Council of Europe Adopts Additional Protocol to the Criminal Asset Recovery Convention

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Thursday, May 21, 2026

Author:

Michael Plachta

Volume:

42

Issue:

6

Abstract:

On May 15, 2026, the Council of Europe (CoE) officially adopted the Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198) (commonly called Criminal Asset Recovery Convention). This was done through the decision adopted by the Committee of Ministers at the 135^th Session held in Chişinău (Moldova).