# Directive 2014/42/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the European Union, Article 7: Freezing

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

1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the freezing of property with a view to possible subsequent confiscation. Those measures, which shall be ordered by a competent authority, shall include urgent action to be taken when necessary in order to preserve property.
2. Property in the possession of a third party, as referred to under Article 6, can be subject to freezing measures for the purposes of possible subsequent confiscation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2014/42/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2014-42/article-7
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