Canada: Canada released its annual report on exports of military goods

United States: BIS adds 31 Chinese entities to Entity List to prevent China’s military modernization and the commission of human rights violations in China
United States: OFAC sanctions agents linked to Russian intelligence services responsible for actions designed to destabilize Moldova
United Kingdom: Amendment to the sanctions regime against Belarus
European Union: The EU extends the scope of Russia sanctions designated person categories
European Union: The Council of the EU finalizes position for an EU law defining criminal offences and penalties for the violations of EU sanctions

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China: Ex-Chinese central-bank deputy governor expelled from Communist Party
United States: Joe Biden targeted by bribery allegations from a member of the Republican party
France: Publication of the “Climate Vigilance Benchmark” 2023 by the NGO Notre Affaire À Tous (NAAT)
Japan: Tokyo court sentences two new company executives in the 2020 Olympics bribery case
OECD: OECD updates corporate due diligence guidelines
European Union: The European Commission publishes a first draft of the implementation standards of the CRSD
European Union: ESG rating agencies targeted by a new European regulation aiming to limit the risk of conflicts of interest
European Union: Proposal to set up an institutional body to deal with ethical issues

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Canada: The country announces sanctions against Russian collaborators in Moldova
United States: VTA Telecom Corporation banned from participating in any activity subject to ITAR for three years
Ireland: The Irish High Court orders winding up two Russian stated-owned aircraft and shipping leasing firms
Lithuania: Bank of Lithuania fines Transactive Systems UAB for breach of its AML-CFT obligations
Lithuania: Authorities bring charges against nine companies suspected of circumventing sanctions on Russian timber
Ukraine: Ukrainian Parliament passes bill to impose sanctions on Iran for 50 years

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France: First trial based on a violation of the European Timber Regulation
France: Minister of Labor to stand trial for “favoritism”
France: The President of the Pyrénées-Orientales department is under investigation for corruption and favoritism in connection with suspicious awarding of public contracts
Italy: Former Prime Minister Massimo D’Alema under investigation for corruption
Ukraine: According to Ukrainian civil society, the Ukrainian judicial system remains corrupt

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Brazil: Former President Collor de Mello sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption in Lava Jato investigation
Colombia / France: NGO issues a formal notice to three French banks for failing to comply with their duty of care
United States: Ruling in favor of Ericsson in a dispute with a group of investors
United States: Gartner accepts to pay USD 2.45 million to settle corruption charges in South Africa
France: Former FIFA vice-president under investigation in the “Qatarargate” case
France: First hearing in the case opposing a coalition of NGOs and local authorities to TotalEnergies regarding the respect of the Paris Agreement
Guatemala: Former Chief Prosecutor of the Anti-Corruption Unit arrested
India / United Kingdom: BAE Systems and Rolls Royce targeted by a corruption complaint from India’s investigative agency
European Union: The European Parliament adopts the European Directive on Corporate Social Responsibility Due diligence

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Germany: Four ex-managers of spyware firm FinFisher charged with violating dual-use export controls

United States: FinCEN and the Department of Commerce’s BIS issues supplemental alert urging continued vigilance for potential Russian export control evasion
United States: US Commerce Department official discusses trends in export control
World/Myanmar: International coordination meeting to align sanctions against Burma
United Kingdom: Department for Business and Trade’s Export Control Joint Unit published new guidance on trade sanctions circumvention
European Union: Discussions underway on the use of financial benefits from billions of euros of frozen Russian assets

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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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