Activities of Salvatore IACOLINO related to 2012/0036(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Freezing and confiscation of proceeds of crime (debate)
Amendments (6)
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The practice of using confiscated assets for social purposes fosters and sustains the dissemination of a culture of legality, assistance to crime victims and action against organised crime, hence creating ‘virtuous’ mechanisms, which may also be implemented through non-governmental organisations, that benefit society and the socio-economic development of an area, using objective criteria.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) the proceeds or property were transferred for free or in exchange for an amount lower than their market value when, this without prejudice to the principle of the good faith of the third party: concerned.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Use of confiscated assets for social purposes The Member States shall take direct steps to promote the use for social purposes of criminal assets, instrumentalities and proceeds. Such resources may be made available to public bodies to enable activities promoting legality and assistance to victims to be launched – including through non-governmental organisations – using objective criteria, and also to police forces and the judicial authorities in order to combat crime as referred to in Article 2(6).
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – title
Article 10 – title
Management of frozen and confiscated property
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall take the necessary measures, such as the establishment of national centralised offices or equivalent mechanisms, to ensure the adequate management of property frozen with a view tof possible later confiscation, and shall provide for the possibility of confiscated property being used for social purposes.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Each Member State may introduce a revolving fund for financing measures aimed at safeguarding property between the time it is frozen and the time it is confiscated, in order to ensure its integrity against any acts of vandalism or acts that may render it less immediately available.