19.8.2019
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 280/29
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad (Bulgaria) lodged on 19 June 2019 — Criminal proceedings against QR
(Case C-467/19)
(2019/C 280/40)
Language of the case: Bulgarian
Referring court
Spetsializiran nakazatelen sad
Parties to the main proceedings
QR
Question referred
Is case-law such as that at issue, which concerns the national law regarding the approval by the court of an agreement on the imposition of a negotiated penalty concluded between the prosecution and the defence, which provides for the consent of the other persons charged as a condition for the approval of such an agreement, and that that consent is required only during the trial stage of the proceedings, consistent with Article 7(4) of Directive 2016/343, (1) with Article 47 and Article 52 of the Charter, and with the principles of effectiveness and equality?
(1) Directive (EU) 2016/343 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be present at the trial in criminal proceedings OJ 2016 L 65, p. 1.
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