in Sec. …

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European Arrest Warrant
Request
C-363/22
Party

Planistat Europe and Charlot v Commission

Type of proceeding
Appeal

rule of law concerning the procedure for calculating the limitation period - infringement of the fundamental principle of the right to respect for private life - infringement of the right to sound administration

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C-352/22
Party

A v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Hamm

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Hamm (Germany)

Interpretation of Directive 2013/32/EU (Asylum Procedures Directive) and Directive 2011/95 (Qualification Directive) - Binding effect of recognition of persons as a refugee within the meaning of the Geneva Convention on Refugees in another EU Member State for the extradition procedure in the Member States requested to extradite such person to …

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Fundamental Rights Judicial Cooperation
Request
C-333/22
Party

Ligue des droits humains ASBL, BA v. L’organe de contrôle de l’information policière

Type of proceeding
Reference for a preliminary ruling
Referring court

Cour d’appel de Bruxelles (Belgium)

Questions referred: Do Articles 47 and 8(3) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union require provision to be made for a judicial remedy against an independent supervisory authority such as the Supervisory Body for Police Information where it exercises the rights of the data subject vis-à-vis the …

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