Unternehmenscompliance Archive : Compliance & Recht

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First German EPPO convictions for participation in organized VAT crime

From horak lawyersPublished on 4 November 2026Contribution posted in GeneralTagged with Compliance management systems, Electronics trade, EPPO, European Public Prosecutor's Office, Money laundering, Counterparty verification, Cross-border trade in goods, Hawala Network, criminal organisation, Regional Court Düsseldorf, Supply chain compliance, VAT fraud, Missing Trader, Operation Goliath, organised VAT crime, Risk management, Counterparties, Tax evasion, VAT ID verification, VAT fraud, Value added tax carousel, Enterprise compliance, Economic crimeNo comments

On 23 October 2026, the Düsseldorf Regional Court sentenced two parties to several years of imprisonment in the international tax fraud complex "Operation Goliath". According to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), these are the first convictions in a German EPPO case, in which a court found that the accused had participated in a criminal organisation. The case shows how tight [...]

Compliance 2026 – What you need to know today

From horak lawyersPublished on 10 February 2026Contribution posted in GeneralTagged with Audit, Compliance Management, Compliance Officer, Data protection, Document verification, Governance, Internal control, Chancery, Prevention, Legal compliance, Legal certainty, Regularity, Risk assessment, Enterprise compliance, company directives, Economic law, Economic criminal lawNo comments

Compliance-Recht umfasst viele Bereiche. Im Jahr 2026 ist Compliance nicht nur gesetzliche Pflicht, sondern auch Wettbewerbsfaktor. Zu den zentralen Themen zählen: Datenschutz und IT-Compliance: Mit der fortschreitenden Digitalisierung müssen Unternehmen sicherstellen, dass die Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten rechtmäßig erfolgt. DSGVO-Pflichten gehören dazu, genauso wie sichere Datenübermittlung, Zugriffsrechte, Datenaufbewahrung und Meldepflichten bei Datenschutzverletzungen. Kartell- und Wettbewerbsrecht: Unternehmen […]