# Judicial cooperation in criminal matters: right to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings. Initiative Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Spain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Hungary, Austria, Portugal, Romania, Finland and Sweden

European Parliament procedure 2010/0801(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 55 committee amendments tabled by 8 Members between 2010-03-25 and 2010-03-25.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier is a directive on the right to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings, initiated by a group of Member States. Amendments set common minimum standards from charge to appeal and for the European Arrest Warrant, a right to appeal a finding that interpretation is unnecessary, assistance for persons with hearing or speech impediments, quality control, national registers and training of legal staff, referencing the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Roadmap on Procedural Rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmen ROMERO LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96990.md |
| Elena Oana ANTONESCU | Romania | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96702.md |
| Baroness Sarah LUDFORD | United Kingdom | ALDE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4529.md |
| Heidi HAUTALA | Finland | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2054.md |
| Rui TAVARES | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96821.md |
| Carlos COELHO | Portugal | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1892.md |
| Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96900.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |

## Official source documents

- PE440.000: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-440.000+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-0801-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-0801-COD.json

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