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#62024CJ0328Judgment on Judicial Review of EPPO Procedural Acts

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Medium Impact·View source ↗

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This law clarifies that national courts are responsible for reviewing procedural acts of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office that affect third parties. It ensures these acts can be challenged in national courts, with the Court of Justice of the EU overseeing preliminary rulings related to EU law validity.

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Key Changes

  • National courts review EPPO procedural acts affecting third parties
  • Court of Justice of the EU handles preliminary rulings on EU law validity
  • Excludes certain decisions from national courts' review

Obligations

What this law requires

high

National courts must review procedural acts of the EPPO intended to produce legal effects vis-à-vis third parties.

national courts
operational
high

The EPPO must adopt procedural acts intended to produce legal effects vis-à-vis third parties according to national law for judicial review.

European Public Prosecutor's Office
operational
high

The EPPO must ensure that effective remedies are available for the judicial review of its procedural acts before national courts.

European Public Prosecutor's Office
operational
medium

National courts must apply both Union law and applicable national law when reviewing the legality of EPPO procedural acts.

national courts
operational
high

The EPPO must respect the rights to a fair trial and the rights of defence during its investigations and prosecutions.

European Public Prosecutor's Office
operational

Affected Parties

European Public Prosecutor’s OfficeNational courts

Tags

judicial review,EPPO,European law