Council of Europe Treaty Series - No. 198

     
     
Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search,
Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime
and on the Financing of Terrorism

     
     
Warsaw, 16.V.2005

     
     
Preamble

The member States of the Council of Europe and the other Signatories hereto,

Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members;

Convinced of the need to pursue a common criminal policy aimed at the protection of society;

Considering that the fight against serious crime, which has become an increasingly international problem, calls for the use of modern and effective methods on an international scale;

Believing that one of these methods consists in depriving criminals of the proceeds from crime and instrumentalities;