The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

China: Beijing considers “negative list” after Ant Group corruption probe
United States: KT Corporation pays 6.3 million dollars to settle FCPA offenses
United States: Roger Ng’s 1MDB trial suspended
France: AFA publishes its first sector guide for the construction and public works sector
France: Publication of the annual summary of the parquet national financier
France: Three rapporteurs to monitor CSR work
United Kingdom: UK government transfers GBP 210,610 compensation to Nigeria
European Union: The European Commission adopts the proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence
Switzerland: Media consortium targets Credit Suisse and exposes numerous scandals

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

United States: Department of Justice to end the “China Initiative” program
United States: Amendments to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations
United States: A Mexican businessman admits to have sold spywares to listen political or business rivals
United-Kingdom: GBP 1.4 million in fines for unlicensed military & dual-use exports from 2017-2021

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Algeria: Former Energy Minister sentenced to twenty years in prison
China: Former top official of the China Development Bank arrested on suspicions of corruption
United States: Department of Justice investigates into Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s hiring practices
United States: SEC proposes to amend two rules in its whistleblower program
United States: U.S. Department of Justice releases its 2021 annual report
United States: Former Amazon employee sentenced to 10 months in prison for setting up bribery ring within the company
United States / United Kingdom / Brazil: Glencore reserves USD 1.5 billion to resolve corruption allegations
France: Atalian pays EUR 15 million to avoid a trial for tax fraud laundering
France: Preliminary investigation opened against the former CEO of Orpea
France: The law on the protection of whistleblowers definitively adopted by the Parliament
France: Opening of three preliminary investigations into the management of the Nice Chamber of Commerce and Industry
World: Supply chain sustainability study published, highlighting lack of communication by suppliers on their carbon footprint
Sweden: Ericsson admits that bribes paid in Iraq may have been collected by ISIS

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Germany: Fact checking regarding the German government’s position on not exporting weapons to crisis regions
United States: United States warning to China on export controls to Moscow
United States: Complaint filed against pharmaceutical companies for violation of anti-terrorism laws
United States: U.S. Government issues business Advisory on risks associated with doing business in Myanmar
United States: Publication of a final rule to remove Burundi Sanctions Regulations
United Kingdom: Amendments to the Russia Sanctions Regime
United Kingdom: Arms export fines quadruple in the last two years
European Union: Special committee on foreign interference and disinformation adopts its report on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU

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Burma: Complaint to the Norwegian Data Protection Authority in connection with the sale of a Telenor subsidiary
France: Adoption at second reading by the National Assembly of the bill “to improve the protection of whistleblowers”
France: The AFA and the French IERDJ organize a study day dedicated to research on corruption
France: The AFA publishes the results of its survey on the prevention and detection of breaches of probity within French ministries
France: The Court of Cassation extends professional secrecy to certain internal company documents
France: The Human Rights Defender questions the brewer Kronenbourg on its hiring practices
France: Three quarters of French people unconvinced by CSR commitments of corporations
United Kingdom: Launch of inquiry into SFO failings in the Unaoil case
European Union: Coalition of European businesses calls for a swift adoption of the human rights due diligence proposal

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

United States: BIS clarifies and corrects Foreign Direct Product Rules
United States: Department of State proposes certain amendments to ITAR
United States: Commerce Department adds 33 entities based in the People’s Republic of China to the Unverified List
United States: Guilty plea on charges of violating Iran sanctions
United Kingdom: OFSI updates its guidance on monetary penalties imposed for financial sanctions’ breaches

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South Africa: SIU opens investigation into Telkom SA
China: Strengthening the enforcement of anti-monopoly laws in the pharmaceutical sector
China: Chinese company Tencent Holdings announces employee layoffs and termination of relationships with 13 companies over corruption allegations
United States: Release of the Department of Justice’s new national strategy “to combat human trafficking”
France: The AFA publishes its practical guide for associations and foundations recognized as being of public interest
France: The joint commission finds a compromise on the text of the law on the protection of whistleblowers

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United States: Congress considers Russia sanctions legislation
United States: Agreement between the U.S. Department of State and Torrey Pines Logic, Inc.
United Kingdom: Planned extension of the sanction regime against Russia
Russia: Travel bans for certain persons of EU countries

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