affected personmeans the natural or legal person against whom a freezing order or confiscation order is issued, or the natural or legal person that owns the property that is covered by that order, as well as any third parties whose rights in relation to that property are directly prejudiced by that order under the law of the executing State.
confiscation ordermeans a final penalty or measure, imposed by a court following proceedings in relation to a criminal offence, resulting in the final deprivation of property of a natural or legal person;
executing authoritymeans an authority that is competent to recognise a freezing order or confiscation order and to ensure its execution in accordance with this Regulation and the procedures applicable under national law for the freezing and confiscation of property;
executing Statemeans the Member State to which a freezing order or confiscation order is transmitted for the purpose of recognition and execution;
freezing ordermeans a decision issued or validated by an issuing authority in order to prevent the destruction, transformation, removal, transfer or disposal of property with a view to the confiscation thereof;
instrumentalitiesmeans any property used or intended to be used, in any manner, wholly or partially, to commit a criminal offence;
issuing Statemeans the Member State in which a freezing order or confiscation order is issued;
proceedsmeans any economic advantage derived directly or indirectly from a criminal offence, consisting of any form of property and including any subsequent reinvestment or transformation of direct proceeds and any valuable benefits;
propertymeans property of any description, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable or immovable, and legal documents or instruments evidencing title or interest in such property, which the issuing authority considers to be: