An Interinstitutional Collaboration Agreement in the field of criminal assets recovery was signed today between the NAC, the PGO, the MJ, the SFS and the NUB

An Interinstitutional Collaboration Agreement, which aims to consolidate and streamline the process of criminal assets recovery, was concluded today , February 18, between the National Anti-corruption Centre (NAC), the Prosecutor General's Office (PGO), the Ministry of Finance (MF), the State Fiscal Service (SFS) and the National Union of Bailiffs (NUB). The document was signed at the headquarters of the NAC by the heads of the institutions and assumes joint responsibilities in order to achieve several important objectives.

The agreement will facilitate closer coordination in the administration and recovery of criminal assets, while ensuring compliance with national and international legislation. The institutions will also work together to identify optimal solutions for the recovery of seized assets, under special conditions, and to support the development of more efficient legislative frameworks in the field of criminal asset recovery.

According to the document, the signatory institutions will also collaborate to improve the records of seized, managed, recovered and confiscated criminal assets, the management of criminal assets, the capitalization of criminal assets, the effective recovery of criminal assets, the development, review and adjustment of the regulatory framework regulating the process of recovering criminal assets, the certification and standardization of the practice of recovering criminal assets, the execution of enforceable documents in the field of recovering criminal assets, as well as mutual training and professional development.

The signing of this agreement reflects the joint commitment of the signatory institutions to protect the patrimonial interests of the state and to strengthen the capacity of national authorities to fight against the criminal phenomenon, in a more efficient and transparent manner. The document enters into force on the date of signing.