8.6.2022
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 223/3
List of abbreviations Charter
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
CISA
Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement
CoE
Council of Europe
Court of Justice
Court of Justice of the European Union
EAW
European arrest warrant
ECHR
European Convention on Human Rights
ECtHR
European Court of Human Rights
EEA
European Economic Area
EIO
European Investigation Order
EJN
European Judicial Network
Eurojust
European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation
Europol
European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
EU-IC/NO arrest warrant
Arrest warrant issued under the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland (IC) and the Kingdom of Norway (NO) on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway
Framework Decision on the EAW
Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States
Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization
MLA
Mutual legal assistance
State
27 EU Member States, Iceland and Norway
TFEU
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
UK
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
US
United States of America
Disclaimer These guidelines are neither legally binding nor exhaustive.
They have no bearing on existing EU law and its future development.
They also have no bearing on the authoritative interpretation of EU law by the Court of Justice of the European Union.
INTRODUCTION Extradition proceedings between Member States and third States are primarily regulated by a multi-layered combination of different legal bases: multilateral agreements (e.g. the Council of Europe (CoE) Conventions (1)), bilateral agreements (concluded either by the EU or by Member States), and national laws.
In general, extradition agreements provide for the possibility of a ‘nationality exception,’ meaning that contracting parties may refuse to extradite their own nationals.
(1) European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 24) and its Additional Protocol (ETS No. 086), the Second Additional Protocol (ETS No. 098), the Third Additional Protocol (ETS No. 209) and the Fourth Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 212).