Information;Order — ECLI:EU:C:2021:509
Date: 2021-06-22
Language of the case: English
Court formation: Sixth Chamber
Subject matter: Judicial cooperation in criminal matters;Police cooperation;Area of freedom, security and justice
Procedure: Reference for a preliminary ruling
Origin: United Kingdom

Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court) (United Kingdom) made on 15 May 2020 – VA v Prosecutor of the regional prosecutor’s office in Ruse, Bulgaria (Case C-206/20) Language of the case: English Referring court High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court) Parties to the main proceedings Appellant: VA Respondent: Prosecutor of the regional prosecutor’s office in Ruse, Bulgaria Question referred Where surrender is sought in order to prosecute a requested person, and where the decision to issue an underlying national arrest warrant (“NAW”) and the decision to issue a European arrest warrant (“EAW”) are both taken by a public prosecutor, without any involvement of a Court prior to surrender, does a requested person receive the dual level of protection envisaged by the Court in Bob-Dogi C-241/15, (ECLI:EU:C:2016:385) if: the effect of the NAW is limited to detaining the individual for a maximum of 72 hours for the purpose of bringing him before a Court; and on surrender, it is solely a matter for the Court whether to order release, or to continue detention, in light of all the circumstances of the case? ____________