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Decided cases
Case C-176/03: Commission v Council
- announced by Commission 31 Mar. 2003, to annul Framework Decision on environmental crime on grounds that this should have been an EC measure; Grand Chamber hearing due 5 April 2005; opinion of 26 May 2005 supports Commission; judgment supporting Commission, 13 Sept. 2005: [2005] ECR I-7879
Case C-105/03: Pupino (OJ 2003 C 146/16)
- on interpretation of Framework Decision on standing of victims; hearing in Grand Chamber of Court of Justice scheduled for 26 Oct. 2004; Opinion of Advocate-General, 11 Nov. 2004; judgment of 16 June 2005: [2005] ECR I-5285
Case C-160/03: Spain v Eurojust
- on language rules for Eurojust staff; Opinion (ECJ Grand Chamber) released 16 Dec. 2004, supporting Spanish complaint in part; judgment ruling challenge inadmissible, 15 March 2005
Case T-143/03: Smit v Europol and Case T-258/03: Mausolf v Europol
- hearings in Court of First Instance, 7 Dec. 2004; judgments 1 March 2005
Case C-303/05: Advocaten voor de Wereld
- on validity of Framework Decision on European arrest warrant; hearing 11 July 2006; opinion 12 Sep. 2006; judgment 3 May 2007: [2007] ECR I-3633
Case C-467/05: Dell’Orto
- on interpretation of Framework Decision on standing of victims: hearing 1 Feb. 2007; opinion 8 Mar. 2007; judgment 28 June 2007: [2007] ECR I-5557
Case C-440/05: Commission v Council
- to annul Framework Decision on shipping pollution on grounds that this should have been an EC measure; opinion 28 June 2007; judgment 23 Oct. 2007: [2007] ECR I-9097
Case: C-66/08: Koslowski
- on the application of the European Arrest Warrant to a Polish citizen irregularly on the territory of Germany; hearing 22 April 2008; judgment 17 July 2008: [2008] ECR I-6041
Case: C-296/08: Santesteban Goicoechea
- on the application of the European Arrest Warrant; reference from French court; hearing 6 Aug. 2008; judgment 12 Aug. 2008: [2008] ECR I-6307
Case: C-404/07: Sos/Katz
- on interpretation of Framework Decision on standing of victims (reference from the F?városi Bíróság – Hungary); hearing 19 June 2008; opinion 10 July 2008; judgement 9 Oct. 2008: [2008] ECR I-7607
Case: C-388/08: Leymann and Pustovarov
- on the application of the European Arrest Warrant; reference from the Korkein oikeus (Finland); hearing 4 Nov. 2008; judgement 1 Dec. 2008: [2008] ECR I-8993
Case: C-123/08: Wolzenburg
- on the application of the European Arrest Warrant; reference from the Rechtbank Amsterdam; hearing scheduled 17 Feb. 2009; opinion 24 March 2009; judgement 6 Oct. 2009: [2009] ECR I-9621
Case: C-205/09: Eredics
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on standing of victims (reference from a Hungarian court); opinion 1 July 2010; judgment 21 Oct. 2010, [2010] ECR I-10231
Case: C-306/09: I.B.
