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International sanctions screening

Screening counterparties against official sanctions lists is no longer optional: EU Directive 2024/1226 transposed in May 2025, EU 833/2014 article 12gb, 6AMLD. Your decisions are now criminally enforceable. The Trade Hub aggregates the eight official registries into one search, one report, one piece of evidence.

Sanctions screening means verifying that a counterparty (customer, supplier, carrier, bank, beneficial owner) does not appear on asset freeze or export restriction lists published by competent authorities. The Trade Hub aggregates official lists from the EU, OFAC SDN and Non-SDN, UN, UK FCDO, Canada Global Affairs, French DG Trésor and US Consolidated Screening List, with automatic daily refresh and timestamped retention of results for audit.

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Enter the name of an entity or person. The engine compares against the eight official registries and the OpenSanctions aggregator, computes a match score, evaluates OFAC 50% risk, opaque structures, diversion countries and circumvention signals. Defensible, exportable, archived report.

Pricing

Rapid screening

€1,50/ search

Flash name verification + score + lists hit. For high-volume KYC.

·Eight official registries
·Match score
·Decision: clear / review / probable match

Full audit report

Recommended

€5/ report

Cabinet-grade risk audit with versioned methodology, legal references, 5-year retention.

·Risk audit (OFAC 50%, opaque structures, diversion countries)
·Related parties, beneficial owners, transaction context
·Five embedded legal references (OFAC, OFSI, FATF, EU, ACPR)
·Timestamped PDF export, defensible

Continuous monitoring

€150/ month

Continuous monitoring of your strategic counterparties. For freight forwarders, customs brokers, mid-caps.

·50 continuously monitored counterparties
·Email + webhook alert on list change
·100 rapid screenings + 10 audit reports / month
·4-eyes workflow, whitelist, signed audit trail

Prices excluding VAT. Beyond plan quotas, unit overage at rapid-screening or audit-report rate respectively.

Official sources aggregated

DG Trésor - Asset freeze register

French Republic · Code monétaire et financier

EU - Financial Sanctions Files

European Commission · DG FISMA

UN - Consolidated list

United Nations Security Council

OFAC - SDN + Non-SDN

US Treasury · Office of Foreign Assets Control

US Consolidated Screening List

International Trade Administration

UK Sanctions List

FCDO · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Canada - Autonomous Sanctions

Global Affairs Canada · SEMA

OpenSanctions - Aggregate

86 datasets: AU, CH, JP, NZ, HK, PEPs, ICIJ

Resources and methodology

Cabinet methodology

Wolfsberg 2019, OFAC 50% rule, OFSI ownership/control, FATF Recommendation 6, EU 269/2014 vs 833/2014.

Practical guides

Asset freeze release procedure, TRACFIN reporting, ERP/Salesforce integration, risk-profile parameterization.

Export Control crosscheck

Combine sanctions screening with ECCN / Annex I verification for dual-use controls.

Beneficial owners

Identify beneficial owners beyond the 50% rule (OFAC 50%, OFSI ownership/control).

Receive the methodology note

Readable end-to-end summary: lists queried, excluded categories, matching, scoring, audit trail and limits.

How screening works

Subject and context input

Counterparty name, entity type, primary jurisdiction and known identifiers (LEI, IMO, registration). Transactional context (goods, route, end-use) refines match relevance.

Comparison against eight official registries

The engine normalizes the name, generates transliterations and compares against EU FSF, OFAC SDN+Non-SDN, UN, UK FCDO, US CSL, Canada SEMA, French DG Trésor lists and OpenSanctions aggregate (86 datasets).

Methodological risk audit

OFAC 50% evaluation, opaque structure detection (trust, nominee), diversion countries, EU 833/2014 circumvention signals, restricted goods per HS 84/85/88/90. Versioned methodology.

Related parties and beneficial owners

Screening of declared UBOs, directors, banks, carriers and intermediaries. Calculation of sanctioned ownership ratio, identification of missing information for enhanced due diligence.

Retained and defensible decision

Clear / review required / probable match decision, score, rationale, sources consulted, report retained 5 years. Timestamped PDF export with file reference, recommended action and cryptographic fingerprint.

