CELEX:62022CJ0583: Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 12 January 2023.#Criminal proceedings against Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Area of freedom, security and justice – Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters – Framework Decision 2008/675/JHA – Article 3(1) – Principle of assimilation of earlier convictions handed down in another Member State – Obligation to ensure that the effects attached to those convictions are equivalent to those attached to previous national convictions – National rules concerning subsequent formation of a cumulative sentence – Multiple offences – Determination of an aggregate sentence – Maximum of 15 years for non-life custodial sentences – Article 3(5) – Exception – Offence committed before the handing down or execution of sentences in another Member State.#Case C-583/22 PPU.