Maa- või linnakohtus võib kohtunik lahendada ainuisikuliselt kohtu nimel kriminaalasju kolmanda astme kuritegudes ja teise astme kuritegudes, mille eest raskeima karistusena on ette nähtud kolmeaastane vabadusekaotus.
Extradition shall be granted in respect of offences which are punishable under the law of the requesting Member State by deprivation of liberty or a detention order for a maximum period of at least 12 months and under the law of the requested Member State by deprivation of liberty or a detention order for a maximum period of at least six months.
... the need to make such conduct punishable with effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties, without prejudice to the possibility of applying other penalties in appropriate cases, and of the need, at least in serious cases, to make such conduct punishable with deprivation of liberty which can give rise to extradition ...
