Criminal proceedings against Ognyanov (Sofiyska gradska prokuratura intervening)

Subject Matter

EUROPEAN UNION — Justice and home affairs — Enforcement of sentence — National of executing state sentenced in issuing state and working there whilst in prison — Prisoner transferred to executing state under Council Framework Decision — National rule of executing state providing for reduction of custodial sentence on account of work carried out whilst in prison in issuing state — Rule of executing state more lenient than rule of issuing state — Whether Framework Decision precluding national rule — Council Framework Decision 2008/909/JHA (as amended by Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA), art 17

(Case C-554/14); EU:C:2016:319; EU:C:2016:835; [2017] QB 732; [2017] 2 WLR 1249; [2016] WLR (D) 580, ECJ