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Due to maintenance in preparation for the move to the new Eurojust premises, the EJN website will not be available on 13 and 14 May 2017.

The question referred to the CJEU was whether national legislation which makes it possible to combine tax penalties and criminal penalties with respect to the same act or omission – consisting of non-payment of VAT –, is compatible with Article 50 of the Charter, in conjunction with Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights?

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was asked to interpret Article 2, Article 3(1)(c), and Article 6(1) and (3) of Directive 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings. In this judgment, the CJEU reaffirms the Covaci judgement by stressing that the procedures cannot undermine the objective of the Directive and in the safeguarding of the fairness of the proceedings.

The question referred to the CJEU was whether national legislation which makes it possible to combine tax penalties and criminal penalties with respect to the same act or omission – consisting of non-payment of VAT –, is compatible with Article 50 of the Charter, in conjunction with Article 4 of Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights?

On 17 and 18 May 2017 the 13th annual meeting of the Network of National Experts on Joint Investigation Teams (JITs Network) will take place in The Hague, at Eurojust’s premises.

Due to maintenance in preparation for the move to the new Eurojust premises, the EJN website will not be available on 13 and 14 April 2017.

EJTN launches its pilot webinar programme with two webinars in April 2017.

Due to maintenance in preparation for the move to the new Eurojust premises, the EJN website will not be available on 1 and 2 April 2017.

New 4-year Framework Partnership Agreements with EU-level networks

On 16 March 2016, the 15th Tool Correspondents meeting of the European Judicial Network took place in The Hague.

Adopted during the 12th annual meeting of JIT experts.

More than just legal training

Jurisdiction, preliminary ruling procedure, case law

On 22 February 2017, the 38th Regular meeting of the EJN Contact Points took place in The Hague.

European Investigation Order: status of transposition.

On 25 January 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in Case C-640/16 Vilkas, clarifying the meaning of the concept of “force majeure” (“circumstances beyond the control of the Member States concerned”) in the context of the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (“EAW FD”).