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More favorable criminal law applies to recognized foreign convictions of Romanian citizens

Case Number ICCJ_86903
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Jurisdiction Romania (RO)
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The High Court of Cassation and Justice admitted the referral from the Harghita Tribunal and issued a preliminary ruling for the uniform interpretation of law, holding that Article 6(1) of the Romanian Criminal Code—concerning the application of the more favorable criminal law after a final conviction—also applies to a conviction pronounced by another state against Romanian citizens, provided that conviction has been recognized under the procedure set out in Law No. 302/2004 on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The court thereby resolved the legal question in favor of applying the more favorable law to such recognized foreign convictions for Romanian citizens serving the sentence in Romania. The ruling is binding from its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, pursuant to Article 477(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

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art.6 alin.1 din Codul penal, Legea nr.302/2004, art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală; More favorable criminal law applies to recognized foreign convictions of Romanian citizens: 302/2004 on international judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The court thereby resolved the legal question in favor of applying the more favorable law to such recognized foreign convictions for Romanian citizens serving the sentence in Romania. The ruling is binding from its publication in the Official Gazette of Romania, pursuant to Article 477(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Keywords

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foreign law criminal sentence judicial cooperation in criminal matters preliminary ruling procedure interpretation of a judgment preliminary decision

Cited Legislation

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art.6 alin.1 din Codul penal
An application of the more favorable criminal law after a final judgment, which the court declared applicable in this decision.
Legea nr.302/2004
The decision established that the foreign judgment must be recognized under this law for art. 6 alin. 1 to apply.
art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală
Legal basis for the decision being mandatory from its publication in the Official Gazette.
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ICCJ_87050
Recognition of foreign conviction subject to reduction under more favorable domestic penal law
Decizia nr. 455/2016
Application of the more favorable criminal law principle to foreign judgments recognized under international judicial cooperation
Decizia nr. 88/A/2022
Recognition of foreign criminal judgment and sentence adaptation when exceeding domestic maximum penalty
Decizia nr. 644/2023
Recognition of foreign criminal convictions: exclusion of domestic concurrence-of-offenses rules and res judicata authority of recognition judgments
Decizia nr. 2364/2012
Recognition of foreign criminal conviction and transfer of sentenced person: validity of aggregated foreign sentence within domestic statutory limits

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art.6 alin.1 din Codul penal

An application of the more favorable criminal law after a final judgment, which the court declared applicable in this decision.

Legea nr.302/2004

The decision established that the foreign judgment must be recognized under this law for art. 6 alin. 1 to apply.

art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală

Legal basis for the decision being mandatory from its publication in the Official Gazette.

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R O M Â N I A

Înalta Curte de Casaţie şi Justiţie

Completul pentru dezlegarea unor chestiuni de drept în materie penală

Minuta deciziei nr.13 Dosar nr.14/1/2014/HP/P

ÎN NUMELE LEGII

DECIDE:

Admite sesizarea formulată de Tribunalul Harghita în dosarul nr.530/258/2014 prin care se solicită pronunţarea unei hotărâri prealabile pentru dezlegarea de principiu a problemei de drept vizând aplicarea dispoziţiilor art.6 alin.1 din Codul penal cu privire la hotărârile de condamnare pronunţate de un alt stat faţă de cetăţeni români, aflaţi în executarea acelei pedepse pe teritoriul României.

Dispoziţiile art.6 alin.1 din Codul penal, privitoare la legea mai favorabilă după judecarea definitivă a cauzei, sunt aplicabile şi cu privire la hotărârea de condamnare pronunţată de un alt stat faţă de cetăţenii români, dacă aceasta a fost recunoscută în procedura reglementată de Legea nr.302/2004 privind cooperarea judiciară internaţională în materie penală.

Obligatorie de la data publicării în Monitorul Oficial al României, Partea I, potrivit dispoziţiilor art.477 alin.3 din Codul de procedură penală.

Pronunţată în şedinţă publică, astăzi 5 iunie 2014.