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With its 12th sanctions package in December 2023, the EU already introduced the “no re-export to Russia clause” in Article 12g of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014. According to such clause, companies are obliged to include, …

Almost exactly two years after the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces, the European Union has extended its sanctions measures with the 13th sanctions package. Such sanctions package’s core is the further restriction of …

Violations of European Union embargo measures not only have an impact on a company’s reputation, but also have consequences under criminal law.

In addition to the 12th sanctions package against Russia, the EU has also adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2616 amending Annex I of the EU Dual-Use Regulation.

Since January 1, 2021, member states have already been paying 80 cents per kilogram of non-recycled plastic waste to the European Union (EU). However, this is not a plastic tax, but a levy on plastic waste. This difference …

With its eleventh package of sanctions against Russia, the EU Commission intends to better enforce its sanction measures. In the meantime, Switzerland has adopted the EU sanctions and published a Red Flag Checklist in order …

Account statements or online banking transactions sometimes include the note “AWV-Meldepflicht beachten” (“Observe AWV reporting obligation”). This newsletter will provide information on: What is behind the AWV note; which …