EU Legislation
Directive 2014/62/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the protection of the euro and other currencies against counterfeiting by criminal law, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA
A new Directive 2014/62/EU entered into force on 22 May 2014. This Directive is meant to boost the protection of the euro against counterfeiting by criminal law measures.
The Directive replaces Framework Decision 2000/383/JHA and supplements and helps implement the 1929 Geneva Convention on the suppression of counterfeiting. The new measures include tougher sanctions for criminals and...
Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC and Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC
The new rules on market abuse update and strengthen the existing framework to ensure market integrity and investor protection provided by the existing Market Abuse Directive ( 2003/6/EC) which...
Directive 2014/57/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on criminal sanctions for market abuse
The Directive on criminal sanctions for market abuse (Market Abuse Directive) complements the Market Abuse Regulation by requiring all Member States to provide for harmonised criminal offences of...
Directive 2014/42/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the freezing and confiscation of instrumentalities and proceeds of crime in the European Union
This instrument aims at making it easier for Member States’ authorities to confiscate and recover the profits that criminals make from cross-border serious and organised crime. It lays down...
Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters
The Directive establishes a comprehensive instrument covering the gathering of all types of evidence on the basis of the principle of mutual recognition. An EIO can only be issued if obtaining the...
Regulation No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Counci
The new Regulation No 883/20131 governing the work of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) entered into force on 1 October 2013. This Regulation confirms that the mandate of OLAF extends...
Directive 2013/48/EU of 22 October 2013 on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third party informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third person
The access to lawyer Directive is the third step of the Roadmap on procedural rights adopted by the Council on 30th of November 2009.
The directive provides, inter alia ,the participation of a...