Judicial cooperation: orders freezing assets or evidence. Framework decision. Initiative France, Sweden and Belgium

The European Parliament voted 443 to 51 with 20 abstentions to approve the report by Mr Luis MARINHO (PES, P) together with non-binding amendments tabled by the committee responsible (please refer to the previous text). Moreover, the Parliament requests in particular that this framework decision applies to all freezing orders in cases where the offence which prompts the freezing order is punished, under law of the issuing State, by deprivation of liberty or a detention order for a maximum period of at least six months.