Comments on the Draft Council Framework Decision on the European enforcement order and the transfer of sentenced persons between Member States of the EU (Initiative of Austria, Finland, Sweden)

Following the resolution to complete the programme of measures, in particular in the field of enforcing final custodial sentences, as formulated in the The Hague Programme on strengthening Freedom, Security and Justice, the delegations of Austria, Finland and Sweden have launched a Draft Framework decision regulating the transfer of the enforcement of sentences and of sentenced persons between Member States of the European Union
(hereafter: FWD European Enforcement Order).
The Standing Committee wishes to express its concerns regarding the following nine points in the draft FWD European Enforcement Order, which is meant to replace present regulations dealing with this subject matter. At present, the most important instrument in this subject is the Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons 1983 (CTSP). We have therefore compared the FWD European Enforcement Order with the CTSP where necessary.