Applicable regulatory framework

Directive (EU) 2024/1226 - transposed May 2025

Sanctions violations become criminal offences across all member states. Failure to screen creates personal director liability, no longer just administrative.

EU 833/2014 article 12gb - December 2024

Mandatory documented risk assessment for goods covered by Russia sanctions. EU parent companies must ensure compliance of their third-country subsidiaries. Documents retained for ACPR/Customs control.

6AMLD - transposed December 2025

Mandatory continuous screening: customer due diligence is no longer a one-off act but a continuous process. Automatic rescreening on list updates becomes a regulatory floor.

Wolfsberg 2019 - Sanctions Screening Guidance

International reference standard for tier-1 banks. Requires: up-to-date source registry, traceable audit trail, 4-eyes workflow for high-risk hits, retention of decisions and rationale.

Frequently asked questions on sanctions screening

Who is subject to sanctions screening obligations?

In France, the obligation applies to financial institutions, investment firms, accounting and legal professions, real estate agents, and any natural or legal person subject to LCB-FT. Freight forwarders, customs brokers and shipping agents are, since the 14th EU sanctions package (June 2024), considered compliance gatekeepers. Article 12gb of Regulation 833/2014 extends due diligence to third-country subsidiaries.

Which official lists are consulted?

The Trade Hub consults eight official registries: National Asset Freeze Register (French DG Trésor), EU Financial Sanctions Files (European Commission, DG FISMA), UN Security Council Consolidated List, OFAC SDN List, OFAC Consolidated Non-SDN (SSI, CAPTA, CMIC), US Consolidated Screening List, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) and Consolidated Canadian Autonomous Sanctions List. The OpenSanctions aggregate (86 datasets) adds extended coverage for Australia, Switzerland, Japan, etc.

How frequently are lists updated?

The eight official registries are automatically refreshed every day at 03:00 UTC. The OpenSanctions aggregate is refreshed every Sunday. When a list is updated, counterparties placed under continuous monitoring are automatically re-screened and an alert is emitted if a match appears.

What does 'defensible report' mean?

A defensible report is a timestamped document, identified by a unique reference, retained for five years (OFAC alignment), containing the screened subject, exact date and time of search, lists queried, matches found with their score, decision rendered (clear, review required, probable match), recommended action and applicable legal basis. It can be produced for ACPR, TRACFIN inspections or when challenged by a client/partner.

How does the OFAC 50% rule work?

The OFAC 50 Percent Rule states that any entity owned 50% or more, directly or indirectly, by one or more sanctioned persons is itself considered sanctioned, even if it does not explicitly appear on the SDN List. The Trade Hub automatically computes this ratio from declared beneficial owners and flags opaque structures (trusts, nominees, shell companies) that may mask effective control.

What is related-party screening?

Beyond the primary subject, enhanced due diligence requires screening: beneficial owners (UBOs), directors and legal representatives, reference shareholders, counterparty banks, carriers and freight forwarders, intermediaries and ordering parties. The Trade Hub allows up to 50 related parties per screening, with their role, ownership percentage and jurisdiction.

What is the difference between EU 269/2014 and EU 833/2014?

Regulation (EU) 269/2014 establishes individual restrictive measures (asset freezes, transaction bans) targeting specific natural and legal persons (the 'Russia sanctioned list'). Regulation (EU) 833/2014 establishes sectoral restrictive measures (bans on certain goods, financial services, technologies) targeting the Russian economy as a whole. Both regimes are cumulative and require simultaneous screening: EU 269 on counterparties, EU 833 on commercial flows.

Does automatic screening replace a lawyer's opinion?

No. The Trade Hub provides decision support compliant with Wolfsberg 2019 and FATF Reco 6 standards, with versioned methodology and embedded legal references. The final decision, especially for probable matches or doubt, must be validated by a qualified compliance officer and, for sensitive cases, by a sanctions law attorney. The Trade Hub retains the trace of this human decision and enables the 4-eyes workflow for high-risk hits.

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