Judicial cooperation: procedural rights of persons and the application of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions rendered in the absence of the person concerned at the trial. Initiative Slovenia, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Slovakia, United Kingdom, Germany. Framework Decision

A proposal on judicial cooperation concerning procedural rights and the application of mutual recognition to decisions rendered in the absence of the person concerned at trial. Some amendments reject the initiative; others address mutual trust in criminal matters, the grounds for refusing to execute a decision rendered in absentia, and conditions for recognition where the defendant was summoned in person or represented by a legal counsellor.