35As a preliminary point, it should be recalled that, as is apparent in particular from Article 1(1) and (2) of the Framework Decision and from recitals 5 and 7 in the preamble thereto, the purpose of the Framework Decision is to replace the multilateral system of extradition between Member States with a system of surrender, as between judicial authorities, of convicted persons or suspects for the purpose of enforcing judgments or of criminal proceedings, that system of surrender being based on the principle of mutual recognition (Case C-123/08 Wolzenburg [2009] ECR I-9621, paragraph 56).
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