The European Commission has put forward a proposal to harmonize criminal offences and penalties for the violation of EU sanctions. The proposal follows a decision by the Council which identified the violation of EU sanctions as an EU crime and sets out common EU rules which will make it easier to investigate, prosecute and punish violations of EU sanctions in all Member States alike.
The EU Council has unanimously decided to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of ‘EU crimes’. Currently Member States have different definitions of what constitutes a violation of EU sanctions and what penalties should be applied in the event of a violation. In a related development, the Justice ministers of France and Germany have jointly published an article which argues that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office should be given the competence to prosecute and punish violations of EU sanctions.
Welcome to our Virtual Year-End Review of Import/Export and Trade Compliance Developments Conference resource center. Baker McKenzie’s international trade compliance lawyers from around the world discussed the major global legislative, judicial and administrative activities and trends in export controls, trade sanctions, customs compliance, and import requirements in nine 75 minute sessions which took place from 15 to 17 November 2022.
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled UK Sanctions against Russia: Announcement by OFSI on the Oil Price Cap exemption on 16 November 2022. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled UK introduces further sanctions against Russia on 7 November 2022. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled UK confirms further sanctions against Russia on 6 October 2022. Read the article via the link here. Please also visit our Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
In September 2022, the government sought to reinforce its commitment to curbing money laundering in the UK by introducing the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The draft bill represents a substantial overhaul to Companies House, which, if implemented, will affect how all companies, partnerships and limited partnerships are established. It is the second piece of legislation targeting economic crime following the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022, which was introduced in March 2022.
Baker McKenzie’s Sanctions Blog published the alert titled EU Commission proposes further sanctions against Russia on 28 September 2022. Read the article via the link here . Please also visit our : Sanctions Blog for the most recent updates.
On 22 September 2022, the government sought to reinforce its commitment to curbing money laundering in the UK by introducing the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. The draft bill represents a substantial overhaul to Companies House, which, if implemented, will affect how all companies, partnerships and limited partnerships are established. It is the second piece of legislation targeting economic crime following the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement Act) 2022, which was introduced in March 2022.
The Annual Compliance Conference begins next week and attracts over 6,000 in-house senior legal and compliance professionals from across the world. This leading compliance conference will be held across five weeks from 6 September – 6 October 2022. We will be virtually delivering our cutting-edge insights and guidance on key global compliance, investigations and ethics issues. Our global experts will provide practical insights and analysis on significant developments:
• anti-bribery
• corruption and economic crime
• customs and FTAs
• ESG, supply chain and product compliance
• antitrust and competition
• export controls, sanctions and foreign investment
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