# Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA, Article 15: Right to the return of property

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Member States shall ensure that, following a decision by a competent authority, recoverable property which is seized in the course of criminal proceedings is returned to victims without delay, unless required for the purposes of criminal proceedings. The conditions or procedural rules under which such property is returned to the victims shall be determined by national law.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2012/29/article/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2012-29/article-15
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