France: The Court of Cassation confirms that a tactless and partial internal investigation constitutes a breach of the employer’s safety obligation
United Kingdom: A British court declares admissible the class action of 200,000 Brazilians against the mining group BHP
World: Publication of a Policy Brief by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on due diligence legislations
United States: Justice Department announces additional USD 92 million to victims in FIFA corruption case
United States: State Department names new Global Anticorruption Coordinator

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United States: OFAC renews the authorization of certain LPG-related transactions to Venezuela
European Union: EU adopts a resolution defining the violation of EU sanctions as a crime

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United States: 36 new entities on the BIS Entity list
United-Kingdom: OFSI issued 29 legal expenses licences from June 2021-2022

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Brazil: Settlement agreement between the Internatinal (IDB) and the construction company Construcap over bribery practices in Brazil
United States: Dismissal of an action against three companies for child labor in Côte d’Ivoire
France: Extension of the directory of interest representatives to the local level
World: Report on climate change litigation released
United Kingdom: SFO investigation into Chemring Group closed
European Union: European Parliament agrees to include gas and nuclear power as “green” energy

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United-Kingdom: OFSI fines Tracerco Limited over Syria sanctions violations
United States: BIS strengthens policy on fines and restrictions on sensitive technologies
European Union: Council requests European Parliament consent to add the violation of restrictive measures to the list of EU crimes
European Union: The European Commission issued a guidance note to mitigate the impacts of sanctions on humanitarian aid
United States: BIS announces changes to strengthen export control compliance
Poland: Government plans temporary administration of sanctioned entities and asset takeovers

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United States: Adoption of new sanctions against Russia
United-Kingdom: OFSI authorises wind down of transactions with Rosbank

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Belgium: NGOs and local community representatives protest at SIAT headquarters over alleged human rights violations
United States: EY fined USD 100 million for auditor cheating on ethics exams
France: Vinci Group searched in 2020 after a complaint from several NGOs regarding forced labor allegations on several construction sites of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
France: Zero Waste France files a complaint against Adidas and New Balance for “greenwashing”
France: Evolution of the modalities of AFA’s controls
France: Inquiry opened over complicity of crimes against humanity in Central African Republic against a subsidiary of Castel conglomerate
Guatemala: Court annuls Odebrecht judicial cooperation agreement
Iran: Supreme leader calls to strengthen the fight against corruption in Iran
World: Violations of workers’ rights reach a record level according to the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Norway: Entry into force of the Norwegian act on transparency in the supply chain
Qatar: World Cup awarded for responsible practices despite controversy

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Australia: Russian billionaire Alexander Abramov challenges Australia sanctions
United States: FinCEN and BIS issue joint alert on potential Russian and Belarusian export control circumvention attempts
World: Several G7 countries announce ban on import of Russian gold
Russia: Non-renewal of licenses sold by IBM and Cisco for Russian companies
European Union: Sanctions renewed for an extra year in relation to the illegal Russian annexation of Crimea and Sebastopol
European Union: Issuance by the Commission of consolidated FAQS on sanctions
European Union: EU calls on Ukraine to adopt further anti-corruption reforms

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