Combating organised crime: confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and property. Framework Decision. Initiative Denmark

This documents comprises of a note transmitted by the Danish Permanent Representative to the Secretary-general of the Council. It consists of the draft Danish initiative relating to the confiscation of crime-related proceeds, instrumentalities and properties and which aims to complete the measure provided for by the framework decision of 26 June 2001 on money laundering (2001/500/JHA). In this document, the Danish delegation describes the general objective of the initiative, the definition of the proceeds and properties to be confiscated and the new extended powers of confiscation suggested by the draft Danish framework decision. Lastly, the text requires Member States to improve the rules concerning the origin of the confiscated goods.