European Union Committee
The legality of EU sanctions
11th Report of Session 2016-17 - published 2 February 2017 - HL Paper 102
Contents
Chapter 2: EU sanctions policy and procedure
Chapter 3: The legality of the EU’s sanctions listing procedure
The evidence-gathering process
Reasons for sanctions listings being annulled
Are the reasons for annulment justified?
Standard of proof for the adoption of listings
Sanctions listings for misappropriation of State funds
Re-listing individuals or companies on amended statements of reasons
Recent improvements in the fairness of the listing and re-listing process
Reliance on ‘open-source’ information
The assessment of our witnesses
Access to open-source information
Previous scrutiny by the EU Justice Sub-Committee
The assessment of our witnesses
The value of parliamentary scrutiny of sanctions listings
The Council’s administrative processes
The impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
The evidence-gathering process
Reasons for sanctions listings being annulled
Are the reasons for annulment justified?
Reliance on open-source information
Application of the Council’s rules on confidentiality to open-source information
The value of parliamentary scrutiny
The Council’s administrative processes
The impact of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/legality-eu-sanctions-listing-process and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7129 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence.