Fiches Belges

The grounds for recognition and execution of an adjudication rendered in a European Union Member State, by which a punishment of deprivation of liberty has been imposed, is an adjudication of the competent authority of the European Union Member State, which has entered into effect, regarding the punishment of deprivation of liberty and a certification completed in a special form, as well as decision of a court of Latvia on recognition and execution of an adjudication regarding the punishment of deprivation of liberty.

Enforcement of a Custodial Sentence is possible in Latvia taking into account Chapter 71 of Criminal Procedure Law.

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Latvia is competent to receive the request. But Latvian Competent Court is responsible for the request evaluation.

All certificates send to Latvia should be translated into Latvian.

Having received a request of a foreign state regarding the execution of a punishment imposed therein, the Ministry of Justice shall, within 10 days, but if the amount of materials is particularly large within 30 days, verify whether all the necessary materials have been received.A judge of a district (city) court shall, within 30 days, examine a request of a foreign state regarding the execution of a punishment imposed in the foreign state in a written procedure and, after evaluating the conditions and reasons for refusal, take one of the following decisions: 1) on consent to recognise the judgment and execute the punishment imposed in the foreign state; 2) on refusal to recognise the judgment and execute the punishment imposed in the foreign state.

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