Burma: EDF suspends power dam project in Burma
United States: BlackRock declares it will strengthen its environmental and human rights requirements
France: A LREM deputy asks for a mission of information on the conditions of certification of anti-corruption associations
France: Total’s Board of Directors submits a resolution on the group’s energy transition to carbon neutrality to the shareholders’ general meeting
France: The Autorité des marchés financiers changes its doctrine to prevent excesses of shareholder activism campaigns
France: Sales manager not concerned about validation of anti-bribery checks of a potential business partner dismissed for misconduct
France: The National Financial Prosecutor’s Office and the State claim EUR 3 billion from the Swiss bank UBS
Italy: Eni pays EUR 11.8 million fine to close investigation into suspected corruption in Congo-Brazzaville
United Kingdom: Launch of an online modern slavery statement registry
United Kingdom: Serious Fraud Office closes corruption investigation into UK subsidiaries of KBR
Sri Lanka: SriLankan Airlines sues Airbus for USD 1 billion
European Union: The European Banking Authority has launched a public consultation on changes to its existing Guidelines on risk-based AML/CFT supervision

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China: Sanctions imposed over abuses in Xinjiang province and other human rights violations
United States: Sanctions warning issued by the Department of States over entities involved in Nord Stream 2
United States: North Korean accused of violating UN sanctions extradited in the U.S.
United Kingdom: Quarterly report on operation of the U.K.’s counter-terrorist asset freezing regime

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France: With less than two weeks to go before the deadline, the CNIL publishes its FAQ on website compliance (cookies)
France: The opening of a “Cyber Campus” to fight against cybercrime
France: After the OVH fire, the CNIL advises data controllers to notify data breaches

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Saudi Arabia: Anti-corruption authority arrested 241 people for alleged corruption
United States: Toyota Motor reports to the Security and Exchange Commission a possible violation of anti-bribery rules by one of its subsidiaries
France: The ACPR warns TCA ASSURANCES
France: The AMF has issued its recommandations for a more effective supervision of alternative investment fund
France: Trial of Jean-Noël Guérini and his brother opens in Marseille criminal court
Italy: First instance acquittal of all defendants in Eni and Shell international bribery trial related to oil contract in Nigeria 
Malaysia: A property manager of an oil & gas company arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission for bribe taking
Mauritania: Former Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz charged with corruption
World: John Wood Group provisions USD 151 million to settle corruption probes 
United Kingdom: Petrofac excluded from all new tenders with the United Arab Emirates for corruption
European Union: The European Parliament adopts the legislative initiative report on corporate due diligence and corporate accountability 

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Belgium: Suspension of military export licenses 
United States: Interim Final Rule to implement provisions of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 becomes effective
United Kingdom: The financial regulators have published post-Brexit arrangements for economic and financial sanctions

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South Africa: First results of the South African government’s investigation into allegations of corruption at South African Airlines
Germany: A second German MP from Angela Merkel’s party (CDU) accused of corruption in a mask order case
Australia: Rio Tinto chairman to resign over Juukan Gorge destruction
Switzerland: Council of States rejects motion to ban the import of goods made from forced labour
Brazil: Federal judge overturns corruption convictions of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
France: UBS to appear again before a French court to contest its USD 4.5 billion fine
United States: Department of Justice’s Foreign Bribery Unit to grow in size and compliance expertise
India: Internal Scania investigation confirms corruption

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China: Acceleration of the development of sanctions-related legislation
United States: BIS fines German company and issues suspended export ban for Iran sanctions violations
United States: OFAC issues General License authorizing certain transactions with the Russian FSB
United States: Revocation of the license granted to Dan Gertler
United States: Biden administration to review Venezuela sanctions regime
United States: New Secretary of Commerce

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Germany: An investigation opened against a German MP suspected of corruption as part of an ordering of masks
United States: The Security and Exchange Commission launches consultations to update corporate statements on climate change
United States: Major oil lobby would consider supporting a carbon tax
France: CJIP concluded between Bolloré Group and the French Financial Prosecutor’s Office
France: Casino group sued under French duty of care law
World: OECD calls to tackle financial advisors who promote criminal tax evasion
World: The World Bank excludes a subsidiary of the Spanish international technology group GMV
World: Release of Ethisphere’s 2021 World’s Most Ethical Companies’ prize list
Switzerland: Transparency International Switzerland publishes a study on corporate criminal liability for corruption and money laundering

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United States: Baker Hughes discloses Securities & Exchange Commission sanctions investigation
United States: Export ban for defense articles to Russia and additional sanctions on Russian officials in relation to the alleged poisoning of Alexei Navalny
United States: Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase reports potential OFAC sanction violations
United States: National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Report calls for increased controls
Iran: Iranian Foreign Ministry refuses to participate in informal meeting between nuclear agreement signatories and the United States
European Union: Mutual expulsion of diplomats following imposition by the European Union of new sanctions on Venezuelan officials

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Burma: Total responds to the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Brazil:Samsung Heavy Industries agrees to pay a USD 149 million fine as part of a corruption case in Brazil
United States:SEC awards more than USD 9 million to a whistleblower for providing significant information about an ongoing fraud
United States: U.S. Department of Justice Fraud Section Annual Review 2020
France:Beginning of the drafting of the action plan for open government 2021-2023
France:Trial required against former Secretary of State Kader Arif for favoritism
France:The French Parliament votes for the restitution of ill-gotten property to foreign spoliated populations
France:Nike targeted by a compliant for complicity in forced labor by Uighurs in China
World:World Bank debars German oil and gas firm Ferrostaal
United Kingdom:Supreme Court decision allows local Nigerian communities to sue Shell for pollution
United Kingdom:A fourth conviction for corruption in Iraq’s post-occupation oil sector

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