1. Orders to freeze Funds held by Financial Institutions, DNFBPs, or Virtual Asset Service Providers shall be executed solely by the competent Supervisory Authority or the Unit, as the case may be. 2. Financial Institutions and Virtual Asset Service Providers shall transfer frozen Funds to interest-bearing or profit-generating deposit accounts at prevailing market rates where such freezing is pursuant to decisions issued by competent authorities. 3. Interest and profits accruing from frozen Funds shall be deemed an integral part of the Criminal Property where a confiscation judgment is issued. 4. Frozen Funds, together with accrued interest and profits, shall be returned where the freezing order is lifted by competent authorities. 5. Financial Institutions, DNFBPs, and Virtual Asset Service Providers shall not dispose of seized or frozen Funds under any circumstances, including for the settlement of prior obligations, unless coordination is effected with the competent Supervisory Authority to obtain authorization from the Public Prosecution or the competent court, as the case may be. 6. Without prejudice to the legislation in force in the State, seizure or freezing orders issued by the competent authorities shall not prevent the enforcement of administrative fines imposed by the Supervisory Authority prior to the issuance of the order. This shall be carried out by requesting the release of an amount equivalent to the value of the imposed administrative fines from the scope of the order, at the discretion of the competent authorities.
Interpretation and application must be checked against the official text and current version.