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European Parliament to vote on making information on beneficial owners of firms public | violation of privacy of European citizens
Revision of AMLD4 is scheduled in the European Parliament (EP) next week. On Wednesday 18 April 2018 there will be a debate. In the briefing on the website of the EP the subject is summarized as follows: MEPs to vote … Lees verder
Revision of AMLD4 ignoring EDPS opinion on privacy
Europe is working on the revision of the 4th European anti-money-laundering directive (AMLD4), through the so-called 5th European anti-money-laundering directive (AMLD5). AMLD5 is expectied to be adopted this month. The European Parliament published this summary, in which important sources of information … Lees verder
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Tags: 4e en 5e Europese antiwitwasrichtlijn, EDPS, privacy, ubo-register, uiteindelijk belanghebbende, Wwft
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Framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the EU
In 2017 the European Commission has made public a legislative proposal on the establishment of a framework for screening of foreign direct investments into the European Union. On the EESC site there is the following summary: The proposal aims to … Lees verder
European Parliament must grant access to documents relating to ongoing trilogues
On 22 March 2018 the General Court of the European Union published a press release titled “The European Parliament must in principle grant access, on specific request, to documents relating to ongoing trilogues“. It regards the following request: By letter … Lees verder
New EU tax reporting rules for Dutch trust offices
On 13 March the Council of the EU announced that agreement has been reached on tax intermediaries. According to the announcement the draft directive will require intermediaries to report schemes that are considered potentially aggressive. Interestingly the draft defines a broad … Lees verder
FATF on virtual currencies
According to an article on the FATF website with the outcomes of the plenary of 21-23 February 2018, virtual currencies are getting special attention: Improving the understanding of virtual currencies risks FATF considered a report on the AML/CFT risks associated … Lees verder
European Legislation Identifier
An article on EUR-Lex explains the European Legislation Identifier (ELI). It is a system to make legislation available online in a standardised format, so that it can be accessed, exchanged and reused across borders. The advantages are described as follows: Better-quality, more … Lees verder
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Ryngaert: Domestic criminal accountability for Dutch corporations profiting from North Korean forced labour
Cedric Ryngaert wrote an article for Ucall, “Domestic criminal accountability for Dutch corporations profiting from North Korean forced labour“, regarding the potential for accountability of Dutch corporations profiting from modern slavery, that is: the labour exploitation of North Korean workers … Lees verder
Ombudsman says Member States must open up their opaque negotiations on EU laws
In the Netherlands the discussions in the parliament and other documents that are part of the legislative process contain important information relevant for interpreting the rules and can be found through the website with parliamentary information. Such information is lacking … Lees verder
Court of Justice EU: Mr Schrems may bring an individual action in Austria against Facebook Ireland
On 25 January 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union published its judgment in the ‘Schrems-case’. In it’s press release the Court summarizes its judgment as follows: Mr Schrems may bring an individual action in Austria against Facebook Ireland … Lees verder
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