Recital 22

(22) Confiscation leads to the final deprivation of property. However, preservation of property can be a prerequisite for confiscation and is often essential for the effective enforcement of a confiscation order. Property is preserved by means of freezing. In order to prevent the disappearance of property, the competent authorities of the Member States, which might include asset recovery offices, should be empowered to take immediate action, which could take the form of an order, to secure such property until a freezing order has been issued. Given the exceptional nature of such action, Member States should limit its temporary validity.

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Source: EUR-Lex CELLAR · retrieved 2026-09-04 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.