This document aims at presenting specific proposals for the improvement of the Law on Seizure and Confiscation of Material Benefit Derived from Criminal Activity, based on the experiences
of Italy and Croatia.
Part one of this document provides a review of key disadvantages of the legal framework that regulates the seizure and confiscation of material benefit derived from criminal activities, as well as the management of that material benefit. Part two contains specific proposals with regard to the conditions under which material benefit derived from criminal activities can be seized, the competencies and obligations of the prosecutor’s office and the judiciary during the financial investigation, or in connection with the temporary seizure of property.
A special chapter deals with competencies and obligations of institutions in charge of the management of seized property. The final section provides specific recommendations regarding the management and disposal of both temporarily and permanently seized property.
Proposals for the improvement of legal framework (PDF)
Recommendations for introducing civil forfeiture of property used in the commission of crime (PDF)
