Details Publication date29 June 2020AuthorDirectorate-General for Justice and ConsumersRelated departmentDirectorate-General for Justice and Consumers Description The EAW is a simplified cross-border judicial surrender procedure – for the purpose of prosecuting or executing a custodial sentence or detention order. A warrant issued by one EU country's judicial authority is valid in the entire territory of the EU. The European arrest warrant has been operational since 1 January 2004. It has replaced the lengthy extradition procedures that used to exist between EU countries. Files 2 JULY 2020Report on the implementation of Council Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States 13 JUNE 2002Council framework decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between EU countries Related links European arrest warrant
