United States: Inter-American Development Bank debars Brazilian company for corruption
United States: Wife of banker involved in 1MDB scandal to be charged as co-conspirator
France: The French anticorruption agency launches a serious game “En quête d’intégrité”, to raise awareness and prevent corruption
France: Sherpa asks the French National Financial Prosecutor’s Office to open an investigation targeting SBM Offshore

Japan: New sanctions imposed on Russia, Belarus and the Donetsk and Lugansk territories
Germany: Exports of dual-use goods from Germany to Russia under surveillance
United States: BIS identifies 100 aircraft that flew to Russia in violation of the EAR
Russia: 41% of consumers ready to boycott brands that maintain their activities in Russia
France: Freezing of assets and property worth EUR 856 million held in France by Russian oligarchs
Australia: Expansion of the lists of persons and goods subject to sanctions
France: Petition to Adeo Group to stop their activities in Russia
France: TotalEnergies decides to no longer enter into or renew contracts to purchase Russian oil and petroleum products
France: Greenpeace asks Orano and EDF to stop their activities in Russia
Russia: Nestlé Group denies making profits in Russia after Ukrainian government accusations

United States: SEC ready to consider strengthening climate disclosure requirements
France: Two NGOs give TotalEnergies formal notice to cease its activities in Russia
France: Reform of the 1968 « Blocking » law
France: Decision of the Court of Cassation in favor of NGOs in a dispute on the applicable law for access to documents
World: Ethisphere releases list of the world’s most ethical companies 2022
United Kingdom: Petrofac shares rise 21% after UAE lift sanctions

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All Sanctions & Export Controls articles are related this week to the war in Ukraine. You can find them in the dedicated Russia / Ukraine section of the newsletter.

United Kingdom: Implementation of a sanctions tracking tool
United States / European Union / G7: Reinforcement of the sanctions regime against Russia
United States: The assets manager BlackRock announces a 17-billion-dolllar loss in Russia
United States: The KleptoCapture unit will also target banks that support Russian oligarchs
United Kingdom: Sanctions against 386 Russian parliamentarians
United Kingdom: UK government urges companies to suspend economic ties with Russia
Russia: Adoption of sanctions banning U.S. officials from entering Russia
Russia: Warnings issued by Russian prosecutors to Western companies

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United States: The authorities indict a TV producer for his business links with a Russian oligarch
United States: OFAC completes its General Licenses and FAQs in connection with financial sanctions against Russia
United States: SEC proposes new rules for public companies’ disclosure of cyber security incidents
United States: American companies are progressively interrupting their activities in Russia
Japan: New sanctions imposed against Russia, Belarus and the so-called Donetsk and Lugansk popular republics
United Kingdom: London Stock Exchange suspends trading in Russian securities
Russia: Parliament adopts a bill aiming at cancelling intellectual property rights
Russia: The government launches new economic measures as retaliation
Switzerland: Amendment of the ordinance on measures relating to the situation in Ukraine

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China: Official spokesperson denounces Norway’s sovereign wealth fund’s decision to exclude Chinese brand
United States: The telecom company MTS announces one-year DPA extension
United States: Two former Venezuelan prosecutors charged for receiving over USD 1 million in bribes
France: AFA puts out for consultation a draft practical guide on internal anti-corruption investigations
World: IMF sets up anti-corruption unit and wants to make governance a condition of lending

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European Union: The European Commission launches a tool for anonymous reporting of sanctions violations

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Brazil: Report exposes Crédit Agricole as major funder of mining activities in indigenous reserves in the Amazon
United States: Stericycle announces agreements in principle with DOJ and SEC
United States: Ericsson allegedly breached its 2019 DPA by failing to properly disclose Iraq misconduct
United States: Launch of the KleptoCapture Task Force announced
France: Investigation into luxury goods giant Kering dismissed
France: UBS French subsidiary to go on trial for witness subordination
France: TotalEnergies sued by three NGOs for “misleading commercial practices”
Russia: The number of companies announcing the suspension of their activities in Russia continues to grow
United Kingdom: New economic crime law against dirty money

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China: Government sanctions Raytheon and Lockheed following Taiwanese contract
Russia: Strengthening of international sanctions against Russia
European Union: Amendments of the sanctions regime against Belarus

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