EncroChat and European judicial cooperation

Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2025

What the Supreme Court considered and decided

The plenary court upheld organised-trafficking convictions and examined communications intercepted under judicial authority in France and introduced through a European Investigation Order. It considered their acquisition, transmission and attribution to the defendants.

What this helps explain

Cross-border digital-test objections must distinguish the legality of the intervention, incorporation and identification of their users.

Editorial summary from the official note of the CGPJ. It describes this resolution, without certifying the subsequent evolution of the procedure. It should be read with the legislation applicable to its facts, reforms and subsequent case law.