Why Seek EU Export Compliance ?
EU-ECF Framework provides innovative solutions to the most critical challenges in a global marketplace becoming a very complex arena for businesses to navigate.
In a globally integrated world, efficient export compliance is only possible with co- operation at an European and international level.
The EU Governments rely on the due compliance of exporters to help ensure that all laws are abided.
Compliance assessment is defined as a “demonstration that specified requirements relating to a product, process, system, person or body are fulfilled.” There are many of these compliance assessment activities applied in today’s world including accreditation, certification, inspection, registration, supplier’s declaration, and testing.
The one dimension we deal here is EU Export Compliance Certification.
Increasingly, suppliers’ procurement organizations are specifying and government agencies are recognizing accredited, third-party certification as an optional dimension of their systems for risk management.
In the rapidly growing complex area of EU export laws, EIFEC verification, validation and certification bodies have recognition of the EU Export Compliance programs for Organizations and individuals.
Undergoing the EU Export Compliance Certification process signals a clear indication that an organization desires to have a competitive advantage by undergoing a voluntary verification.
- Encourages marketplace confidence in EU Certified Export Compliant Organization (EU-C/ECO) by their undergoing regular impartial and independent audits by an internationally respected body.
- Positively influences National States and Financial Institutions satisfaction with EU-C/ECO via Export Compliance commitment, EU laws awareness and enhanced communication.
- Reduces liability insurance and mitigate legal responsability of Organizations by the accountability and transparent aspects of the process.
- Sustains continual improvement for the EU-C/ECO and their clients through the assessment of system effectiveness, efficiency and competence
- Promotes consistency and demonstrates equivalence of assessments via mutual recognition based on peer review
- Reduces multiple audits and removes barriers to trade in working towards the goal of “certified once – accepted everywhere.”
Export Compliance can be a formidable challenge, but it is also an opportunity to establish and promote operational excellence throughout the organization and significantly improve the overall performance of operation.
Export Compliance is an important mechanism that supports effective governance.
Compliance with regulatory requirements and their organization’s policies are a key component for effective management of risks.
Qualified third party Verification of processes and methods adopted by Organizations are one of the most important ways to maintain the “healthy” ethics, to support the long-term prosperity and to preserve and promote the organization values, avoiding any potential criminal prosecution.
The EU-C/ECO Certification, according to the principle of the EU-CEC Code, EU- EC/Guidelines and methodologies of Audit and Inspection international organizations generates:
- Internal commitment
- Third party management audits
- Strong effect of external credibility
- Assurance and validation
- Credible foundation
NON EU Organizations
NON EU Organizations Export Compliance Certification
Global Recognition
The European Union applies sanctions or restrictive measures (the two terms are used interchangeably) in pursuit of the specific objectives of the Common Foreign and Security Policy Framework (CFSP) as set out in Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union, namely:
- • to safeguard the common values, fundamental interests, independence and integrity of the Union in conformity with the principles of the United Nations Charter
- • to strengthen the security of the Union in all ways
- • to preserve peace and strengthen international security, in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter and the Helsinki Final Act, and the objectives of the Paris Charter including those on external borders
- • to promote international cooperation
- • to develop and consolidate democracy and the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Restrictive measures imposed by the EU may target governments of third countries, or non-state entities and individuals (such as terrorist groups and terrorists).
They may comprise:
- • arms embargoes,
- • other specific or general trade restrictions (import and export bans),
- • financial restrictions,
- • restrictions on admission (visa or travel bans), or other measures, as appropriate.
A general statement on EU policy is found in the Basic Principles on the Use of Restrictive Measures (Sanctions) (Council document 10198/1/04). Using the CFSP framework, the EU Member States implement sanctions imposed by the Security Council of the United Nations under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The UN Charter confers on the Security Council powers to decide in a manner binding for all UN members restrictive measures required in order to maintain or restore international peace and security, if there is a threat to the peace, a breach of the peace, or an act of aggression. When the EU implements UN Security Council Resolutions, it adheres to the terms of those Resolutions but it may also decide to apply further restrictive measures. EU will implement UN restrictive measures as quickly as possible.
For all EU Member States breaches of certain prohibitions from Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 (Dual Use), Council Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 and other Regulations are criminal offences, in particular those relating to export of prohibited or unlicenced goods and services, the asset freezing measures, transfer of funds, dealing any person (Company, Organization or natural Person) listed in related Annexes.
Most of legislations provide a mitigating, if not, a Safe Harbour effect in the case of an export law violation, wherever a provision of a statute or a regulation or a Compliance Program that reduces or eliminates a party’s liability under the law is in place, on the condition that the party performs its actions in good faith or in Compliance with defined standards. (Safe Harbour Principle)
- EU-C/ECO/IRAN
- EU-C/ECO/RUSSIA
- EU-C/ECO/SYRIA
- EU-C/ECO/SUDAN
- EU-C/ECO/EGYPT