23.12.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 432/2


Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 24 October 2019 (Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad — Bulgaria) — Criminal proceedings against Ivan Gavanozov

(Case C-324/17) (1)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Directive 2014/41/EU - European Investigation Order (EIO) in criminal matters - Article 5(1) - Form set out in Annex A - Section J - Absence of legal remedies in the issuing Member State)

(2019/C 432/02)

Language of the case: Bulgarian

Referring court

Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad

Party in the main proceedings

Ivan Gavanozov

Operative part of the judgment

Article 5(1) 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, read in conjunction with Section J of the form set out in Annex A to that directive, must be interpreted as meaning that the judicial authority of a Member State does not, when issuing a European Investigation Order, have to include in that section a description of the legal remedies, if any, which are provided for in its Member State against the issuing of such an order.


(1)  OJ C 256, 7.8.2017.