CELEX: C2007/140/05
Language: en
Date: 2007-06-23 00:00:00
Title: Case C-303/05: Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 3 May 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbitragehof, Belgium) — Advocaten voor de Wereld VZW v Leden van de Ministerraad (Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Articles 6(2) EU and 34(2)(b) EU — Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA — European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States — Approximation of national laws — Removal of verification of double criminality — Validity)

23.6.2007   
            
            
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               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               C 140/3
            
         Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 3 May 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Arbitragehof, Belgium) — Advocaten voor de Wereld VZW v Leden van de Ministerraad
   (Case C-303/05) (1)
   
   (Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Articles 6(2) EU and 34(2)(b) EU - Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA - European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States - Approximation of national laws - Removal of verification of double criminality - Validity)
   (2007/C 140/05)
   Language of the case: Dutch
   Referring court
   Arbitragehof
   Parties to the main proceedings
   
      Applicant: Advocaten voor de Wereld VZW
   
      Defendant: Leden van de Ministerraad
   Re:
   Preliminary ruling — Arbitragehof — Interpretation of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ 2002 L 190, p. 1) — Whether compatible with Article 34(2)(b) EU — Removal of the requirement of double criminality in respect of the offences listed in Article 2(2) of the Decision — Whether compatible with Article 6(2) EU
   Operative part of the judgment
   Examination of the questions submitted has revealed no factor capable of affecting the validity of Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States.
   
      (1)  OJ C 271, 29.10.2005.