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Document 62001CJ0187
Judgment of the Court of 11 February 2003.#Criminal proceedings against Hüseyin Gözütok (C-187/01) and Klaus Brügge (C-385/01).#References for a preliminary ruling: Oberlandesgericht Köln - Germany and Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Veurne - Belgium.#Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement - Ne bis in idem principle - Scope - Decisions by which the Public Prosecutor definitively discontinues criminal proceedings, without the involvement of a court, once the accused has satisfied certain conditions.#Joined cases C-187/01 and C-385/01.
Presuda Suda od 11. veljače 2003.
Kazneni postupci protiv Hüseyin Gözütok (C-187/01) i Klaus Brügge (C-385/01).
Zahtjevi za prethodnu odluku: Oberlandesgericht Köln - Njemačka i Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Veurne - Belgija.
Spojeni predmeti C-187/01 i C-385/01.
Presuda Suda od 11. veljače 2003.
Kazneni postupci protiv Hüseyin Gözütok (C-187/01) i Klaus Brügge (C-385/01).
Zahtjevi za prethodnu odluku: Oberlandesgericht Köln - Njemačka i Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Veurne - Belgija.
Spojeni predmeti C-187/01 i C-385/01.
ECLI identifier: ECLI:EU:C:2003:87
** AFFAIRE C-187/1 **
*A9* Oberlandesgericht Köln, Beschluß vom 30/03/2001 (2 Ws 590/97)
*P1* Oberlandesgericht Köln, Beschluß vom 18/03/2003 (2 Ws 590/97)
** AFFAIRE C-385/1 **
*A9* Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Veurne, 9e kamer, vonnis van 04/05/2001 (S.R. 285 ; Nr. 233)
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(Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Arts 54, 55 and 58)
(Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, Art. 54)
JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
11 February 2003 (1)
((Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement – Ne bis in idem principle – Scope – Decisions by which the Public Prosecutor definitively discontinues criminal proceedings, without the involvement of a court, once the accused has satisfied certain conditions))
In Joined Cases C-187/01 and C-385/01, REFERENCES to the Court under Article 35 EU by the Oberlandesgericht Köln (Germany) and the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Veurne (Belgium) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before those courts against Hüseyin Gözütok (C-187/01)and Klaus Brügge (C-385/01), on the interpretation of Article 54 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders (OJ 2000 L 239, p. 19), signed on 19 June 1990 at Schengen (Luxembourg),THE COURT,,
after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of:
having regard to the Report for the Hearing,
after hearing the oral observations of Mr Gözütok, represented by N. Hack, of the German Government, represented by A. Dittrich, acting as Agent, of the Belgian Government, represented by A. Snoecx, J. Devadder and W. Detavernier, acting as Agents, of the French Government, represented by R. Abraham, of the Italian Government, represented by G. Aiello, avvocato dello Stato, of the Netherlands Government, represented by C. Wissels, acting as Agent, and of the Commission, represented by W. Bogensberger and R. Troosters, at the hearing on 9 July 2002,
after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 19 September 2002,
gives the following
On those grounds,
THE COURT,
in answer to the questions referred to it by the Oberlandesgericht Köln and the Rechtbank van eerste aanleg te Veurne by orders of 30 March 2001 and 4 May 2001 respectively, hereby rules: The ne bis in idem principle, laid down in Article 54 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 between the Governments of the States of the Benelux Economic Union, the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Republic on the gradual abolition of checks at their common borders, signed on 19 June 1990 at Schengen, also applies to procedures whereby further prosecution is barred, such as the procedures at issue in the main actions, by which the Public Prosecutor of a Member State discontinues criminal proceedings brought in that State, without the involvement of a court, once the accused has fulfilled certain obligations and, in particular, has paid a certain sum of money determined by the Public Prosecutor.
Rodríguez Iglesias |
Puissochet |
Wathelet |
Schintgen |
Timmermans |
Gulmann |
La Pergola |
Jann |
Skouris |
Macken |
Colneric |
von Bahr |
Cunha Rodrigues |
R. Grass |
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