European arrest warrant – Member States’ implementing legislation as at 1 April 2014

Member
State / Legislation title / Most recent change/entry into force date
Austria / Federal law on judicial cooperation in criminal matters with the Member States of the European Union (EU-JZG) (National Council: GP XXII RV 370 AB 439, page 56. – Federal Council: 7002 AB 7033, page 707.) Original version: Federal Law Gazette I No. 36/2004 Amendments: As amended by the following laws: Federal Law Gazette I No. 164/2004; Federal Law Gazette I No. 38/2007; Federal Law Gazette I No. 112/2007; Federal Law Gazette I No. 134/2011; Federal Law Gazette ; Federal law Gazette I No 175/2013 / 1 August 2013
Belgium / Law on the European arrest warrant dated 19/12/2003 – Published on the 22/12/2003, Moniteur belge, 2nd ed. / 19 December 2003
Bulgaria / Law on Extradition and European Arrest Warrant /LEEAW SG 46/3 as amended by SG 25/6 June 2008 / 6 June 2008
Croatia / Act on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters with Member States of the European Union of 14 July 2010 (came into force on Croatia’s accession to EU on 1 July 2013) as amended by the act on the Amendments to the Act on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters with Member States of the European Union passed on 28 June 2013 and coming into force on 1 July 2013 as amended by the act on the Amendment to the Act on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters with Member States of the European Union passed on 10 October 2013 and coming into force on 1 January 2014. / 1 January 2014
Cyprus / No 133(l) of 2004 Law to provide for the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedures of requested persons between Member States of the European Union of 2004. / 30 April 2004
Czech
Republic / Act of 20 March 2013 on International Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters – came into effect from 1 January 2014. / I January 2014
Denmark / - Law No 433 of 10 June 2003 amending the Law on the extradition of offenders and the Law on the extradition of offenders to Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden (transposition of the Council Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant, etc.) (Date: 10.06.03)
- Law No 833 of 25 August 2005 on Extradition (amended by Law No 538 of 08/06/2006 § 11; law No 542 of 08/06/2006 § § 6 and 7; Law No 394 of 30/04/2007 § 1; Law No 347 of 14/05/2008; Law No 99 of 10/02/2009 § 2; Law No 494 of 12/05/2010 § 2; Law No 271 of 04/04/2011 § 2; Law No 428 of 01/05/2013 § 3)
- Law No 394 of 30 April 2007 amending the Law no 833 of 25 August 2005 on Extradition and various other Acts and repeal of the Act on Extradition of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
- Law No 555 of 25 May 2011 Act on cooperation with Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden concerning the enforcement of sentences, etc., amending article § 2 I of law no 394 of 30 April 2007 / 25 May 2011
Estonia / Division 8 of Chapter 19 of the Estonian Criminal Procedure Code, adopted by Riigikogu (Parliament) on 28 June 2004 (RT I 2004, 54, 387). Amendments adopted by Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) on April 16, 2008 coming into force from May 23, 2008. / 23 May 2008
Finland / - Act on Extradition On the Basis of an Offence Between Finland and Other Member States of the European Union. Issued in Helsinki on 30 December 2003 (424/2003)
-Act on extradition between Finland and other Nordic countries (1383/2007) repealing section 34(2) of Finlands EU Extradition Act coming into force on 1 January 2008 / 1 January 2008
France / Code of Criminal procedure - Title X (International Judicial Cooperation), Chapter IV The European Arrest Warrant and Procedures for Transfer between Member States resulting from the European Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 Articles 695-11 and following. / 12 May 2009
Germany / Part VIII - "Assistance to Member States of the European Union in extradition and transit matters" - of the Law on International Assistance in Criminal Matters as inserted by Law of 20 July 2006. / 20 July 2006
Greece / Law 3251/2004 European arrest warrant, amendment to Law 2928/2001 on criminal organisations and other provisions. Official Gazette FEK A-127, of 9 July 2004.
Hungary / Act No CLXXX of 2012 on cooperation in criminal matters with the Member States of the European Union of 30 November 2012 (published in HU Official Journal/Magyar Közlöny, No 160/2012 page 26718)
Ireland / European arrest warrant Act 2003 as amended by the Criminal Justice (Terrorist Offences) Act 2005, the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 and the European arrest warrant (application to third countries and amendment) Act 2012. / 24 July 2012
Italy / Law No 69 of 22 April 2005 setting out the provisions adapting domestic law to the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (2002/584/JHA)., published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale No 98 of 29 April 2005 and entered into force on 14 May 2005 / 14 May 2005
Latvia / Division fourteen -"Extradition", part C "International Cooperation in criminal matters" of the Criminal Procedure Law ("the CPL") chapters 65- "Extradition of a person to Latvia" and 66 - "Extradition of a person to a foreign State" promulgated on 21 April 2005 and entered into force on 1 October 2005. Amended on 29 July 2008, 1 and 9 July 2009 and 21 October 2010. / 1 January 2011
Lithuania / Criminal Code: (Zin., 2000, No. 89-2741) amended by Law No X-1236 of 28 June 2008
Luxemburg / Law of 17 March 2004 on the European arrest warrant and surrender procedures between Member States of the European Union as amended by Law of 3 August 2011. / 3 August 2011
Malta / Subsidiary Legislation 276.05 (adopted under the authority of the Extradition Act - Chapter 276) Extradition (Designated Foreign Countries) Order of 7 June 2004, LEGAL NOTICES 320 of 2004 (as amended by Legal Notices 224 of 2006, 275, 367, 390 and 396 of 2007, 278 of 2008, 123 of 2010, 213 of 2011, and 247, 249 and 421 of 2013), 289 of 2005 and 72 of 2007.
Netherlands / Act of 29 April 2004 implementing the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between the Member States of the European Union (the Surrender Act)
Poland / Code of Criminal Procedure Chapters 65a and 65b amended on 5 November 2009 / 8 June 2010
Portugal / - Law no. 65/2003 of 23 August Approves the legal regime of the European arrest warrant (giving effect to the council framework decision no. 2002/584/JHA of 13 June).
- Penal code, amended September 2007
Romania / Law No. 302 of 28 June 2004 on international judicial co-operation in criminal matters as amended and supplemented by Law No. 224/2006 and as amended by Law No. 222/2008 of 10 November 2008 / 14 November 2008
Slovak
Republic / Act no 154/2010 on the European arrest warrant of I September 2010 / 1 September 2010
Slovenia / The Cooperation in Criminal Matters with the Member States of the European Union Act (ZSKZDČEU-1) passed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia at its session of 23 May 2013. No 003-02-5/2013-11
Spain / - Organic Act 2/2003, March 14, complementing the Act on the European Arrest Warrant
- Act 3/2003, March 2003 on the European Arrest Warrant
- Code of Criminal Procedure
Sweden / - Act (2003:1156) on surrender from Sweden according to the European arrest warrant as amended by Act (2006:348)
- Ordinance (2003:1179) on surrender from Sweden according to the European arrest warrant
- Ordinance (2003:1178) on surrender to Sweden according to the European arrest warrant
United
Kingdom / The Extradition Act 2003 as amended by the Police and Justice Act 2006 / 15 January 2007