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As announced in our last Quarterly Sanctions Update, on April 12, 2024 the Council of the European Union adopted a directive criminalizing sanctions violation at the European Union (EU) level. In this post, we provide a summary of the key provisions of this directive, to be followed by a second post focusing on its potential implementation in EU Member States.
Background
In the European Union, even though sanctions are adopted by the Council of the European Union, their enforcement remains the responsibility of each EU Member State.
In the absence of a harmonized sanctions enforcement regime, there are differences among EU Member States, with some considering violations of EU sanctions to be criminal offences and others considering violations only apt for administrative penalties.
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