EBA CONSULTS ON NEW GUIDELINES TO TACKLE DE-RISKING

On 6 December, the European Banking Authority launched a public consultation on new Guidelines on the effective management of money laundering and terrorist financing risks when providing access to financial services. Through these Guidelines, the EBA aims to ensure that customers, especially the most vulnerable ones, are not denied access to financial services without valid reason.  This consultation runs until 6 February.  There are 2 sets of guidelines – the first set is adding a new section to the EBA’s ML/TF risk factor guidelines, which set out what financial institutions should do to identify and tackle ML/TF risk; the second set tackles the issue of effective management of ML/TF risks by financial institutions when providing access to financial services.

https://www.eba.europa.eu/eba-consults-new-guidelines-tackle-de-risking

https://www.cms-lawnow.com/ealerts/2022/12/new-common-eu-standards-on-the-development-and-implementation-of-sound?cc_lang=en

WORLD BANK DEBARS A KOREAN IT COMPANY FOR 3 YEARS FOR AN OBSTRUCTIVE PRACTICE CONNECTED TO A PROJECT IN VIETNAM

A post from the FCPA Blog on 5 December advised that Lotte Data Communications Company Limited (LDCC) and its subsidiaries are ineligible to participate in projects and operations financed by the World Bank Group during the 36-month debarment.  LDCC is part of the Lotte Corporation. Lotte is the fifth-largest chaebol in South Korea.

https://fcpablog.com/2022/12/05/world-bank-debars-korean-chaebols-it-unit/

EU HUMAN RIGHTS SANCTIONS: ENTRIES FOR 6 INDIVIDUALS AND 2 ENTITIES UPDATED

EU Regulation 2022/2374/EU amended the sanctions regime to update the details for 6 individuals and 2 entities.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2022.314.01.0081.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A314%3ATOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2022.314.01.0090.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:314:TOC

EU AMENDS DRC SANCTIONS REGIME

EU Regulation 2022/2373/EU amends the 2005 Regulation creating the EU Democratic Republic of Congo sanctions regime, expanding the criteria for designations.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2022.314.01.0079.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A314%3ATOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2022.314.01.0097.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:314:TOC

RUSSIAN SANCTIONS COST CYPRUS 20% OF OIL TANKER FLEET

On 6 December, the Cyprus Mail reported that approximately 20% of the oil tanker fleet registered in Cyprus have migrated to other registries since 6 October, when the European Commission signalled its intention to cap the price of Russian seaborne oil.

https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/12/06/russian-sanctions-cost-cyprus-20-of-oil-tanker-fleet/