Fiches Belges

The District Court Judge No time limits for detention 60 days for the execution of a EAW As identified in the form of the EAW Permission is needed from the executing authority for prosecution for other offences Grounds for mandatory/ optional refusal to surrender as identified in the FD

FD 2002/584/JHA on EAWs

Chief of Police , Ministry of Justice and Public Order

Greek, English Under Cyprus law a wanted person can be provisionally arrested and the member state has within 8 days to provide the Greek or the English translation of the EAW. When issuing an EAW, Cyprus follows Annex V “Time limits for the receipt of the EAW following an arrest of the person sought” from the European Handbook on how to issue a EAW (17195/1/10 REV 1). Cyprus accepts transmission of EAW translations via SIS.

As provided in the FD

Cooperation outside the EU is mainly based on the CoE Convention on Extradition Cyprus allows for surrender also for accessory offences where the offence in question is also an offence in Cyprus and punishable for a maximum period of at least 12 months.