EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR

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 21^st 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:
2. Geographic/thematic restrictions
3. Sanctioning process and the role of the Council of Europe
4. Challenges belittling EU sanctions

2. Challenging EU sanctions: how to win a delisting case?
   1. Before the Council of the EU
   2. Before the Court of Justice

• Impact of Political lobbying

3. Focus on EU sanctions against Russia :
   1. Presentation of the latest package
   2. Impact on financial services, trust services and legal professionals

4. Circumvention / violation of EU sanctions
   1. Presentation of the EU directive
   2. Transposition efforts / EU infringement procedure launched

• 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 Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε. 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 Αυτή η διεύθυνση ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου προστατεύεται από τους αυτοματισμούς αποστολέων ανεπιθύμητων μηνυμάτων. Χρειάζεται να ενεργοποιήσετε τη JavaScript για να μπορέσετε να τη δείτε.

To register, please click on the following link: https://www.cyprusbar.org/CourseEventDetails?Id=gvhHpIHrfe0Pos1y4zYLzA%3d%3d