The initiative to improve the level of integration in banking and financial
services law within the European Union, ongoing since the end of the
seventies, has been largely successful. About 80% of the national laws
regarding financial services are based on European law. A practical guide to
the entire field of EU law in this area is the resource `European Banking and
Financial Services law Second edition, published by the EAPB in cooperation
with Kluwer Law International.
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The book approaches the financial subjects thematically. For each of the
distinct areas of practice it offers such essential guidance as the following:
concise summary of the law as it stands and its legislative history, overview
of laws binding and in force, pending legislation not yet adopted, issues
under discussion in the European Parliament and the Council. A CD-Rom enclosed
with this book provides the full official versions of all Directives and
Regulations published by the European Union in the fields of banking and
financial services.
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The European Association of Public Banks (EAPB) covers about 100 Public Banks,
Municipal Financing Institutes and Funding Agencies from various European
Countries and thus represents a balance sheet total of more than 3000 Billion
Euro. The EAPBs specialized lawyers and economists follow the European
legislation in order to provide its member banks with information on EU
financial law. Thanks to the cooperation with Kluwer Law International, the
EAPB's expertise is now at the disposal of a large public
