United States: U.S. Government charges Russian national for ransomware attacks and offers reward to facilitate his arrest
United States: Unilever-owned Murad to pay $3.3 million in settlement for alleged Iran sanctions breaches
United States: OFAC extends Russia sanctions following G7 Leaders’ statement
United Kingdom: 86 Russian individuals and entities added to Russia sanctions list
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France: TotalEnergies faces lawsuit over “greenwashing” claims by French NGOs
France: A new complaint filed against multinational clothing companies regarding Uyghurs’ forced labor
France: An investigation opened against the Castel Group following a report by an NGO
France: AFA publishes practical sheets on the exposure of a State or territory to the risk of corruption
France: The Nicollin Group and the mayor of a town in the Hérault region targeted by a corruption investigation
Indonesia: ExxonMobil, accused in 2001 of complicity in torture, settles the case out of court
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United States / China: Chinese chipmaker plans Shanghai listing after circumventing US export restrictions
United Kingdom: England and Wales High Court to reject a defense based on the reasonable belief related to the application of sanctions against Russia
European Union: European Commission proposes eleventh package of EU sanctions against Russia
European Union: Financial Times investigation reveals that USD 1 billion of sanctioned EU exports have vanished en route to Russia
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United States : Koninklijke Philips agrees for a second time to pay a fine to resolve bribery allegations
United States : SEC announces the largest-ever whistleblower award
France : BNP Paribas ceases its financing of activities dedicated to the development of new oil and gas fields
France : Two new CJIPs validated by the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office in connection with corruption allegations
France : The Court of Cassation recognizes universal jurisdiction for French justice in two cases involving war crimes committed in Syria
France : Nicolas Sarkozy, Thierry Herzog, and Gilbert Azibert convicted of corruption and influence peddling
Japan : Two new suspended sentences handed down in the wake of the Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal
Pakistan : Former Prime Minister Imran Khan granted bail for corruption charges
Ukraine : President of the Supreme Court arrested in a corruption case
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Canada: Canadian Parliament debates change to ownership and control test
United States: Former Harvard professor convicted of failing to disclose China relationship
United States: Cryptocurrency platform Poloniex to pay USD 7.6m to settle sanctions violations
United States: President Biden signs executive order to impose new sanctions related to Sudan crisis
European Union: Adoption of a new sanctions framework targeting actions destabilizing Moldova
European Union: European Commission issues guidance note on the implementation of firewalls in cases of EU entities trading in agricultural and food products are controlled by a designated person or entity to ensure food security
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United States: U.S. company Stryker under FCPA investigation
France: According to press sources, Thales would be under investigation for suspected corruption in India
France: Publication of the conclusions of the parliamentary mission on the regulation of interest representation and formal notice to Phyteis
France/Mexico: Publication of a report on the application of the duty of vigilance law by CCFD-Terre Solidaire, the ECCHR and ProDESC
Switzerland: Two former Petro-Saudi executives charged with fraud in 1MDB case
European Union: The Council of the European Union adopts legislations on greenhouse gas emissions and green claims
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United States: Frank’s International to pay USD 8 million to resolve an Angola corruption investigation
France: Canal+ Myanmar, in charge of broadcasting Myanmar’s public channel, is accused of broadcasting propaganda
France: Auchan’s Russian subsidiary under investigation by French prosecutors for corruption
Switzerland: SICPA ordered to pay CHF 81 million for corruption
European Union: European Commission announces new measures to combat corruption
Venezuela: Crackdown on corruption intensifies with a new asset seizure law
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United States: British American Tobacco enters into a DPA and accepts to pay USD 635 million fines for violations of sanctions on North Korea
United States: The U.S. Department of State and OFAC sanction Russian and Iranian state actors responsible for the wrongful detention of U.S. nationals
Russia: A presidential decree permits to take temporary control of property linked to “unfriendly states”
European Union: The European Commission has updated its Russia sanctions FAQs on asset freezes and the Central Bank of Russia
European Union: German court has sent a request to the Court of Justice of the European Union on whether notary services infringes EU Russia sanctions legal services prohibition
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United States: Three Nicaraguan judges added to the SDN List
United States: The US Supreme Court dismissed Halkbank’s claim to sovereign immunity
United Kingdom: UK extends trade sanctions against Russia
European Union: Parliament adopts resolution for new sanctions against arbitrary detentions in Russia
European Union: European Parliament approves a proposal for a regulation to counter sanctions evasion relating to the transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets
European Union: Court of Justice of the EU appeals against the cancellation of the sanctions list
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France: The SRI Label Committee proposes a major overhaul of its standards
France: AFA launches a new self-study module on anti-corruption while the new members of its Sanctions Committee are appointed
France: A complaint from Anticor targets Nicolas Sarkozy and three associates for alleged corruption in the award of the World Cup to Qatar
France: French prosecutors reportedly opened preliminary investigation into Cifal on suspicion of foreign bribery
Japan: First conviction in 2020 Tokyo Olympics corruption trials announced
Uganda: Corruption scandal over roofing sheet diversion intensifies
European Union: The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament adopts its position on the proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability due diligence
European Union: Adoption of a European Regulation on the importation of products resulting from deforestation
European Union: The European Commission provides answers on Article 9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) regarding green funds
European Union: European Parliament Bureau adopts first decision on lobbying
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