{"id":232011,"date":"2026-06-22T13:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T11:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/?page_id=232011"},"modified":"2026-06-23T15:55:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:55:58","slug":"2023-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/europeancourt.org\/en\/documents\/interpol\/commission-control-files\/decision-excerpts\/2023-7\/","title":{"rendered":"CCF Decision No. 7 (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tags:<\/strong> Validity of proceedings; Retroactive application of criminal law; Continuous offence
Decision:<\/strong> Compliant with update
Data type:<\/strong> Diffusion<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Decision of the Commission
Requests Chamber<\/h1>\n

Request concerning Aaa BBBB<\/p>\n

(Ref. CCF\/XXX)<\/p>\n

xxx session
[date]<\/p>\n

The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL\u2019s Files (the Commission), sitting as the Requests Chamber, composed of:<\/p>\n

xxx
Members,
xxx, withdrawing based on Rule 2.1(d) of the Operating Rules of the Commission<\/a>,<\/p>\n

Having deliberated during its xxx session, on [date], delivered the following Decision.<\/p>\n

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I. Procedure<\/h2><\/div>
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1. On [date], Mr Aaa BBB (the Applicant), lodged a request for the deletion of the information concerning him registered in INTERPOL\u2019s files. Following the submission of all the required documents in accordance with Rule 30 of the Operating Rules of the Commission<\/a>, the request was found admissible, and the Commission informed the Applicant thereof on [date].<\/p>\n

2. During the study of the Applicant\u2019s case, the Commission consulted the INTERPOL National Central Bureaus (NCB) of CCC (country source), DDD (third country), and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (IPSG) in accordance with Article 34(1) and (2) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a>, on the arguments set forth in the request.<\/p>\n

3. Both the Applicant and the NCB source of the challenged data were informed of the fact that the Commission would study the case during its xxx session.<\/p>\n

4. Further to Article 40(3) of its Statute<\/a>, the Commission also decided that the circumstances of the present request warranted an extension of the standard time limit to decide on a request for correction established in Article 40(2) of the said Statute.<\/p>\n

5. Further to Article 35(3) of the Statute of the Commission<\/a>, restrictions were applied to certain information in the Decision.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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II. Data Recorded in INTERPOL\u2019s Files<\/h2><\/div>
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6. The Applicant, a national of CCC, is the subject of a Diffusion circulated on [date] by the NCB of CCC for \u2018[\u2026]\u2019 on the basis of an arrest warrant issued on [date] by CCC.<\/p>\n

7. The facts of the case state the following: \u2018[\u2026]\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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III. The Applicant\u2019s Submissions<\/h2><\/div>
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8. The Applicant requested the deletion of the data concerning him, contending, in essence, that the arrest warrant is invalid since it is based on a retroactive application of the [\u2026] law, which is contrary to Article 11(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights<\/a>, and violates Article 2 of INTERPOL\u2019s Constitution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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IV. Applicable Legal Framework<\/h2><\/div>
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9. The Commission considers the following applicable legal framework.<\/p>\n

9.1. Field of competence of the Commission:<\/div>\n