- on the Framework Decision establishing the European Arrest Warrant (reference from Belgian consitutional court); hearing 11 May 2010; opinion 6 July 2010; judgment 21 Oct. 2010, [2010] ECR I-10341
Case: C-482/08: UK v Council
- challenge to legality of Decision on police access to VIS; hearing scheduled 14 April 2010; opinion 24 June 2010; judgment against UK, 26 Oct. 2010, [2010] ECR I-10413
Case: C-261/09: Mantello
- on the application of the mandatory double jeopardy exception to the execution of a European Arrest Warrant (reference from a German court); hearing 6 July 2010; opinion 7 Sept 2010; judgment 16 Nov. 2010, [2010] ECR I-11477
Case: C-483/09: Gueye and Case: C-1/10 Salmeron Sanchez
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on standing of victims (reference from a Spanish court); hearing 3 Mar. 2011; opinion 12 May 2011; judgment 15 Sep. 2011
Case: C-507/10: Bernardi
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on standing of victims (reference from an Italian court); opinion 20 Oct. 2011; judgment 21 Dec. 2011
Case: C-27/11: Vinkov
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on financial penalties (reference from a Bulgarian court); judgment 7 June 2012
Case: C-192/12: PPU West
- (reference from a Finnish court); hearing 4 June 2012; judgment 28 June 2012
Case: C-79/11: Giovanardi
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on standing of victims (reference from an Italian court); hearing 15 Mar. 2012; opinion 15 May 2012; judgment 12 July 2012
Case: C-42/11: Lopes da Silva Jorge
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (reference from a French court); hearing 31 Jan. 2012; opinion 20 Mar. 2012; judgment 5 Sep. 2012
Case: C-396/11: Radu
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (reference from a Romanian court); hearing due 10 July 2012; opinion 18 Oct. 2012; judgment 29 Jan. 2013
Case: C-399/11: Melloni
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (reference from a Spanish court); hearing 3 July 2012; opinion 2 Oct. 2012; judgment 26 Feb. 2013
Case: C-168/13: PPU F
- reference from French Conseil Constitutionnel on European Arrest Warrant; hearing 7 May 2013; judgment 30 May 2013
Case: C-60/12: Balasz
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on financial penalties (reference from a Czech court); hearing due 12 Mar. 2013; opinion 18 July 2013; judgment 14 Nov. 2013
Case: C-122/13: C
- reference from an Italian court on Directive 2004/80 on compensation for crime victims; order refusing jurisdiction, 7 Feb. 2014
Case: C-43/12: Commission v EP and Council
- on the validity of the Directive on exchange of information on road traffic offences; hearing due 4 June 2013; opinion 10 Sep. 2013; judgment 6 May 2014
Case: C-129/14: PPU Spasic
- concerning Schengen double jeopardy rules; hearing due 28 April 2014; judgment 27 May 2014
Case: C-398/12: M
- on interpretation of the Schengen double jeopardy rules (reference from an Italian court); hearing due 12 Sep. 2013; opinion due 6 Feb. 2014; judgment 5 June 2014
Case: C-317/13: EP v Council
- challenge to validity of measure banning designer drugs; hearing due 5 Nov. 2014; opinion 22 Jan. 2015; judgment 16 April 2015
Case: C-540/13: EP v Council
- challenge to validity of measure extending VIS access to law enforcement agencies; hearing due 5 Nov. 2014; opinion 22 Jan. 2015; judgment 16 April 2015
Case: C-679/13: EP v Council
- challenge to validity of measure implementing Europol Decision; hearing due 5 Nov. 2014; opinion 22 Jan. 2015; judgment 16 April 2015
Case: C-237/15: PPU Lanigan
- reference from Irish court on European Arrest Warrant; hearing 1 July 2015; judgment due 16 July 2015
Case: C-363/14: EP v Council
- challenge to validity of measure implementing Europol Decision re relations with third countries; hearing 16 June 2015; judgment 10 Sep 2015
Pending cases
Case: C-158/14: A
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on terrorism (reference from a Dutch court)
Case: C-260/14: Covaci
- on the directive on interpretation and translation rights of suspects; hearing 19 March 2015; opinion 7 May 2015; judgment due 15 Oct 2015
Case: C-486/14: Kossowski
- on interpretation of the Schengen double jeopardy rules (reference from a German court); hearing due 29 Sep 2015
Case: C-595/14: EP v Council
- challenge to validity of measure banning designer drugs
Case: C-554/14: Ognyanov
- on interpretation of the Framework Decision on transfer of prisoners (reference from a Bulgarian court)
Case: C-14/15: EP v Council
- challenge to validity of measure implementing Prum Decision
Case: C-25/15: Balogh
- on the directive on interpretation and translation rights of suspects
Case: C-241/15: Bob-Dogi
- reference from Romanian court on European Arrest Warrant
Case: C-289/15: Grundza
- reference from Slovakian court on Framework Decision on transfer of prisoners
Case: C-404/15: Aranyogi
- reference from German court on European Arrest Warrant
Case: C-463/15: PPU A
- reference from Belgian court on European Arrest Warrant
Withdrawn cases
Case: C-105/10: PPU Gataev and Gataeva
- on the European Arrest Warrant (reference from a Finnish court); hearing scheduled 12 April 2010; withdrawn 3 April 2010
Case: C-264/10: Kita
- on the European Arrest Warrant (reference from a Romanian court); withdrawn 19 Oct. 2010
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