Objective
This seminar will analyse the rules for the freezing, confiscation and recovery of assets in the EU, focusing on Directive 2014/42/EU and the state of play in relation to its provisions half a year since its transposition. It will highlight recent national experiences, how to enhance cross-border cooperation, as well as the role and responsibilities of the private sector in this area. In light of recent developments, planned actions to strengthen the tracking and freezing of terrorist financing will also be addressed.
Key topics
- Recent EU policy on freezing, confiscation and recovery of criminal assets
- State of play and use of Directive 2014/427/EU’s provisions and tools since transposition
- Major international, European and national initiatives in the freezing, confiscation and recovery of assets
- Administrative and judicial best practice in freezing, confiscation and asset recovery in EU Member States
- Legal challenges and the involvement of the private sector
- Planned actions to enhance the tracking and freezing of terrorist financing
Who should attend?
Judges, prosecutors, government officials, inhouse counsel, lawyers in private practice and other stakeholders.
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discounts
10 % before 19.04.2016
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, City of Trier)
40 % - Fellows of the European Law Institute