Case C-396/22, Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin (Conviction in absentia): Judgment of the Court (Seventh Chamber) of 21 December 2023 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Kammergericht Berlin — Germany) — in the proceedings relating to the execution of a European arrest warrant, Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Berlin (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters — Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA — European arrest warrant — Article 4a(1) — Surrender procedure between Member States — Conditions for execution — Grounds for optional non-execution — Exceptions — Mandatory execution — Sentence handed down in absentia — Concept of ‘trial resulting in the decision’ — Proceedings amending sentences previously passed — Decision imposing a cumulative sentence — Decision handed down without the person concerned having appeared in person — National legislation imposing an absolute prohibition on surrender of the person concerned in the case of a decision rendered in absentia — Obligation to interpret national law in conformity with EU law)