Recital 15

(15) To ensure the effective application of Union restrictive measures, the Union has established common minimum rules concerning the definitions of criminal conduct violating Union restrictive measures. In order to facilitate the detection of criminal offences related to the violation of Union restrictive measures, it is important to empower asset recovery offices to trace and identify property of persons and entities subject to those measures, upon a request by national competent authorities based on indications and reasonable grounds for believing that such criminal offences have been committed. Those powers should be without prejudice to the procedural requirements and safeguards established under national procedural law, including the rules on the initiation of criminal proceedings or, where necessary, the requirement to obtain a judicial authorisation.

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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.