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New EU Best Practices For The Effective Implementation Of Restrictive Measures

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On July 3, 2024, the Council of the European Union published a new EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive measures, which provide recommendations for the effective implementation of these measures.

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Jacob Ørskov Rasmussen

Niklas Dybro Jensen

On July 3, 2024, the Council of the European Union published a new EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of restrictive measures, which provide recommendations for the effective implementation of these measures. The new EU Best Practices contain important changes to the assessment of whether Ownership or Control can be established.

On 3 July 2024, the Council of the European Union published a new EU Best Practices for the effective implementation of Restrictive measures (Sanctions) that contains significant changes to both the Ownership criteria and the Control criteria. These changes will impact many companies' current sanctions compliance programs and updates hereof will be necessary.

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