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Mutual Recognition of Financial Penalties Dr. Christian Johnson Federal Office of Justice Bonn, Germany. Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015. Framework Decision 2005/214 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties.
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Mutual Recognition of Financial PenaltiesDr. Christian JohnsonFederal Office of JusticeBonn, Germany Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Framework Decision 2005/214 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties • Financial penalties imposed by final decisions • Court or authority other than a court / criminal offences or infringements of the rule of law (administrative offences) • Double criminality: not to be verified in the case of list offences • List offences: „conduct which infringes road traffic regulations, including breaches of regulations pertaining to driving hours and rest periods and regulations on hazardous goods” • 4th indent: “This Framework Decision should also cover financial penalties imposed in respect of road traffic offences” Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Germany 2011 – 05.11.2015 • incoming cases: 36.394 2011: 2.869 / 2012: 6.103 / 2013: 9.496 / 2014: 9.395 2015 ( - 5 November): 8.531 • outgoing cases: 20.675 2011: 1.802 / 2012: 4.035 / 2013: 4.410 / 2014: 5.596 2015 ( - 5 November): 4.832 Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11.December 2015
Incoming requests (2011-23.11.2015) Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Road traffic offences (2011-2014 / incoming requests) • Yes: 27.471 • No: 382 Total: 27.853 Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Outgoing requests (2011-23.11.2015) Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Road traffic offences (2011-2014 / outgoing requests) • Yes: 8.828 • No: 6.861 • Partial: 154 Total: 15.843 Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Cases 2011 – 5.11.2015 • incoming: - 1.381.912,71 € - 19.414 cases closed - Rate of successful execution: ~ 60% • outgoing: - 1.330.666,91 € - 10.528 cases closed - Rate of successful execution: ~ 38% Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Cooperation under FD 2005/214 • Competent authorities: central/decentralised • Translation of certificate • Subsequent communication • Information under Art. 14 / language regime • Voluntary payments Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Meetings/Activities • Netherlands - Germany: yearly meetings in Leeuwarden and Bonn • Seminars for practitioners from Poland (October 2013) and from the Czech Republic (October 2014) in Berlin • Bilateral contacts with central authorities in Finland, Sweden, Belgium, Romania and England Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11. December 2015
Thank you for your attention! Dr. Christian Johnson 0049 / 228 - 99 410 5300 christian.johnson@bfj.bund.de Expert Group meeting, Paris, 11 December 2015