DLA PIPER UK LLP (Belgium)

Lobbying Organisation DLA PIPER UK LLP (Belgium)

Date published 02 Jan, 2023

Relevant Matter Legislation

Public Policy Area Banking and Financial Institutions

Period 1 Sep, 2022 to 31 Dec, 2022

Specific Details European Commission Proposal on the Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing 2021/0239(COD)

Intended results Requesting clarification of the wording of a specific article to clarify the scope of the legislation

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Richard Sterneberg, Head of Global Government Relations, DLA Piper

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name gvs prepaid (europe) limited Ireland

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address Unit 2, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 PX82, Ireland

Main business or activity Financial Services

Company website

Contact email address PR@bhnetwork.com

Contact phone number +44 20 7419 8100

Contact address Unit 2, Swords Business Park, Swords, Co. Dublin, K67 PX82, Ireland

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (1)

DLA Piper emailed the office of MEP Fitzgerald to inform her of gvs prepaid (europe) limited Ireland's position with regard to the amendments to the relevant file that have been tabled in the European Parliament's committee on Economic and Financial Affairs. The office of Ms. Fitzgerald acknowledged receipt of the email.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)