Proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters

This legislative proposal, submitted in June 2009 by 16 Member States (BE, BG, CZ, DK, EE, GR, ES, FR, LT, LV, HU, NL, RO, SI, SK, SE), aims at creating an explicit legal basis at EU level for the transfer of criminal proceedings from one Member State to another Member State. It would replace among the Member States the European Convention on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters of 15 May 1972 (Council of Europe) which has been poorly ratified by EU Member States.

The negotiation was not finalised before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Therefore, for reactivating the negotiations (and this time with the European Parliament as well) a new proposal would have to be tabled under the Lisbon Treaty.