The Monitoring and Compliance Department of the Cyprus Bar Association is organizing a training seminar in Nicosia, on the subject:
« EU SANCTIONS & THEIR CHALLENGES»
Duration 6.00 hours / 5 CPD AML units
Date: Tuesday 21st October 2025
Time: 09:30 - 15:15
Venue: Cleopatra Hotel
*Registration: 30 minutes before the start of the seminar (09:00 -09:30 a.m.)
Programme Outline:
9:00 – 9:30 Registrations
9:30 – 9:35 Welcome address by the CBA
9:35 – 10:30 Presentation by Georgia Themistocleous
Head of the newly established Cyprus National Sanctions Implementations Unit
10:30 – 12:30 Presentation by Salomé Lemasson
1. General EU Sanctions overview:
a. Geographic/thematic restrictions
b. Sanctioning process and the role of the Council of Europe
c. Challenges belittling EU sanctions
2. Challenging EU sanctions: how to win a delisting case?
i. Before the Council of the EU
ii. Before the Court of Justice
iii. Impact of Political lobbying
3. Focus on EU sanctions against Russia :
a. Presentation of the latest package
b. Impact on financial services, trust services and legal professionals
4. Circumvention / violation of EU sanctions
i. Presentation of the EU directive
ii. Transposition efforts / EU infringement procedure launched
iii. Compliance recommendations
12:30 – 13:15 Networking Lunch
13:15 – 15:15 Presentation by Salomé Lemasson
Hands on case studies dealing with ownership, control, trust structure, violation/circumvention risks for Cypriot entities
15:15 End of session
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
· The seminar will take place with physical presence only
· Participation Fee: 100 euro (incl. VAT). Following the successful completion of registration, the amount is non-refundable. A registration that has not been paid will be considered invalid.
· The seminar forms part of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of Advocates and is accredited with 5 CPD units.
· The units will be automatically recorded by the Cyprus Bar Association (CBA) for those who attend the seminar in its entirety; therefore NO certificates of attendance will be issued for CBA Members.
· For non CBA Members who wish to receive a certificate of attendance, should after attending the seminar, send their request at aml@cba.org.cy stating if they require the certificate in original or scanned copy.
· For those who wish to obtain a certificate of attendance, it should be noted that they will be available within 2 weeks from the date of the seminar.
· Language of the seminar: ENGLISH
REGISTRATION:
· Registration for the seminar is carried out exclusively through the CBA training platform (portal).
· Advocates must log in to their CBA account as ADVOCATES before registering to the seminar. Please do not register as a GUEST.
· Deadline for registration: Sunday, 19 October 2025 at 23:59.
For any questions and/or clarifications, please send a relevant email to aml@cba.org.cy