EPPO Investigations Process Overview
The document provides a detailed overview of the EPPO investigations process, including the opening process, registration of information, verification procedures, and outcomes. It outlines the steps involved in initiating investigations based on reasonable grounds and legal requirements.
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The opening of the EPPO investigations
Introduction Introduction Provisions/Principles art.. 24 para. 6 and 7 reporting of information to EPPO and processing the information art.. 25 exercise of the competence art.. 26 inititiation of the investigation art.. 26 allocation of the case art.. 44-46 case management system 2
Opening process Opening process The EPPO receives a piece of information from EU bodies or national authorities (art. 24 para 1-5) Registration of the information (case management system) - art. 24 para 6 Verification of the information (art. 24 para 6): two options: a) No grounds to initiate an investigation (art. 24 para 7) b) Initiation of the investigation (art. 26 para 1) 3
Registration of the Registration of the information information In the case management system (CMS) art. 44 para 4 Role of the internal rules of procedure on the structure and organisation of the CMS 4
Verification of the information Verification of the information Art. 24 para 6: on the basis of the internal rules of procedure Goal: the verification shall assess whether, on the basis of the information provided in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2, there are grounds to initiate an investigation or to exercise the right of evocation 5
Outcome of the verification Outcome of the verification Art. 24 para 7: no grounds to initiate the investigation or to exercise the right of evocation Obligations: the reasons shall be noted in the CMS Obligations: information to the authorities or persons who reported the conduct 6
Outcome of the verification Outcome of the verification art. 26 para 1: initiation of the investigation Requirements: reasonable grounds to believe that an offence within the competence of the EPPO is being or has been committed Legal basis: regulation and national law Who: an EDP in a Member State which according to its national law has jurisdiction over the offence 7
Initiation of the investigation: obligations Initiation of the investigation: obligations The EDP shall note the ruling of initiation of the investigation in the CMS The EDP shall inform the authorities that reported the conduct 8
Initiation of the investigation: other ways Initiation of the investigation: other ways Art. 26 para 3 where no investigation has been initiated by a European Delegated Prosecutor, the Permanent Chamber to which the case has been allocated shall, under the conditions set out in paragraph 1, instruct a European Delegated Prosecutor to initiate an investigation. 9
Effects of the initiation of the investigation Effects of the initiation of the investigation According to some national laws: some deadlines start to run in the investigation 10