Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC)
In May 2005, the Council of Europe opened for signature the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198), which is the first international treaty covering both the prevention and the control of money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
On 23 November 2023, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted the Terms of Reference establishing the Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC).
The PC-RAC is entrusted, under the authority of the Committee of Ministers and the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), to elaborate an additional protocol supplementing the Council of Europe Convention on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from crime and on the financing of terrorism (CETS no. 198), as well as a draft explanatory report.
The PC-RAC will meet 3 times a year, in closed session. Access to information about specific meetings and documents of the PC-RAC is available below, or depending on their classification, can be consulted in line with Resolution Res(2001)6 on access to Council of Europe documents.
Convention on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from crime and on the financing of terrorism (CETS no. 198) and Explanatory Report to CETS no 198
Chart of signatures and ratifications of Treaty CETS no. 198
Interpretative Notes adopted by the Conference of the Parties to CETS no. 198
Conference of the Parties Thematic Monitoring Reviews
European Court of Human Rights - New Key Theme: Confiscation / Seizure of assets
6th meeting (24-26 September 2025)
Strasbourg, France
5th meeting (21-23 May 2025)
Strasbourg, France
4th meeting (24-26 March 2025)
Strasbourg, France
Agenda
Abridged meeting report
List of participants
3rd meeting (14-16 October 2024)
Strasbourg, France
2nd meeting (9-11 September 2024)
Strasbourg, France
1st meeting (29-31 May 2024)
Strasbourg, France
The PC-RAC Chair took part in the EPAC/EACN Conference
The PC-RAC Chair, Mr Cornel-Virgiliu Calinescu, took part in the 23rd EPAC/EACN Annual Professional Conference and General Assembly which took place in Bucharest, Romania, on 26-27 November 2024. Mr Calinescu presented the ongoing work of the PC-RAC in developing the Additional Protocol to the...
3rd meeting of the Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC)
The Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC) held its third meeting from 14 to 16 October 2024 in Strasbourg, under the chairmanship of Mr Cornel-Virgiliu Calinescu (Romania). Building on the progress made in previous sessions, the Committee reviewed written comments and drafting...
2nd meeting of the Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC)
The Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC) held its second meeting from 9 to 11 September 2024 in Strasbourg, under the chairmanship of Mr Cornel-Virgiliu Calinescu (Romania). The meeting was opened by Mr Gianluca Esposito, Director General of the Directorate General Human...
1st meeting of the Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC)
The Committee of Experts on Criminal Asset Recovery (PC-RAC) held its first meeting from 29 to 31 May 2024 in Strasbourg, kicking off the drafting of an additional protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from crime and on the...