Code de la compliance

Sandra BIRTEL

Compliance is a fast-evolving discipline — increasingly complex, increasingly essential.

Compliance is a relatively recent field that has been expanding at a remarkable pace. Every year — and sometimes every month — new regulations emerge, bringing with them more obligations, more restrictions, and more technical requirements. In practice, keeping up with the evolving theories, expectations, and legal spirit of compliance can be a real challenge.

The list of entities subject to compliance obligations continues to grow, now encompassing an increasingly diverse range of professions. From the traditional financial sector to more unexpected actors such as real estate agents or property traders, both legal and non-legal professionals are now faced with an ever-expanding set of requirements.

Meeting these obligations requires the implementation of numerous tools, procedures, governance structures — in short, a compliance framework aligned with anti-money laundering (AML), counter-terrorist financing (CTF), and many other regulatory standards.

The Code de la compliance is designed to serve as a comprehensive, universal resource. It consolidates all applicable regulations in one single volume — but more importantly, it is meant to be accessible and practical for all professions.

Because compliance is also a matter of culture, this book compiles essential doctrine, key reports, white papers, and guidance documents relevant to each theme. It also includes significant French and Luxembourg case law, whether administrative or criminal, to provide real-world insight and application.

In short: everything you need is right here.

Code de la Compliance par Sandra BIRTEL

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