Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

PSD2 | Information by EBA on the regulatory technical standards on strong customer authentication and common and secure communication

Yesterday European Banking Authority (EBA) announced it has published two regulatory documents, an Opinion and a Consultation Paper on draft Guidelines, to clarify a number of issues identified by market participants in relation to the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on strong … Lees verder

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Dataprotection: “innocent people visiting or living in the UK run the risk of being flagged for violations they never committed from data that was unlawfully copied”

Not only companies like Facebook are unlawfully collecting and processing personal information. The latest scandal: according to an article of EUObserver the UK has been illegally copying classified personal information from a database reserved for members of the passport-free Schengen … Lees verder

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New EU tax reporting rules for Dutch trust offices [2]

In March I already wrote on the new reporting rules for intermediaries. Today the European Council announced that new rules were adopted. Member States will have until 31 December 2019 to transpose it into national laws and regulations. The new … Lees verder

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European Parliament Think Tank report on European sanctions law

Increasingly Europe is using ‘sanctions‘ against persons and regimes worldwide. Strangely enough litigation was necessary to urge the EU to improve practices in regard of the human rights of those (to be) ‘listed’ on the sanctions lists. Hopefully rule of … Lees verder

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AML news by CCBE

In it’s latest newsletter the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) gave an update on European anti-money-laundering developments: Revision of the 4th Anti-money laundering Directive On 19 April, the European Parliament plenary session formally approved the revised 4th … Lees verder

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“How to Wrestle Your Data From Data Brokers, Silicon Valley — and Cambridge Analytica”

In the article on Pro Publica by Jeremy B. Merrill, How to Wrestle Your Data From Data Brokers, Silicon Valley — and Cambridge Analytica, it is described how difficult it is to find out who has a person’s data. From … Lees verder

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5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive | final text

Yesterday a press release of the European Commission regarding adoption of the 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (AMLD5), that will a publicly accessible register of beneficial owners, was made public, together with the English version of the directive. Press release: Statement By … Lees verder

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European Parliament agrees with publicly accessible register of beneficial owners

Today European Parliament agreed with publicly accessible register of beneficial owners of legal entities in Europa. Contrary to what the press release says, the rules do not only regard letterbox companies; they have major consequences for SME-companies and small and … Lees verder

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Law enforcement access to financial data | EPRS publication

This month the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) published a note on ‘Law enforcement access to financial data‘. It shows the importance of the information collected by the private sector. The note’s summary is as follows: Access to financial data … Lees verder

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Meijers Committee | Note on the use of soft law instruments under EU law

On 9 April 2018 the Meijers Committee published an interesting Note on the use of soft law instruments under EU law, in particular in the area of freedom, security and justice, and its impact on fundamental rights, democracy and the … Lees verder

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