Practical information on the European Arrest Warrant

Handbooks

• European Commission - Handbook on how to issue and execute a European Arrest Warrant (06/10/2017)

Reports and Guidance

• Joint report of Eurojust and the European Judicial Network on the extradition of EU citizens to third countries (Petruhhin report)
  

  Executive summary of the Petruhhin report:

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• Questionnaire and Compilation on the Requirements for Issuing and Executing Judicial Authorities in EAW Proceedings pursuant to the CJEU’s Case-Law (revised 24 November 2021);
• Case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the European Arrest Warrant: Eurojust overview

Detention conditions

FRA resources

• FRA Database on detention conditions in the Member States
• Report 2019 on Criminal Detention Conditions in the European Union:rules and reality

EJN Plenary Meetings Conclusions

• 53rd Plenary meeting of the European Judicial Network, Helsinki, Finland
  - on the interpretation of “issuing judicial authority”, in absentia judgments, surrender of own nationals and residents and detention conditions
• 52nd Plenary meeting of the European Judicial Network, Bucharest, Romania
  - on the interpretation of “issuing judicial authority” and detention conditions
• 49th Plenary meeting of the European Judicial Network, Tallinn, Estonia
  - on detention conditions
• 48th Plenary meeting of the European Judicial Network, Valetta, Malta
  - on the extradition of EU nationals to 3rd countries “Petruhin case”

Legal texts

• Consolidated version of the Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant
• Word consolidated version of the European Arrest Warrant form
• Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway

Resources on EJN website

• Judicial Library - legal texts, notifications, forms, case law, reports etc.
• Judicial Atlas – Find the competent authority to receive the EAW:
  
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• Compendium: European Arrest Warrant interactive form
• Fiches Belges: Legal and practical information on the EAW