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... Convinced that the illicit acquisition of personal wealth can be particularly damaging to democratic institutions, national economies and the rule of law, ...
ARTICLE-23: Laundering of proceeds of crime [go to this ARTICLE]
... (i) The acquisition, possession or use of property, knowing, at the time of receipt, that such property is the proceeds of crime; ...
ARTICLE-54: Mechanisms for recovery of property through international cooperation in confiscation [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Consider taking additional measures to permit its competent authorities to preserve property for confiscation, such as on the basis of a foreign arrest or criminal charge related to the acquisition of such property. ...