49.— (1) If a confiscation order relates to property in a designated state, the registrar or clerk of the court concerned shall, on request and subject to any conditions that may be specified by rules of court, give to the Director of Public Prosecutions—

(a) a duly authenticated copy of the order, and

(b) a certificate signed by the registrar or clerk and stating that the prescribed time for lodging an appeal has expired or, as the case may be, will expire on a specified date.

(2) If such a confiscation order has not been satisfied, the Director of Public Prosecutions may send to the Central Authority, for transmission to the competent authority in the designated state concerned—

(a) the documents mentioned in subsection (1),

(b) a document signed by or on behalf of the Director stating—

(i) that the order is in force and has not been satisfied, and

(ii) that the defendant appeared or was represented at the proceedings in which the order was made or, if not, the date on which the court proceedings began and the date on which the defendant received notice of them,

(c) a brief description of the conduct which resulted in the making of the order, and

(d) a request that the property concerned be realised and the proceeds applied in accordance with the law of that state.

F38[(2A) Where the Director of Public Prosecutions sends a request to the Central Authority under subsection (2) the Director of Public Prosecutions shall inform the Central Authority—

(a) if there is a risk that the amount that may be realised in pursuance of such a request is greater than the amount ordered to be paid under the confiscation order, stating that there is that risk and requesting that the amount to be realised not exceed the amount specified in the request,

(b) if all or part of the confiscation order has been executed in the State or in another designated state, stating the amount of the proceeds of realisation and requesting that the amount to be realised in the designated state concerned not exceed the difference between the amount specified in the confiscation order and those proceeds of realisation,

(c) if the defendant has made any voluntary payment in respect of the confiscation order after it was transmitted, stating the amount of that voluntary payment and requesting that the amount to be realised in the designated state concerned not exceed the difference between the amount specified in the confiscation order and the amount paid voluntarily, or

(d) if the confiscation order ceases to be enforceable, stating that fact.]

(3) If—

(a) property is realised in pursuance of such a request, and

(b) the amount realised is less than, or equal to, the amount ordered to be paid under the confiscation order,

the amount so ordered is deemed to be reduced by an amount equal to the proceeds of realisation or, as the case may be, the confiscation order is deemed to be discharged.

(4) In any proceedings a certificate purporting to be issued by a competent authority in the designated state and stating—

(a) that property has been realised pursuant to the request,

(b) the date of realisation, and

(c) the proceeds of realisation,

is admissible, without further proof, as evidence of those matters.

F38[(4A) Transmission of documents referred to in subsections (2) and (2A) shall be by any means capable of producing a written record under conditions which allow the competent authority or competent authorities concerned to establish the documents’ authenticity.]

(5) If the proceeds of realisation are stated in the certificate otherwise than in euro, they are to be taken as their euro equivalent calculated at the baseline rate of exchange prevailing on the date of realisation.