Fiches Belges

There is a central Register of sentences in the Czech Republic. This evidence contains information on persons that were lawfully sentenced in criminal proceedings. This evidence serves for needs of criminal or administrative proceedings and for the proof of integrity. The Police have also its own records and evidences necessary for fulfilling of their tasks.

Directive 2014/41/EU regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters was implemented in the Czech law and the EIO became effective as of 16 August 2018. It is applicable in relation to the Member States, which have also implemented the EIO Directive. For the countries, which have not implemented the EIO Directive so far, the following legal framework is applicable: • Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (Strasbourg, 1959) • Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (Brussels, 2000) • Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record between Member States

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation In case there is pre-trial proceeding being conducted in a foreign state, the competence to execute it will pertain to the Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office and otherwise to the Regional Court, in the jurisdiction of which is the requested action of legal assistance to be performed. Under the scope of the FD 2009/315/JHA it is possible to ask for information extracted from the criminal record directly the Czech Criminal Register. * execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority)

EIO – Czech and Slovak. When proceeding according to COE 1959 Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters and its additional Protocols and the EU 2000 Convention on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, translation of requests into Czech language in not required on the condition of reciprocity.

The EIO – deadline stipulated by the EIO Directive are implemented.

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