Full mutual recognition as envisaged to b
e achieved among EU Member States would have to be based on the principle that a decision taken by no matter which authority in the EU fully deals with the issue and that no further decision needs to be taken at all, i.e. the principle of exhaustion. In other words, if someone was convicted or acquitted [14] for a criminal offence committed in Member State A, he should not be prosecuted for the same facts,
however they may be qualified, in Member State B, even if Member State
B has jur ...[+++]isdiction over the facts (because e.g. the person in question is a national of Member State B) and even if in Member State B, a different judgement could have been pronounced (e.g. because the offence in question can be punished by longer deprivation of liberty).
En d'autres termes, lorsqu'une personne a été condamnée ou acquittée [14] pour un délit commis dans un État membre A, elle ne peut être poursuivie pour les mêmes faits, quelle que soit leur qualification, dans l'État membre B, même si l'État membre B est compétent pour juger des faits (par exemple, parce que la personne en question est un ressortissant de l'Etat membre B) et même si un jugement différent aurait pu être rendu dans l'État membre B (par exemple, parce que le délit en question peut être puni par une peine de privation de liberté plus longue).
