Legislative Decree No. 211/2025 (the “Sanctions Decree”), effective as of January 24, implements EU Directive 2024/1226 (the “Directive”) on violations of EU restrictive measures (the “EU Sanctions”) and introduces new criminal offenses, thereby significantly reshaping the applicable sanctions framework. Importantly, these offenses are now included among those triggering corporate liability under Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 (the “Decree 231”).Continue Reading Italy Introduces New Criminal Offenses and Corporate Liability for Breaches of EU Sanctions
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EU Approves Ban on Products Linked to Deforestation
By Carlo Santoro, Vania Petrella, Clara Cibrario Assereto, Valentina Coli, Maurits Dolmans, François-Charles Laprévote & Amélie Champsaur on
Distributors of cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy, wood and derived products will be subject to increased supply chain due diligence
Deforestation and forest degradation are drivers of climate change and biodiversity loss. Between 1990 and 2020, 420 million hectares of forest – an area larger than the European Union – were lost due to deforestation, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported. The EU is responsible for 7-10% of global consumption of deforestation-linked crops and livestock products.Continue Reading EU Approves Ban on Products Linked to Deforestation
The New Supplemental Arrangement Concerning Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Between Mainland China and Hong Kong
By Richard Kreindler, Till Hackstein, Polina Lehmann, Christopher P. Moore, James Brady‑Banzet, Carlo Santoro, Ari D. Mackinnon, Jean‑Yves Garaud & Ferdinando Emanuele on
The “Supplemental Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral Awards between the Mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region” was signed on November 27, 2020 and entered into force partially on the same day and partially on May 19, 2021.
Significantly, the Supplemental Arrangement modifies and expands the existing “Arrangement Concerning Mutual Enforcement of Arbitral…