Part I
General
CHAPTER II
General rules of procedure
Article 28
Handing over of property or money
1. Where the request for co-operation concerns, exclusively or not, the handing over of property or money, these may be handed over only if they are not required for the purpose of producing evidence in connection with a criminal offence over which the Portuguese authorities have jurisdiction.
2. Handing over may be delayed; property and money may be handed over on condition that they are returned.
3. Any rights which bona fide third parties or legitimate owners or possessors may have over the property shall be preserved; any rights of the State that might result from the property being declared lost in its favour shall also be preserved.
4. If there is opposition to the handing over, property or money shall be handed over only subsequent to a final decision of the competent authority.
5. Where extradition is requested, the handing over as mentioned in paragraph 1 above may be executed even where extradition does not take place, notable because of the escape or death of the person sought.
Part IV
Enforcement of criminal judgements
CHAPTER I
Enforcement of foreign criminal judgements
Article 98
Limits to the enforcement
1. The enforcement of a foreign judgement shall be limited to:
b) the confiscation of proceeds, objects or instrumentalities of the offence;
Part IV
Enforcement of criminal judgements
CHAPTER III
Proceeds of fines, confiscated property and provisional measures
Article 112
Provisional measures
1. At the request of the public prosecutor, the court may decide to impose such provisional measures as it deems necessary in order to ensure the possibility of enforcing a sentence where the safe-keeping of property is at stake.
2. Any decision taken upon such a request shall be open to an appeal; appeals against decisions imposing such measures shall not suspend the implementation thereof.
Part I
General
CHAPTER II
General rules of procedure
Article 28
Handing over of property or money
1. Where the request for co-operation concerns, exclusively or not, the handing over of property or money, these may be handed over only if they are not required for the purpose of producing evidence in connection with a criminal offence over which the Portuguese authorities have jurisdiction.
2. Handing over may be delayed; property and money may be handed over on condition that they are returned.
3. Any rights which bona fide third parties or legitimate owners or possessors may have over the property shall be preserved; any rights of the State that might result from the property being declared lost in its favour shall also be preserved.
4. If there is opposition to the handing over, property or money shall be handed over only subsequent to a final decision of the competent authority.
5. Where extradition is requested, the handing over as mentioned in paragraph 1 above may be executed even where extradition does not take place, notable because of the escape or death of the person sought.
Part IV
Enforcement of criminal judgements
CHAPTER I
Enforcement of foreign criminal judgements
Article 98
Limits to the enforcement
1. The enforcement of a foreign judgement shall be limited to :
b) the confiscation of proceeds, objects or instrumentalities of the offence ;
Part IV
Enforcement of criminal judgements
CHAPTER III
Proceeds of fines, confiscated property and provisional measures
Article 112
Provisional measures
1. At the request of the public prosecutor, the court may decide to impose such provisional measures as it deems necessary in order to ensure the possibility of enforcing a sentence where the safe-keeping of property is at stake.
2. Any decision taken upon such a request shall be open to an appeal ; appeals against decisions imposing such measures shall not suspend the implementation thereof.
1. Les États Parties font exécuter les peines d'amende et les mesures de confiscation ordonnées par la Cour en vertu du chapitre VII, sans préjudice des droits des tiers de bonne foi et conformément à la procédure prévue par leur législation interne.
2. Lorsqu'un État Partie n'est pas en mesure de donner effet à l'ordonnance de confiscation, il prend des mesures pour récupérer la valeur du produit, des biens ou des avoirs dont la Cour a ordonné la confiscation, sans préjudice des droits des tiers de bonne foi.
3. Les biens, ou le produit de la vente de biens immobiliers ou, le cas échéant, d'autres biens, obtenus par un État Partie en exécution d'un arrêt de la Cour sont transférés à la Cour.