Recital 4

(4) Economic and financial crime, in particular organised crime, is often committed through legal persons, and the criminal offences included in the scope of this Directive can be committed in the interest or for the benefit of such legal persons. Therefore, freezing and confiscation orders can be issued also against legal persons in accordance with national law.

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