Fiches Belges: República Checa

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

Yes.

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

Regional Public Prosecution Office in jurisdiction of which the requested person was apprehended or has his/her permanent residence or was located.

* execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority)

Regional Court in jurisdiction of which the requested person was apprehended or has his/her permanent residence or was located. Contact details of respective Regional Courts (Krajský soud) are available at https://www.justice.cz/soudy

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Czech, Slovak(in respect to the Slovak Republic), German (in respect to Austria).

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

Time limits envisaged by the FD 2002/584/JHA

a. Special requirements

If the preliminary investigation was initiated without the service of a European Arrest Warrant and the European Arrest Warrant was not served to the competent public prosecutor’s office within 20 days after the imposition of preliminary custody, the person must be released from preliminary custody. The competent authority to receive transit requests, including the necessary documents relating to transit requests, is the Ministry of Justice. Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic Mezinárodni odbor trestní (International Department for Criminal Matters) Vyšehradská 16 128 10 Praha 2 Tel.: 420 221997 435 fax: 420 221997 986 E-mail: mot@msp.justice.cz

b. Other useful information

N/A