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Criminal procedure against IR (C-569/20)
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Criminal procedure against IR (C-569/20)

Judgment of 19 May 2022law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-569-20/para_26@2026-11-12

26Article 8(1) of Directive 2016/343 imposes upon the Member States the obligation to ensure that the right to be present at the trial is observed. However, pursuant to Article 8(2) and (4), the Member States may, subject to certain conditions, provide for trials to be held in absentia.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Fourth Chamber
Case: C-569/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2022:401
Decided: 19 May 2022
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad (Specialised Criminal Court, Bulgaria)
Rapporteur: C. Lycourgos
Advocate General: J. Richard de la Tour
Bench: 5 judges
C. Lycourgos, S. Rodin, J.-C. Bonichot, L.S. Rossi, O. Spineanu-Matei
Language: Bulgarian
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0569

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Judicial cooperation in criminal matters

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Cited by 9: Criminal proceedings against K.P (C-530/23); ATAU v Procura generale presso la Corte d’appello di Napoli (C-95/24); Criminal proceedings against M. S. T (C-135/25); Criminal proceedings against IR (C-644/23)10 provisions; Criminal proceedings against VB (C-400/23)3 provisions; Criminal proceedings against VB and VB (C-430/22); Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid v C and B and X v Staatssecretaris van Justitie en Veiligheid (C-704/20); Criminal proceedings against HN (C-420/20); European Commission v Kingdom of Denmark (C-159/20)
Cites 11: Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)2 provisions; Firma E. Merck v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Jonas (292/82); Criminal proceedings against IS (C-564/19); Directive (EU) 2016/3432 provisions; Criminal proceedings against Spetsializirana prokuratura (C-653/19 PPU); Patrick Grégor Puppinck and Others v European Commission (C-418/18 P); QY v Finanzamt Österreich (C-372/20); Criminal proceedings against IR (C-649/19); Criminal proceedings against TX and UW (C-688/18); Directive 2012/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 on the right to information in criminal proceedings; Serin Alheto v Zamestnik-predsedatel na Darzhavna agentsia za bezhantsite (C-585/16)