Fiches Belges: Кипър
Конфискация (505) 1. MEASURE IMPLEMENTATION |
Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation? | Yes. |
2. LEGAL FRAMEWORK |
International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State | Confiscation of proceeds from crime is possible under sections 6-11 and 38 – 39 (International Cooperation) and part IV A (Cooperation with EU Member States) of the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Laws of 2007 – 2016. |
3. COMPETENT AUTHORITY TO: |
* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation | Requests for confiscation of assets must come from a competent authority and be submitted to the Ministry of Justice and Public Order which is the Central Authority. Such requests shall then be forwarded to the Law of the Republic or directly to the Unit for Combating Money Laundering, for execution.
Requests for the enforcement of confiscation orders issued in EU Member States on the basis of Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA of 6 October 2006 on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscations orders, must be submitted directly to the Unit for Combating Money Laundering.
| * execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority) | N/A |
4. ACCEPTED LANGUAGES |
Accepted languages for the request/decision | Greek or English |
5. EXECUTION DEADLINE |
Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable) | N/A |
6. CONCISE LEGAL PRACTICAL INFORMATION |
a. Special requirements | N/A | b. Other useful information | N/A |
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