Council Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States – Statements made by certain Member States on the adoption of the Framework Decision

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Series Details L 190, Pages 1-20
Publication Date 18/07/2002
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Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA - adopted by the Council of the European Union on 13 June 2002 - which is aimed at improving and simplifying judicial procedures to speed up the return of people from another Member State who have committed a serious crime.

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The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) effectively replaces the extradition system. It requires each national judicial authority to recognise and act on, with a minimum of formalities and within a set deadline, requests made by the judicial authority of another EU country. The aim of the EAW is to ensure that open borders and free movement in the EU are not exploited by those seeking to evade justice. An EAW issued by one EU country's judicial authority is valid in the entire territory of the EU. The mechanism is based on the principle of mutual recognition and therefore operates via direct contacts between judicial authorities.

The proposal for this Framework Decision was tabled by the European Commission in September 2001. The European Parliament adopted an Opinion on the draft text in February 2002. It was adopted by the Council of the European Union on 13 June 2002 and published in the Official Journal on 18 July 2002. The Parliament adopted a further Resolution on the Framework Decision in October 2002.

It has been in force since 1 January 2004 in all Member States. It has been amended by Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA.

Source Link Link to Main Source http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_framw/2002/584/oj
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  • https://ec.europa.eu/info/publications/council-framework-decision-european-arrest-warrant-and-surrender-procedures-between-member-states_en
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Official
EUR-Lex: COM(2001)522: Proposal for a Council framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2001:522:FIN
European Parliament: Legislative Observatory: Procedure File for Proposal on European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States. Framework decision https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?lang=en&reference=2001/0215(CNS)
European Commission: European arrest warrant https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/cross-border-cases/judicial-cooperation/types-judicial-cooperation/european-arrest-warrant_en
UK: House of Commons: European Standing Committee: Session 2001- 02, December 2001: European Arrest Warrant and Surrender Procedures Between Member States https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200102/cmstand/eurob/st011210/11210s01.htm

News
BBC News: Topics: European Arrest Warrant https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cpzpn3mkemyt/european-arrest-warrant
EurActiv: Topics: European Arrest Warrant https://www.euractiv.com/topics/european-arrest-warrant/
European Voice, 26/09/2001: Justice chief warns against rushing EU arrest warrant [via Politico] https://www.politico.eu/article/justice-chief-warns-against-rushing-eu-arrest-warrant/
European Voice, 07/11/2001: Arrest warrant cause for real concern – MEP https://www.politico.eu/article/arrest-warrant-cause-for-real-concern-mep/

Commentary and Analysis
Wikipedia: European Arrest Warrant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Arrest_Warrant

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