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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12450

20 March 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 30 / 31
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Justice
Member States may envisage civil proceedings for confiscation not subject to establishment of criminal offence, according to Court
Brussels, 19/03/2020 (Agence Europe)

EU law does not prevent Member States from planning for civil procedures for the confiscation of property, which are not conditional on a criminal offence being established or the perpetrators being convicted of such an offence, according to a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday 19 March (Case C-234/18).

In the context of a reference for a preliminary ruling submitted by the Sofia City Court, the Court was asked to determine whether a procedure for the...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
SECURITY - DEFENCE
EXTERNAL ACTION
SECTORAL POLICIES
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
NEWS BRIEFS