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Valentina R., lawyer
(2014/C 439/31)
Language of the case: Spanish
Applicant: Manuel Orrego Arias
Defendant: Subdelegación del Gobierno en Ciudad Real
The interpretation of the first paragraph of Article 3(1)(a) of Council Directive 2001/40/EC (1) of 28 May, and in particular on whether the term ‘offence punishable by a penalty involving deprivation of liberty of at least one year’, set out in that provision, refers to the penalty prescribed in abstracto for the offence in question or, on the contrary, to the actual term of imprisonment imposed on the convicted person and, in consequence, whether or not the decision of a Member State to expel a national of a third country sentenced to imprisonment of eight months would be recognised by other Member States.
Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals
(OJ L 149, p. 34).