Purpose – Owing to new legal requirements, essential changes in the field of treatment of electronic products in Germany are expected. However, consequences in terms of changes of organisation and material flows of the German treatment system are currently unknown. Thus, the objective of this...

Outlines new legislation against money laundering: 2002 was a very active year which saw the Law on Combating International Terrorism, the Fourth Act on the Advancement of the Financial Market, and the Law on Combating Money Laundering and International Terrorism. Shows how these add new duties...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to compare, contrast and evaluate the anti‐money laundering (AML) legislation practised by the UK, Switzerland and Germany. Design/methodology/approach – To facilitate the evaluation process, AML legislations and regulations of all three countries are...