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Document 62019CA0724
Case C-724/19: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 December 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against HP (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — European Investigation Order (EIO) — Directive 2014/41/EU — Article 2(c)(i) — Concept of ‘issuing authority’ — Article 6 — Conditions for issuing an EIO — Article 9(1) and (3) — Recognition of an EIO — EIO seeking to obtain traffic and location data associated with telecommunications, issued by a public prosecutor designated as ‘issuing authority’ by the national measure transposing Directive 2014/41 — Exclusive competence of the judge, in a similar domestic case, to order the investigative measure indicated in that order)
Case C-724/19: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 December 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against HP (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — European Investigation Order (EIO) — Directive 2014/41/EU — Article 2(c)(i) — Concept of ‘issuing authority’ — Article 6 — Conditions for issuing an EIO — Article 9(1) and (3) — Recognition of an EIO — EIO seeking to obtain traffic and location data associated with telecommunications, issued by a public prosecutor designated as ‘issuing authority’ by the national measure transposing Directive 2014/41 — Exclusive competence of the judge, in a similar domestic case, to order the investigative measure indicated in that order)
Case C-724/19: Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 December 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against HP (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Judicial cooperation in criminal matters — European Investigation Order (EIO) — Directive 2014/41/EU — Article 2(c)(i) — Concept of ‘issuing authority’ — Article 6 — Conditions for issuing an EIO — Article 9(1) and (3) — Recognition of an EIO — EIO seeking to obtain traffic and location data associated with telecommunications, issued by a public prosecutor designated as ‘issuing authority’ by the national measure transposing Directive 2014/41 — Exclusive competence of the judge, in a similar domestic case, to order the investigative measure indicated in that order)
OJ C 84, 21.2.2022, p. 5–5
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ C 84, 21.2.2022, p. 3–3
(GA)
- Date of document:
- 16/12/2021
- Date lodged:
- 01/10/2019
- Author:
- Court of Justice
- Form:
- Judicial information
- Authentic language:
- Bulgarian
- Type of procedure:
- Reference for a preliminary ruling
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21.2.2022 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 84/5 |
Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 16 December 2021 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against HP
(Case C-724/19) (1)
(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - European Investigation Order (EIO) - Directive 2014/41/EU - Article 2(c)(i) - Concept of ‘issuing authority’ - Article 6 - Conditions for issuing an EIO - Article 9(1) and (3) - Recognition of an EIO - EIO seeking to obtain traffic and location data associated with telecommunications, issued by a public prosecutor designated as ‘issuing authority’ by the national measure transposing Directive 2014/41 - Exclusive competence of the judge, in a similar domestic case, to order the investigative measure indicated in that order)
(2022/C 84/05)
Language of the case: Bulgarian
Referring court
Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad
Party in the main proceedings
HP
Interested party: Spetsializirana prokuratura
Operative part of the judgment
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Article 2(c)(i) of Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters must be interpreted as precluding a public prosecutor from having competence to issue, during the pre-trial stage of criminal proceedings, an European Investigation Order, within the meaning of that directive, seeking to obtain traffic and location data associated with telecommunications, where, in a similar domestic case, the judge has exclusive competence to adopt an investigative measure seeking access to such data. |
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Article 6 and Article 9(1) and (3) of Directive 2014/41 must be interpreted as meaning that recognition, on the part of the executing authority, of an European Investigation Order issued with a view to obtaining traffic and location data associated with telecommunications may not replace the requirements applicable in the issuing State, where that European Investigation Order was improperly issued by a public prosecutor, whereas, in a similar domestic case, the judge has exclusive competence to adopt an investigative measure seeking to obtain such data. |
