Recital 11

Nothing in this Regulation should be interpreted as prohibiting the refusal of a European Production Order by an enforcing authority where there are reasons to believe, on the basis of objective elements, that the European Production Order has been issued for the purpose of prosecuting or punishing a person on account of the person’s gender, racial or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity, nationality, language or political opinions, or that the person’s position could be prejudiced for any of those reasons.