# Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: right to information in criminal proceedings

European Parliament procedure 2010/0215(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee JURI / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 177 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2011-01-12 and 2011-01-13.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier is a directive on the right to information in criminal proceedings under judicial cooperation in criminal matters. The amendments detail a written Letter of Rights for arrested or detained persons, covering access to a lawyer, being informed of the charge, access to case-file materials, the right to remain silent, translation into an understood language, provision for vulnerable persons, custody records and remedies, referencing the European Arrest Warrant.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Philipp ALBRECHT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 44 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96736.md |
| Arlene McCARTHY | United Kingdom | S&D | 41 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2173.md |
| Zbigniew ZIOBRO | Poland | EFD | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96803.md |
| Baroness Sarah LUDFORD | United Kingdom | ALDE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4529.md |
| Elena Oana ANTONESCU | Romania | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96702.md |
| Timothy KIRKHOPE | United Kingdom | ECR | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4542.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Rainer WIELAND | Germany | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2323.md |
| Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES | Cyprus | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28514.md |
| Cornelia ERNST | Germany | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96852.md |
| Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU | Greece | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96900.md |
| Evelyn REGNER | Austria | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96998.md |
| Birgit SIPPEL | Germany | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96932.md |

## Official source documents

- PE454.671: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-454.671+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE456.678: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-456.678+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0215-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0215-COD.json

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