Germany: Arms sales could reach an all-time record
United States: The U.S. Government sanctions Chinese organizations and individuals involved in the campaign of repression targeting Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom Export Control Amendment creates new offences for export control violations
United Kingdom: The government intervenes in the bid for a British defence company
European Union: The new head of European diplomacy in favour of maintaining sanctions against Russia

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 Australia: Release of detailed guidance to assist businesses in complying with the Modern Slavery Act
Belgium: The enquiry on Didier Reynders dismissed by the Brussels Public Prosecutor’s Office
United States: Quad/Graphics Inc to pay USD 10 million to settle FCPA, US sanction, and US export control laws violations
United States: The Department of Justice rectifies the information regarding the closure of investigation into corruption against oil group Eni
France: The EDF group has been formally noticed under the French law on Duty of care
Dominican Republic: The Dominican Republic could launch additional legal proceedings against Odebrecht 

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Germany: German BAFA publishes its newsletter for September 2019
United States: OFAC reaches an agreement with General Electric over violations of the Cuban sanctions program
United States: First persons to be put on a sanction list for election meddling
United States: The DDTC reaches an agreement with L3 Harris Technologies over ITAR violations
United States: Travel ban on Cuban medical program officials
United States: United States Manufacturer self-discloses potential violations of Iran sanctions
United States: BIS issues a General Advisory Opinion on prohibited activities and listed entities
Iran: China’s national Oil Company withdraws from Iranian gas project
European Union: The European Union Council amends arms control regulation to increase transparency

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Argentina: A new corruption case involving former President Cristina Kirchner
China: A report by the European Chamber of Commerce in China raises concerns about the impact of the social credit system on European companies
China: A former executive of China’s quality watchdog arrested for bribery
World Gold Council: Launch of Responsible Gold Mining Principles
United States: TechnipFMC pays USD 5 million to the SEC to settle FCPA violations
United States: The Department of Justice warns about the rise of the Chinese theft of trade secrets
United States: Ericsson makes a USD 1.2 billion provision as part of an FCPA investigation
United States: Barclays PLC pays SEC USD 6.3 million to settle ‘referral hiring’ FCPA violations
United States: Westport Fuels Systems agrees to pay USD 4.1 million to the SEC to resolve corruption charges
France: BNP Paribas sued in Paris for complicity in crimes against humanity
European Union: Boeing faces an EU antitrust investigation as part of its bid for a controlling stake in the commercial aircraft arm of Embraer
European Union: Appointment of the Head of the new European Public Prosecutor’s Office

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Germany/France: Germany to ease its export restrictions policy for French military equipment
Denmark: A company preliminarily charged with violating European sanctions against Syria
United States: OFAC imposes sanctions against two Iranian institutions
United States: US company agrees to pay a USD 13 million fine to settle export control violations
United States: New sanctions against Chinese companies accused of exporting Iranian oil
France: Updating of the list of countries not eligible for the exemptions relating to the export control of military equipment
United Kingdom: The United Kingdom calls for a new nuclear deal with Iran
United Kingdom: ‘Magnitsky’-like sanctions to be set-up by UK after Brexit
United Kingdom: Third breach of the Court order declaring unlawful the licences for the exportation of arms to Saudia Arabia
European Union: The Court dismisses the Venezuelan Government’s appeal against the sanctions imposed by the EU

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World Bank: World Bank announces three new debarments
Belgium: The next European Commissioner for Justice faces a corruption and money-laundering probe
Canada: The Government of Ontario establishes a Serious Fraud Office
United States: Heterogeneity of enforcement of anti-corruption laws around the world would penalize US companies
France: Five businessmen sent back to the criminal court as part of the La Défense boiler room case
France: A person suspected of having acted as an intermediary between Lafarge and terrorist groups in Syria would have been indicted
France: New study on the contribution of the largest French companies to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
France: A former EDF executive convicted as part of the rigged markets case
India: Former Cognizant executive convicted of corruption by the SEC
Switzerland: An NGO denounces the working conditions at Nestlé suppliers

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Germany: Extension of the Saudi arms sales embargo
Canada: Canada becomes a party to the Arms Trade Treaty
South Korea: Trade disputes at the WTO between Seoul and Tokyo
United States: Donald Trump announces a “substantial” tightening of sanctions against Iran
United States: OFAC reaches a settlement agreement with BACB plc over violations of the Iranian sanction program
United States: A judgement finds that the Terrorist Screening Database infringes due process rights
France: Associations appeal against the decision of the administrative court in the case of French arms exports to Yemen
United Kingdom: UK apologises for illegal arms sales to Saudi Arabia
European Union: The European Union updates its military technology and equipment export control policy
European Union: The European Union General Courts annuls Hamas 2018 designation for procedural flaws

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Brazil: New developments as part of the “Car wash” corruption investigation linked to Petrobras
Brazil: Odebrecht reaches a settlement with the Inter-American Development Bank
France: General Electric’s General Manager targeted by a preliminary investigation for illegal taking of interests
France: Google agrees to pay EUR 1 billion as part of a settlement
France: First assessment of the PACTE Act
India: Additional probe allegedly opened against Rolls-Royce
NGO: Amnesty International has published a survey on ethical practices of arms manufacturers
Ukraine: The High Anti-corruption Court of Ukraine started its operations

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United States: The OFAC publishes an updated Iran FAQs on supplying fuel to vessels
United States: The Secretary of State targeted the former President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania to a residence ban
United States: The OFAC amends Cuba regulations and issues revised Cuba FAQs
United States: Washington calls EU for tougher sanctions against Venezuela
United States: Huawei drops lawsuit against the U.S. government
Iran: Iran stops the JCPOA nuclear research and development commitments
United Kingdom: HM Treasury published two reports on the 2019 counter-terrorism asset freezing regime
United Kingdom: BAE Systems CEO calls for continuing arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia
Russia: European Union to prolong sanctions against Russia for another six months

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Brazil: Supreme Court suspends the conviction for corruption of Petrobras’ former president conviction for corruption
United States: Juniper Networks agrees to pay USD 11.7 million to the SEC to settle FCPA violations
United States: The United States Prosecutors probe Huawei on new allegations of technology theft
United States: Odebrecht files news bankruptcy protection request
France: French MPs and NGOs call for action to avoid being “accomplices to deforestation” in the Amazon
Latvia: Searches carried out on the premises of construction companies
United Kingdom: SFO Director calls for greater global cooperation in the fight against fraud
Vietnam: A former minister accused of corruption in connection with an acquisition transaction by a public telecom operator

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