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This news item provides an overview of the amendments to the Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice and of the General Court that entered into force on 1 September 2024. The reform package includes a new version of the Practice Directions to Parties concerning cases brought before the Court of Justice and a new version of the General Court's Practice Rules for the implementation of its Rules of Procedure.

This news item summarises OLAF’s operational work between 1 July and 30 September 2024 in reverse chronological order. It follows the reports on operations supported by OLAF in → eucrim 1/2024, 17-18.

In an order of 4 July 2024, the ECJ dealt with procedural effects of the EncroChat case. The reference for preliminary ruling (Case C-288/24, M.R. v Staatsanwaltschaft Berlin or “Stegmon”) only indirectly concerns the criminal investigations related to EncroChat. The question …

On 18 June 2024, the ECJ ruled that an EU Member State cannot extradite a third-country national to his country of origin if he has been granted refugee status by another EU Member State. As long as this status has not been revoked or withdrawn, extradition may not take place. The ECJ added that the authorities in the EU Member States involved must cooperate.