Notification by the European Union made in accordance with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part

(2023/C 263/02)

The European Union hereby notifies the United Kingdom and the Specialised Committee on Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation of the following in relation to the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of the other part (the 'Trade and Cooperation Agreement').

I.    NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE TRADE AND COOPERATION AGREEMENT

1.    Partial withdrawal of a notification under Article 690(4) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

The European Union partially withdraws, on behalf of Poland, the notification made by Poland in relation to previous Article LAW.SURR.83(2), now Article 603(2) of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, that its nationals would not be surrendered by Poland  ( 1 ) .

Poland conditions the surrender of its nationals as follows:

From August 3, 2023, a Polish national may be surrendered to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the basis of an arrest warrant referred to in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, provided that the act referred to in the arrest warrant was committed outside the territory of the Republic of Poland and outside a Polish ship or aircraft and this act constituted an offence under the law in force in the Republic of Poland or would have constituted an offence under the law in force in the Republic of Poland if it had been committed within the territory of the Republic of Poland, both at the time of its commitment at the time of the filling of the arrest warrant.

Surrender of a Polish national will not be authorised if the arrest warrant has been issued against a person who is suspected of the commission of a crime for political reasons but without the use of force or if the execution of the arrest warrant would violate rights and freedoms of persons and citizens.

( 1 )   ST 6076/1/21 REV 1.