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nance within 5 days from the expiry of the time limits in Art. 18727.
(2) Any party interested, including bona fide third parties, may lodge a complaint against the
public prosecutor’s ordinance recognising the freezing order, if it has violated their legitimate
interests. The complaint must be lodged within 5 days from service of a copy of the ordinance.
(3) The substantive reasons for issuing the freezing order may not be questioned in such a
complaint. They can be challenged only in an action brought before a court of the issuing State.
(4) The complaint shall be brought before the tribunal in whose jurisdiction the public pro-
secutor who ordered the recognition of the freezing order is located. The presence of the public
prosecutor is mandatory at the hearing of the complaint.
(5) The case shall be forwarded by the prosecution office to the competent tribunal, within
two days of receipt of the notice requesting it.
(6) The complaint shall be heard in a public session within 5 days, by a final resolution. The
lodging of a complaint shall not stay the enforcement of the freezing order. When hearing the
complaint, the law court shall check the prosecutor’s ordinance, based on the case record and on
any documents produced, and shall pronounce one of the following decisions:
a) dismiss the complaint either because it was lodged too late or because it is inadmis-
sible, and uphold the ordinance;
b) approve the complaint, cancel the ordinance and ordain revocation of the freezing.
(7) The freezing order shall be enforced by the public prosecutor who issued the ordinance
recognising it.
ARTICLE 18729
Recognition and execution at the trial stage
(1) The case shall be heard by a panel of one judge, who shall issue a resolution in camera. The
trial shall take place in emergency and priority procedure.
(2) The resolution may be appealed against on points of law, within 5 days from the pronoun-
cement or service, as appropriate, by any person interested, including bona fide third parties, if it
has violated their legitimate interests. Art. 18728 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
(3) The case shall be forwarded to the appellate court within 24 hours from initiation of the
appeal. The appeal shall be heard within 5 days, by the competent court of appeal, based on the