Thursday 21st December 2023
Judgment in Case C-281/22 G. K. and Others (European Public Prosecutor’s Office)
(Judicial cooperation in criminal matters)
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is vested with the power to investigate and prosecute criminal offences against the European Union’s financial interests. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is organised on two levels: central and decentralised. The latter level is made up of Deputy European Public Prosecutors (DPPs), who are assigned to the Member States.
In the current case, several people are being prosecuted for fraud involving the import of biodiesel into the EU.
This fraud is said to have resulted in a loss of customs revenue of approximately €1,295,000. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office is carrying out an investigation through its DPP in charge of the case, assigned to Germany, where the main investigation is taking place.
For the purposes of the investigation, it is necessary to search and seize assets in Austria. The DPP in charge of the case has therefore delegated the execution of these measures to an assistant DPP (assigned to Austria).
The defendants are contesting these investigative measures before the Austrian judge.
The latter has decided to ask questions to the Court of Justice to establish whether he is empowered to carry out a full review (as he would in a purely domestic situation) or whether his review should be limited to procedural issues relating to the implementation of cross-border investigative measures.
Grenzüberschreitende Ermittlungen der Europäischen Staatsanwaltschaft
Die Europäische Staatsanwaltschaft ermittelt in Deutschland und in Österreich wegen des Verdachts der organisierten Steuerhinterziehung beim Import von Biodiesel in die EU.
Auf Ersuchen des in dieser Sache federführenden Delegierten Europäischen Staatsanwalts in Deutschland wurden in Österreich Geschäftsräume und Wohnungen durchsucht, um Unterlagen sicherzustellen. Dies geschah auf der Grundlage von Anordnungen des unterstützenden Delegierten Europäischen Staatsanwalts in Österreich mit Genehmigung eines österreichischen Ermittlungsrichters.
Das Oberlandesgericht Wien hat darüber zu entscheiden, ob diese Durchsuchungen rechtmäßig waren und die sichergestellten Unterlagen weitergeleitet werden dürfen.
Da der Tatverdacht bereits von einem deutschen Ermittlungsrichter geprüft wurde, möchte das Oberlandesgericht Wien vom Gerichtshof wissen, wie intensiv der österreichische Ermittlungsrichter die Zulässigkeit der Durchsuchung prüfen muss, bevor er sie genehmigt.
Generalanwältin Ćapeta hat in ihren Schlussanträgen vom 22. Juni 2023 die Ansicht vertreten, dass die gerichtliche Kontrolle im Mitgliedstaat des unterstützenden Delegierten Europäischen Staatsanwalts auf Verfahrensfragen beschränkt sein sollte (siehe Pressemitteilung Nr. 111/23).
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