Legislation

National legal framework:

-         Law no. 48 of 30.03.2017 on Criminal Assets Recovery Agency (came in force from 19.05.2017)

-         Code of Criminal Procedure, with subsequent amendments

-         Law no. 49 of 30.03.2017 on the completion of legislative acts (came in force 19.05.2017)

-         Law no. 261 of 07.12.2017 on the amendments and completion of legislative acts (came in force 12.01.2018)

-         Law no. 179 of 26.07.2018 on the amendments and completion of legislative acts

-         Government Decision no. 684 of 11.07.2018 on the approval of the Regulation on assessing, managing and estimating the value of (seized) criminal assets (came in force 12.10.2018)

International legal framework

-         UN Convention Against Corruption, adopted on 31.10.2003 (Chapter V Asset Recovery)

-         UN Convention Against Transitional Organized Crime, adopted on 15.11.2000

-         EU Council Decision 2007/845/JHA of 6 December 2007 concerning cooperation between Asset Recovery Offices of the Member States in the field of tracing and identification of proceeds from, or other property related to, crime

-         Directive 2014/42/EU on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime