24.7.2017   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 239/30


Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus (Finland) lodged on 16 May 2017 — Oikeusministeriö v Denis Raugevicius

(Case C-247/17)

(2017/C 239/37)

Language of the case: Finnish

Referring court

Korkein oikeus

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Oikeusministeriö

Defendant: Denis Raugevicius

Questions referred

1.

Are national provisions on extradition to be assessed with respect to the freedom of movement of nationals of another Member State in the same way regardless of whether the extradition request of a third State on the basis of an extradition convention concerns the enforcement of a custodial sentence or a prosecution as in the Petruhhin case? (1) Is it relevant that the person sought to be extradited, as well as being a citizen of the Union, is a national of the State which has made the request for extradition?

2.

Does a national law under which only its own nationals are not extradited outside the EU for the enforcement of a penalty unjustifiably disadvantage nationals of another Member State? Are the mechanisms of EU law by means of which an objective, acceptable as such, may be achieved in a less prejudicial manner applicable also in an enforcement situation? How is a request for extradition to be answered in a situation in which, such mechanisms being applied, the request is notified to another Member State which, however, does not, for example because of legal obstacles, adopt measures concerning its nationals?


(1)  Judgment of 6.9.2016, C-182/15, ECLI:EU:C:2016:630.