Striking the Balance – Mutual Recognition of Freezing and Confiscation Orders Within the EU and Fundamental Rights

The European Commission’s proposal for a Regulation on mutual recognition of asset freeze and confiscation orders (the “Proposed Regulation”),introduced in December 2016, aims at improving the cross-border enforcement of asset freeze and confiscation orders within the EU.

It is part of a broader set of measures aimed at combating financial crimes, which includes a proposed Directive on countering money laundering through criminal law and a proposed revised Regulation on controls on cash entering or leaving the Union. 

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