Category Archives: English – posts in English on this blog

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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Towards a digital ethics | EDPS

The EDPS Ethics Advisory Group has published a report, “Towards a digital ethics“. Giovanni Buttarelli, the European Data Protection Supervisor, writes in his foreword: Today, ethics and data protection are intertwined like never before and I observe an ever closer … Lees verder →

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European agreement on amending AMLD4 – public register of beneficial owners

Věra Jourová, the European Commissioner for @EU_Justice, @EU_Consumer and Gender Equality has yesterday informed the public that two committees (LIBE and ECON) have agreed with the amendments proposed to the Fourth EU Anti-money Laundering Directive (AMLD4). More details are to be … Lees verder →

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Finding European delegated acts made easier

According to an announcement of the European Commission it will become easier to find and follow delegated acts through a new register: More transparency in EU decision-making: new register of delegated acts Brussels, 13 December 2017 A new online register, … Lees verder →

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AMLD4 | “Member States not ready to close deal on AMLD, say rapporteurs”

On 14 November 2017 the following article was posted on europarl.europa.eu: Member States not ready to close deal on AMLD, say rapporteurs Press Releases ECON LIBE 14 November 2017 Negotiations stall over update to Anti-money laundering Directive after Council attends final … Lees verder →

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Wirtschaftsakademie case | joint controllers (GDPR)

On 24 October 2017 an opinion of ECJ advocate general Bot regarding the Wirtschaftsakademie case was made public. The opinion is interesting, amongst others because Bot argues that in this case there are three controllers: Facebook US, Facebook Ireland and also … Lees verder →

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