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(a)
take such measures as may be necessary to permit its competent
authorities to give effect to orders of confiscation issued by courts of another
State Party;
(b)
take such measures as may be necessary to permit its competent
authorities, where they have jurisdiction, to order the confiscation of such
property of foreign origin by adjudication of offences of money-laundering
received as a result of crimes established in accordance with the provisions of
this Convention;
(c)
consider taking such measures as may be necessary to allow
confiscation of such property without a criminal conviction in cases where the
offender cannot be prosecuted by reason of death, flight or absence, or in other
appropriate cases.
2.
Each State Party, in order to provide mutual legal assistance upon another
State Party's request, shall, in accordance with its domestic legislation:
(a)
take such measures as may be necessary to permit its competent
authorities to seize property upon a seizure order issued by a court or competent
authority of the requesting State Party that provides a reasonable basis for the
requested State Party to believe that there are sufficient grounds for taking such
actions and that the property would eventually be subject to an order of
confiscation for the purposes of paragraph 1(a) of this Article;
(b)
take such measures as may be necessary to permit its competent
authorities to seize property upon a request that provides reasonable basis for
the requested State Party to believe that there are sufficient grounds for taking
such actions and that the property would eventually be subject to an order of
confiscation for purposes of paragraph 1 (a) of this Article;
(c)
consider taking additional measures to permit its competent
authorities to preserve property for purposes of confiscation, for instance, on the
basis of foreign arrest order or criminal charge related to the acquisition of such
property.