Lastly, in the interests of better and more effective coordination of penal measures between Member States, it is proposed that a specific provision be added to Article 7 to settle disputes over jurisdiction between the authorities of various Member States, by introducing a rule whereby, when criminal proceedings have been initiated by more than one Member State on the basis of the same facts, they should continue in the Member States where proceedings were first opened.
Lastly, in the interests of better and more effective coordination of penal measures between Member States, it is proposed that a specific provision be added to Article 7 to settle disputes over jurisdiction between the authorities of various Member States, by introducing a rule whereby, when criminal proceedings have been initiated by more than one Member State on the basis of the same facts, they should continue in the Member States where proceedings were first opened.