Translation of "autorité d'exécution pénale " (French → English) :

You are hereby notified of the decision of (competent authority of the issuing State) to forward the judgment of (competent court of the issuing State) dated (date of judgment) (reference number; if available) to (executing State) for the purpose of its recognition and enforcement of the sentence imposed therein in accordance with the national law implementing Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial senten ...[+++]ces or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union.

You are hereby notified of the decision of (competent authority of the issuing State) to forward the judgment of (competent court of the issuing State) dated (date of judgment) (reference number; if available) to (executing State) for the purpose of its recognition and enforcement of the sentence imposed therein in accordance with the national law implementing Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA of 27 November 2008 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial senten ...[+++]ces or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union.

The legitimate activities of the police, customs, judicial and other competent authorities may require that data are sent to authorities in third States or international bodies that have obligations for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties.

The initiative contains additional provisions on lis pendens in criminal matters (Articles 1(d) and 3) and the criteria for determining the Member State having jurisdiction.Applying the third mandatory ground for non-enforcement provided for by the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 (Article 3(3)), the judicial authority of the Member State of enforcement refuses to order enforcement if a person against whom a European arrest warrant has been issued cannot, on grounds of age, be held criminally liable for the act on the basis of the warrant under the law of the Member State of enforcement.

As is the case in the Convention between the Member States of the European Communities on the enforcement of foreign criminal sentences of 13 November 1991, the State of enforcement has two options as to the manner of enforcement: the relevant authorities of the State of enforcement must either proceed to immediate enforcement of the sentence or convert the sentence, through a judicial or administrative procedure, into a decision of that State, thereby substituting for the penalty imposed in the sentencing State a penalty prescribed by the law of the administering State for the same offence (Article 9).

The initiative contains additional provisions on lis pendens in criminal matters (Articles 1(d) and 3) and the criteria for determining the Member State having jurisdiction.Applying the third mandatory ground for non-enforcement provided for by the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 (Article 3(3)), the judicial authority of the Member State of enforcement refuses to order enforcement if a person against whom a European arrest warrant has been issued cannot, on grounds of age, be held criminally liable for the act on the basis of the warrant under the law of the Member State of enforcement.