Division 3.1 Member State checks prior to issuing the alert

Most newly issued Article 95 alerts will be accompanied by a European Arrest Warrant (EAW). However, under an Article 95 alert it is also possible for provisional arrest prior to obtaining an international arrest warrant (IAW). The checks required before each of these cases are as follows:

The EAW/IAW must be issued by a judicial authority authorised to carry out this function in the issuing Member State.

There should be sufficient detail contained in the EAW/IAW and in the A form (in particular, EAW section (e): ‘description of the circumstances in which the offence(s) was (were) committed, including the time and place’ and A form, field 044: ‘description of the deeds’) for other Sirene bureaux to verify the alert.