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 Public discussion: The British Policies and Approach to Assets Recovery
The independent agencies for assets recovery promote the use of financial investigation as a tool to fight crime, said Mr. John Tanner, Assistant Director at the UK Assets Recovery Agency, at a discussion on July 8, 2004 at the Center for Study of Democracy. more »
First Meeting of the Working Expert Group for Developing a Strategy for Establishing a Central Electronic Register of Legal Persons and an Electronic Registries Center of the Republic of Bulgaria
The first meeting of the Working Expert Group for Developing a Strategy for Establishing a Central Electronic Register of Legal Persons and an Electronic Registries Center of the Republic of Bulgaria took place on June 29, 2004 at the Ministry of Justice. more »
Assets forfeiture: a mechanism for combating corruption and organized crime
The main purpose of the various mechanisms and measures for criminal assets forfeiture is to interrupt the possibility for such resources to be reinvested in the economic turnover, said Mr. Heiner Boxleitner, Chief Criminal Commissioner of Bavaria, at a discussion at the CSD on June 3, 2004. more »
International Conference: Awareness Raising of SMEs of the Opportunities for Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolutions - EU Approaches and Best Practices
The conference was held on April 22-23, 2004 in Sheraton Hotel Balkan - Sofia. It was organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry(BCCI) and was aimed at popularization of the alternative dispute resolution means, especially arbitration and mediation, and exchange of information and opinions. more »
Registration reform in Bulgaria: an update
The development of market economy and establishment of democratic rule of law in Bulgaria require the creation of a safe and transparent environment for setting up and conducting business, as well as proper conclusion and carrying out of contracts. A precondition to achieving this objective is the establishment of a modern centralized electronic system of official registers that is able to provide reliable, timely and legally valid information on legal persons and real estate to the public and private sector. However, the present registration system in the country, consisting primarily of decentralized, paper based registers, reveals a number of shortcomings, which make it ineffective, unreliable, short of transparency, and a major source generating corruption within the judiciary. more »
Assets Seizure in Europe: Legislative and Operational Instrument to Counter Corruption and Organized Crime
Experts from Ireland, France, Spain and Bulgaria debated on the role of assets seizure to counter corruption and organized crime in Bulgaria and Europe at a round table on March 2, 2004. The discussion aimed to present the foreign experience in implementing assets forfeiture mechanisms and to discuss the latest version of the Bulgarian Draft Law on the Forfeiture of Criminal Assets. more »
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