A Comparative Study on Administrative and Criminal Enforcement of Banking Supervision at National Level

The objective of this transversal comparative study is to give a concise but comprehensive overview of the national legal framework of ten Eurozone Member States with regard to banking supervision (Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, The Netherlands). The analysis represents the conclusion of the project EUBAR (P.I. Prof. S. Allegrezza) and offer a unique examination of administrative and criminal law profiles, taking into account their overlapping and potential lacunas in an integrated perspective. This report is structured as follows: Part 1 describes the institutional aspects of banking supervision at the national level; Part 2 deals with the national administrative law enforcement in case of breaches of banking prudential regulation; Part 3 analyses profiles of criminal law enforcement models that are relevant to the field of banking supervision; and lastly, Part 4 concludes with general comparative remarks