
REGULATION (EU) 2018/1805 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders (revoked) 

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CHAPTER I
SUBJECT-MATTER, DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE
Subject matter
Article 1 
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Definitions
Article 2 
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Criminal offences
Article 3 
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CHAPTER II
TRANSMISSION, RECOGNITION AND EXECUTION OF FREEZING ORDERS
Transmission of freezing orders
Article 4 
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Transmission of a freezing order to one or more executing States
Article 5 
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Standard freezing certificate
Article 6 
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Recognition and execution of freezing orders
Article 7 
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Grounds for non-recognition and non-execution of freezing orders
Article 8 
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Time limits for recognition and execution of freezing orders
Article 9 
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Postponement of the execution of freezing orders
Article 10 
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Confidentiality
Article 11 
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Duration of freezing orders
Article 12 
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Impossibility to execute a freezing order
Article 13 
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CHAPTER III
TRANSMISSION, RECOGNITION AND EXECUTION OF CONFISCATION ORDERS
Transmission of confiscation orders
Article 14 
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Transmission of a confiscation order to one or more executing States
Article 15 
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Consequences of transmission of confiscation orders
Article 16 
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Standard confiscation certificate
Article 17 
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Recognition and execution of confiscation orders
Article 18 
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Grounds for non-recognition and non-execution of confiscation orders
Article 19 
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Time limits for recognition and execution of confiscation orders
Article 20 
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Postponement of the execution of confiscation orders
Article 21 
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Impossibility to execute a confiscation order
Article 22 
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CHAPTER IV
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Law governing execution
Article 23 
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Notification of the competent authorities
Article 24 
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Communication
Article 25 
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Multiple orders
Article 26 
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Termination of the execution of a freezing order or confiscation order
Article 27 
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Management and disposal of frozen and confiscated property
Article 28 
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Restitution of frozen property to the victim
Article 29 
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Disposal of confiscated property or money obtained after selling such property
Article 30 
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Costs
Article 31 
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Obligation to inform affected persons
Article 32 
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Legal remedies in the executing State against the recognition and execution of a freezing order or confiscation order
Article 33 
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Reimbursement
Article 34 
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CHAPTER V
FINAL PROVISIONS
Statistics
Article 35 
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Amendments to the certificate and the form
Article 36 
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Exercise of the delegation
Article 37 
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Reporting and review
Article 38 
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Replacement
Article 39 
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Transitional provisions
Article 40 
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Entry into force
Article 41 
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ANNEX I
FREEZING CERTIFICATE

SECTION A:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION B: Urgency and/or requested date for execution
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SECTION C: Affected person(s)Identity of the person(s) against whom the freezing order is issued, or of the person(s) that owns/own the property that is covered by the freezing order (if more than one person is affected, please provide the information for each person):

1. Identification data 
 (i) In the case of natural person(s) 

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 (ii) In the case of legal person(s) 

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SECTION D: Information on property to which the order relates
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SECTION E: Grounds for issuing the freezing order
1. Summary of the facts 

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SECTION F: Confidentiality of the order and/or request for specific formalities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION G: Where a freezing certificate has been transmitted to more than one executing State, provide the following information:
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SECTION H: Relation to an earlier freezing order and/or other order(s) or request(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION I: Confiscation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION J: Alternative measures
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SECTION K: RESTITUTION OF FROZEN PROPERTY
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SECTION L: Legal remedies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION M: Details of the issuing authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION N: Details of the authority which validated the freezing order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION O: Central authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION P: Attachments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNEX II
CONFISCATION CERTIFICATE

SECTION A:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION B: Confiscation order
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SECTION C: Affected person(s)Identity of the person(s) against whom the confiscation order is issued, or of the person(s) that owns/own the property that is covered by the confiscation order (if more than one person is affected, please provide the information for each person):

1. Identification data 
 (i) In the case of natural person(s) 

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 (ii) In the case of legal person(s) 

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SECTION D: Information on property to which the order relates
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5. Information on conversion and transfer of property 

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SECTION E: Freezing order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION F: Grounds for issuing the confiscation order
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SECTION G: Where a confiscation certificate has been transmitted to more than one executing State, provide the following information:
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3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION H: Proceedings resulting in the confiscation order. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION I: Alternative measures, including custodial sanctions
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2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION J: Decision to restitute property to, or compensate, the victim
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2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION K: Details of the issuing authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION L: Central authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION M: Payment details of the Issuing State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SECTION N: Attachments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
