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Tougher UK Remit sanctions to be felt across EU

Proposed UK criminal penalties for manipulation and insider trading under Remit would have "very broad" effect across European energy market, according to lawyers

Royal Courts of Justice

The broad scope of UK government plans to impose criminal penalties for energy market manipulation – including prison terms of up to two years – mean they could potentially apply to a large proportion of trades across the European Union energy market, say lawyers.

The plans, which were released in a consultation by the Department of Energy & Climate Change (Decc) on August 6, toughen the sanctions

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