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On Friday, 11 November 2022, the Bundestag factions of the traffic light coalition introduced a draft for a so-called second Sanctions Enforcement Act (Sanktionsdurchsetzungsgesetz II; SDG II) into the Bundestag.

The German authorities have published the third instalment of their 6-monthly updates on their current enforcement actions.

Die Bundesbank hat ihre Erläuterungen zum außenwirtschaftlichen Meldewesen aktualisiert und dabei wichtige Klarstellungen zur Meldepflicht für Kryptowerte vorgenommen. Welche praktischen Anforderungen ergeben sich für Unternehmen und Privatpersonen bei grenzüberschreitenden Kryptotransaktionen? Die neuen Regelungen konkretisieren insbesondere die Behandlung von Börsen- und Plattformgeschäften sowie die Abgrenzung meldepflichtiger Übertragungen.

Once again, as in 2022 and 2023, the EU sanctions community received another sanctions package to unwrap just in time for the holiday season.

The 18th package of restrictive measures came into force on July 20, 2025. The focus lies on the energy, transport and financial sectors. 55 additional listings (14 individuals, 41 organizations)...

The EU has - as announced for several weeks in political debates - intensified the economic sanctions against Russia.

Am 20. Juli 2025 ist das 18. Paket restriktiver Maßnahmen in Kraft getreten. Im Fokus stehen Energie-, Transport- und Finanzsektor. 55 weitere Listungen (14 Personen, 41 Organisationen)...

On March 15, 2024, the EU member states voted in favor of the European Supply Chain Directive in the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives after a long back-and-forth.

The EU Commission adopted another package of sanctions on 21 July 2022. The measures include new import bans, expanded restrictions on the export of certain sensitive technologies...

On July 18, 2017, Germany passed an amendment to its foreign investment regime that will make acquisitions of German companies by foreign acquirers considerably more time consuming and potentially more complex.

On 15 September 2015, the competent state minister, Monika Grütters, released the revised proposed legislation on the reform of the cultural property law.

On October 6th, the Council of the European Union adopted the 8th EU sanctions package against Russia.

The European Central Bank (ECB) on 8 May 2024 published its Annual Report on Sanctioning Activities in the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) for 2024 (the Report). Report provides a comprehensive account...

On 17 August 2022, the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle, "BAFA") has issued its first handout to provide guidance to companies

On April 8, 2020, the German cabinet resolved a draft law to amend the German Foreign Trade Act. The draft law generally tracks the Ministerial Draft presented by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy...

Germany’s defense regulatory framework is evolving rapidly as the government seeks to accelerate procurement, infrastructure development and investment while strengthening security and resilience requirements.

As announced in January, BLOMSTEIN is publishing a series of briefings introducing into European and German legal defence matters.

Zu Beginn des Jahres verabschiedete die Europäische Kommission (Kommission) eine delegierte Verordnung zur Einführung der Verbindlichen Zollwertsauskunft...