Fiches Belges: Slovenia

Is this measure possible in your Member State under International Judicial Cooperation?

1. Yes. The Slovenian Criminal Code represents the legal foundation for confiscation and distinguishes two types of confiscation: confiscation of instrumentalities and confiscation of proceeds from crime. The Slovenian Criminal Procedure Code deals with temporary measures, which have been instituted with the aim to secure instrumentalities, or proceeds from crime. The measures will be described below. Assets can be sequestrated before or during the investigation and are considered either as instrumentalities or proceeds from crime. The Police can authorize sequestration of instrumentalities – objects of criminal offence (in pre-criminal proceedings) and the investigating judge can authorize sequestration of instrumentalities - objects of criminal offence or proceeds (in pre-criminal proceedings or investigative stage of the proceedings).

International legal framework applicable for this measure in your Member State

2006/783/JHA: Confiscation orders of 6 October 2006; Convention of 29 May 2000 on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union; European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters with Additional Protocols; Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime;Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism;

* receive the request/decision for judicial cooperation

The Police and the Court (assets as instrumentalities).

* execute/recognise the measure (if other than the receiving authority)

N/A

Accepted languages for the request/decision

Slovenian/English

Deadlines for the execution of the request/decision (where applicable)

N/A

a. Special requirements

N/A

b. Other useful information

N/A