# Freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the EU

European Parliament procedure 2012/0036(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 148 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2013-01-08 and 2013-01-08.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative proposal on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the EU. The amendments revise recitals on financial gain as a motive for cross-border organised crime, tracing, freezing and confiscating proceeds, extended and non-conviction-based confiscation, the ne bis in idem principle, the distinction from civil-law measures, and the possibility of dispensing with disproportionate confiscation orders.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monica MACOVEI | Romania | PPE | 34 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96824.md |
| Sonia ALFANO | Italy | ALDE | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97086.md |
| Rita BORSELLINO | Italy | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96916.md |
| Axel VOSS | Germany | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96761.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28229.md |
| Jan Philipp ALBRECHT | Germany | Verts/ALE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96736.md |
| Baroness Sarah LUDFORD | United Kingdom | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4529.md |
| Roberta ANGELILLI | Italy | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1941.md |
| Mariya GABRIEL | Bulgaria | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96848.md |
| Renate WEBER | Romania | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39713.md |
| Hubert PIRKER | Austria | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2307.md |
| Rui TAVARES | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96821.md |
| Zbigniew ZIOBRO | Poland | EFD | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96803.md |
| Emine BOZKURT | Netherlands | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28171.md |

## Official source documents

- PE498.052: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.052+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0036-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0036-COD.json

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