Enhancing the investigation capacities of the Romanian authorities to confiscate and recover proceeds of crime. Final Report July 2013. Basel Institute on Governance!Steinenring 60!4051 Basel!Switzerland!Phone +41 (0)61 205 55 11!www.baselgovernance.org Enhancing the investigation capacities of the Romanian authorities to confiscate and recover proceeds of crime Final report Authors Basel Institute on Governance Pedro Gomes Pereira, Senior Asset Recovery Specialist, Basel Institute on Governance Andrew Dornbierer, Legal Researcher, Basel Institute on Governance © 2013 Basel Institute on Governance, International Centre for Asset Recovery Steinenring 60, 4051 Basel, Switzerland www.baselgovernance.org, [email protected] This report was requested to the Basel Institute on Governance under the Swiss-Romanian Co-operation Programme, for the project entitled “The Reinforcement of the Capacity of the Romanian Authorities to Confiscate and Recover Proceeds from Crime”. 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Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 7! 1.1! Background ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7! 1.2! Aim ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 8! 1.3! Report Structure ................................................................................................................................................................ 8! 1.4! Key Findings ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9! 1.5! Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................ 9! 2.! Methodology ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11! 2.1! Scope ............................................................................................................................................................................... 12! 2.2! Sample, data collection and data analysis ..................................................................................................................... 13! 2.3! Outputs and outcomes ................................................................................................................................................... 15! 3.! European Standards on Asset Recovery .......................................................................................................................... 16! 3.1! Recommendation R(88)18 of the Committee of Ministers from the Council of Europe .............................................. 17! 3.2! Council Framework Decision 2001/500/JHA .................................................................................................................. 17! 3.3! Council Framework Decision 2003/577/JHA .................................................................................................................. 18! 3.4! Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA .................................................................................................................. 19! 3.5! Council Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA .................................................................................................................. 20! 3.6! Council Decision 2007/845/JHA ...................................................................................................................................... 20! 4.! The Romanian Asset Recovery Model .............................................................................................................................. 22! 4.1! Definitions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22! 4.2! Legislative Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 24! 4.3! Key Institutions ................................................................................................................................................................ 26! 4.3.1! Ministry of Justice ......................................................................................................................................................... 26! 4.3.1.1! International Law and Judicial Co-operation Directorate (DDICJ) ............................................................................ 26! 4.3.1.2! National Office for Crime Prevention and Co-operation for Criminal Asset Recovery .......................................... 29! 4.3.2! Public Ministry .............................................................................................................................................................. 33! 4.3.2.1! Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) .................................................................. 38! 4.3.2.2! National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) ............................................................................................................. 40! 4.3.3! General Inspectorate of the Romanian Police ............................................................................................................ 42! 4.3.3.1! Directorate for Combating Organised Crime (DCCO) .............................................................................................. 42! 4.3.3.2! General Directorate of Investigating Frauds (DIF) .................................................................................................... 43! 4.3.4! National Agency for Fiscal Administration (ANAF) ..................................................................................................... 44! 4.3.5! National Integrity Agency (ANI) .................................................................................................................................... 46! 4.3.6! National Office for the Prevention and Control of Money Laundering (ONPCSB) ..................................................... 49! 5.! Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................................................................................ 51! References ................................................................................................................................................................................. 57! 1.! Romanian legislation ......................................................................................................................................................... 57! 2.! EU and international instruments ..................................................................................................................................... 57! 3.! References ......................................................................................................................................................................... 58! Annex I – Romanian asset recovery institutional map ........................................................................................................... 60! Annex II – Organisational charts ............................................................................................................................................... 61! i.! The National Office for Prevention and Control of Money Laundering (ONPCSB) .......................................................... 61! 3 Enhancing the investigation capacities of the Romanian authorities to confiscate and recover proceeds of crime Final report ii.! The National Integrity Agency ........................................................................................................................................... 62! iii.! Ministry of Justice ............................................................................................................................................................. 63! iv.! General Prosecutor’s Office ............................................................................................................................................