Bypassing the compliance rules can be risky. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to make exceptions and disregard the rules. In this way, no Risk you should therefore take precautions.
We also advise you on compliance risks.
Taking into account exceptions
Exceptions in the Compliance process to consider can be a very clever strategy. This requires balancing between business, security and customers. Although no 100% is possible, you can however aim for an optimal solution.
Those responsible should integrate a management for exceptions in the process.
Rechtsanwalt Dipl.-Ing. Michael Horak, LL.M.
First steps
First steps to integrate exceptions into the compliance process:
- Documentation of measures that contradict the compliance rules.
- Formulating the extra actions to achieve the Compliance objectives.
- Check omission of rules continuously or every time.
- Protocol which gave the green light to the appropriateness of the exception.
Even if there are rules that cannot be circumvented, business decisions sometimes require risk exposure. It should therefore be fully clear in these situations.
Document exactly how the intuition of the compliance rule can be achieved alternatively. Formulate why the rule is not applicable and is pointless in the respective situation.
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