The Swiss Federal Council recently adopted reports on two EU directives: the first report concerns measures around the recovery and confiscation of illicitly acquired assets (“First Report”), the second report deals with measures around the violations of restrictive measures (“Second Report”) (find the official press release here). Both reports compare the existing EU directives, both adopted and published on 24 April 2024, with current Swiss law. Asset recovery and confiscation The First Report analyses the…
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