The Russia / Ukraine 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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The Russia / Ukraine Newsletter

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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The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

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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The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

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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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

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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The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

China: Beijing considers “negative list” after Ant Group corruption probe
United States: KT Corporation pays 6.3 million dollars to settle FCPA offenses
United States: Roger Ng’s 1MDB trial suspended
France: AFA publishes its first sector guide for the construction and public works sector
France: Publication of the annual summary of the parquet national financier
France: Three rapporteurs to monitor CSR work
United Kingdom: UK government transfers GBP 210,610 compensation to Nigeria
European Union: The European Commission adopts the proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence
Switzerland: Media consortium targets Credit Suisse and exposes numerous scandals

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

United States: Department of Justice to end the “China Initiative” program
United States: Amendments to the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations
United States: A Mexican businessman admits to have sold spywares to listen political or business rivals
United-Kingdom: GBP 1.4 million in fines for unlicensed military & dual-use exports from 2017-2021

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The Anticorruption & Ethics Newsletter

Algeria: Former Energy Minister sentenced to twenty years in prison
China: Former top official of the China Development Bank arrested on suspicions of corruption
United States: Department of Justice investigates into Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s hiring practices
United States: SEC proposes to amend two rules in its whistleblower program
United States: U.S. Department of Justice releases its 2021 annual report
United States: Former Amazon employee sentenced to 10 months in prison for setting up bribery ring within the company
United States / United Kingdom / Brazil: Glencore reserves USD 1.5 billion to resolve corruption allegations
France: Atalian pays EUR 15 million to avoid a trial for tax fraud laundering
France: Preliminary investigation opened against the former CEO of Orpea
France: The law on the protection of whistleblowers definitively adopted by the Parliament
France: Opening of three preliminary investigations into the management of the Nice Chamber of Commerce and Industry
World: Supply chain sustainability study published, highlighting lack of communication by suppliers on their carbon footprint
Sweden: Ericsson admits that bribes paid in Iraq may have been collected by ISIS

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The Sanctions & Export Control Newsletter

Germany: Fact checking regarding the German government’s position on not exporting weapons to crisis regions
United States: United States warning to China on export controls to Moscow
United States: Complaint filed against pharmaceutical companies for violation of anti-terrorism laws
United States: U.S. Government issues business Advisory on risks associated with doing business in Myanmar
United States: Publication of a final rule to remove Burundi Sanctions Regulations
United Kingdom: Amendments to the Russia Sanctions Regime
United Kingdom: Arms export fines quadruple in the last two years
European Union: Special committee on foreign interference and disinformation adopts its report on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU

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