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Document C2006/294/23
Case C-150/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank 's-Hertogenbosch — Netherlands) — Jean Leon Van Straaten v Staat der Nederlanden and Republiek Italië (Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement — Ne bis in idem principle — Meaning of the same acts and of trial disposed of — Exporting in one State and importing in another State — Acquittal of the accused)
Case C-150/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank 's-Hertogenbosch — Netherlands) — Jean Leon Van Straaten v Staat der Nederlanden and Republiek Italië (Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement — Ne bis in idem principle — Meaning of the same acts and of trial disposed of — Exporting in one State and importing in another State — Acquittal of the accused)
Case C-150/05: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank 's-Hertogenbosch — Netherlands) — Jean Leon Van Straaten v Staat der Nederlanden and Republiek Italië (Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement — Ne bis in idem principle — Meaning of the same acts and of trial disposed of — Exporting in one State and importing in another State — Acquittal of the accused)
JO C 294, 2.12.2006, p. 14–15
(ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, SK, SL, FI, SV)
2.12.2006 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 294/14 |
Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 September 2006 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Rechtbank 's-Hertogenbosch — Netherlands) — Jean Leon Van Straaten v Staat der Nederlanden and Republiek Italië
(Case C-150/05) (1)
(Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement - Ne bis in idem principle - Meaning of ‘the same acts’ and of ‘trial disposed of’ - Exporting in one State and importing in another State - Acquittal of the accused)
(2006/C 294/23)
Language of the case: Dutch
Referring court
Rechtbank 's-Hertogenbosch
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Jean Leon Van Straaten
Defendants: Staat der Nederlanden and Republiek Italië
Re:
Reference for a preliminary ruling — Rechtbank 's-Hertogenbosch — 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) — Ne bis in idem principle — ‘Same acts’ and ‘trial disposed of’ — Offence prosecuted as acts of exporting in one State and as acts of importing in another — Whether a trial is finally disposed of in the case where the person charged is acquitted
Operative part of the judgment
1. |
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 in Schengen, must be interpreted as meaning that:
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2. |
The ne bis in idem principle, enshrined in Article 54 of that Convention, falls to be applied in respect of a decision of the judicial authorities of a Contracting State by which the accused is acquitted finally for lack of evidence. |