The new standard
for sanctions compliance
The first independent EU/US benchmark & certification – so banks, regulators and counterparties get proof, not declarations.
The gap between EU policy and market reality
The EU has introduced an unprecedented number of sanctions.
With the adoption of the EU Sanctions Criminalisation Directive, the stakes for companies have never been higher – breaches can now trigger harmonised criminal liability across Member States, including for negligence. The absence of an EU-wide benchmark makes this assessment even harder. The Certified Sanctions Compliance Entity (CSCE) Certificate fills this gap.
Find the right path for you
Companies – who need to show their compliance to banks, counterparties, regulators, or in M&A. And national competent authorities – who need a consistent way to assess what they are looking at.
Strengthen your company’s credibility and demonstrate your commitment to international compliance standards by becoming a CSCE – Certified Sanctions Compliance Entity.
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Certified Sanctions Compliance Entity
Today, a company's sanctions compliance is invisible until something goes wrong. CSCE makes it visible while things are still going right. Documented. Consistent. Risk-based.
CSCE is an independent audit and certification platform built on EU sanctions requirements, using a standardized and repeatable methodology. This ensures consistent, transparent, and reliable certification outcomes.
3-step process
Standardised, verifiable output.
Compliance becomes measurable, comparable, and verifiable.
Review of controls vs EU sanctions. Covers processes, ownership, monitoring.
Output: exposure assessment
Prioritised findings & actions. Translates law to operations.
Output: remediation roadmap
Usable for authorities & counterparties.
Output: audit-backed certificate.
Status: verified compliance / fully operable
Status: compliance in progress / conditionally operable
What you receive
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Find out more - let’s talkContact us to get certified or talk directly about how CSCE can work for you and your company.
Attorney-at-law, Doctor of Laws; partner and head of the Compliance, Forensic, and ESG practices at RZM
anna.partyka@sanctionscertificate.com
International sanctions lawyer, specializing in global trade compliance, sanctions, export controls, and AML/KYC.
marcin.lukowski@sanctionscertificate.eu
Associate in the Corporate Department and member of the Compliance and Forensic teams at RZM.
jan.bednarski@sanctionscertificate.euContact us
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Questions
It is an independent, privately issued certification. It was developed in active dialogue with EU and national public bodies, while no client data is shared with any authority. The report stays entirely with you — it is your decision whether to share it with a regulator or business partner.
We assess each legal entity individually. Timing depends on how quickly the participating entity engages with us and on the complexity of its operations — but the process is designed to reach a result fast, without unnecessary delay.
CSCE is a completely separate company operating as the International Sanctions Institute, functioning independently of its founding law firms and the private practices of its board members. Its impartiality is strictly maintained by an independent Quality Board of global experts, ensuring that the certification process remains objective and free from conflicts of interest.