Algeria: Wave of arrests following corruption allegations
Brazil: The prison sentence of former president Lula reduced to eight years and ten months
Brazil: A company wants to pay its executives to confess corruption
France: Paris 2024 had adopted an ethical charter
France: AFA opens a public consultation on its draft guidelines on M&A operations
Romania: The Parliament adopts a controversial reform of the Criminal Code
Russia: Publication of the official year-end statistics for corporate bribery enforcement in 2018
European Union: The Commission at the top of the list of fines in competition cases

Canada: New order amending the Export Control List
United States: End of exemptions for Iranian oil’s importers
United States: OFAC reaches a USD 75,375 settlement with Haverly Systems
United States: The United States issues exemptions to foreign governments and businesses dealing with IRGC
France: The leak of a “confidential-defense” note details the terms of use of French weapons in Yemen
Switzerland: The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs has to communicate data on the export of war material

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United States: Uber discloses FCPA investigation
France: The CNIL launches a public consultation on a draft reference framework for professional alerts
France: France on the podium of the global ranking of companies of the EcoVadis Study, on social and environmental responsibility
France: Le Monde publishes information regarding the sale of the Rafale to India
France: Trial required in Balard case
Peru: Two former Peruvian presidents hospitalized following their arrest in the Odebrecht case
United Kingdom: Moody’s becomes majority shareholder of Vigeo Eiris
Ukraine: Adoption of a certification based on ISO 37001 standard by the Ukrainian Network for Integrity and Compliance
European Union: The European Parliament adopts a draft directive on whistleblowers’ protection

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Canada: Canada imposes additional sanctions on the Maduro regime in Venezuela
South Korea: The administration seeks to strengthen the enforcement of sanctions against North Korea
United States: OFAC announces settlement totaling USD 611 million with three UniCredit Group banks
United States: OFAC designates a global ISIS financial network
United States/European Union: The European Union reiterates its strong opposition to the decisions taken by the United States against Iran
New Zealand: The government launched a consultation on the Oversea Investment Act
Turkey: Turkey is looking to establish new trade mechanisms with Iran
Ukraine: Ukraine expands its economic sanctions against Russia
European Union: The Council of the European Union hopes for a peaceful settlement of the Libyan situation

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Canada: Canadian Government appoints the first Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise
Canada: Export Development Canada reviews its deals with SNC-Lavalin
France: NGOs call for a duty of vigilance on the part of companies from the mass distribution sector regarding the origin of soya
France: Closing of the complaint for terrorism filed against Tereos
Netherlands: Shell sued by environmental protection associations
Peru: A former president placed under temporary detention in Odebrecht corruption scandal
Switzerland: Switzerland has returned CHF 365 million to Brazil in a corruption case
European Union: Statement of Objections to three car manufacturers for restricting competition

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Australia: Australia updates its defence export control list
United States: The US Government would have evidence that Huawei violated the Iran embargo
United States: Standard Chartered pays a fine for violating the sanctions lists
United States: UniCredit nearing a deal with US authorities over Iran sanctions
United States: Settlement agreements between OFAC and companies for the violation of sanctions against Cuba and Iran
United Nations: United Nations Security Council and the European Union delists nine entities from its Iraq sanctions lists
Qatar: Lawsuits against three banks for alleged manipulations of its currency
United Kingdom: NGOs call for end to arms sales to Saudi-Arabia
European Union: The European Council renews Iran human rights sanctions for one year

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Germany: Two convictions in the trial regarding the sale of Eurofighter combat aircrafts in Austria
Brazil: Former President Temer charged with new accusations of corruption
United States: German medical group Fresenius agrees to pay USD 231 million to end a corruption investigation
United States: The Novartis pharmaceutical group could be tried for corruption
France: Senators have tabled a bill recognizing ecocide
Romania: Lifting of the judicial review of the judge indicted for bribery
Singapore: Former general manager of AMKTC pleads guilty to corruption

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Germany: Publication of BAFA’s annual report
Germany: Germany extends Saudi arms sale ban for another six months
South Korea: South Korean ship held for having provided oil to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
United States: Trump extends national emergency with respect to South Sudan
United States: U.S. Court dismiss a lawsuit against nine banks accused of Iran terrorist financing
France: 7^th Dual-Use exporters forum
France: MBDA would have eased ITAR constraints weighing on its exports
United Kingdom: HMRC fined GBP 82,152.33 to a United Kingdom company for illegal exports
European Union: Updating of the list of defence-related products

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Germany: German Prosecutors investigate Israel Submarine Sale

Brazil: A Supreme Court’s decision could question the agreements concluded in the “Car Wash” case

Canada: American and British nationals convicted for corruption in Cryptometrics case

China: Former Interpol President prosecuted for corruption

United States: The African Development Bank and GE Power reach a settlement

United States: Hong Kong’s former home secretary sentenced to three years in prison for bribery

France: The Government wants to strengthen the blocking statute

France: Suspicion of embezzlement in the management of the AGS

France: Tereos files a complaint for slanderous denunciation following a complaint for complicity in terrorism

Qatar: An audit on Vinci’s activities in Qatar favorable to the Group

United Kingdom: Geoffrey Cox accused of deliberately slowing down a corruption procedure targeting an Airbus subsidiary

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United States: Introduction of a new list of sanctioned parties specific to foreign financial institutions

United States: Companies sanctioned for financing the Iranian Revolutionary Guards

United States: OFAC publishes a notice on oil shipments to Syria

United States: Stanley Black & Decker settle with OFAC following the violation of US sanctions against Iran

United States: President Trump removes North Korea sanctions and confuses U.S. administration

France: Customs Service and dual-use goods services are implementing new functionalities to facilitate the export of dual-use goods

Israel: Defense Ministry suspends export license of two Ability subsidiaries

Poland: Polish Register of Shipping defies US sanctions against Iran

United Kingdom: Update of the export control policy of military goods towards Argentina

European Union: The European Union extends sanctions against Egypt and Bosnia and Herzegovina for one year

European Union: Amendment of Annex 1 to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing restrictive measures directed against persons and entities associated with the ISIL and Al-Qaida

European Union: Publication of a Regulation adding the United Kingdom to the list of destinations covered by Union general export authorization No EU001

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