Canada: Canadian Parliament debates change to ownership and control test
United States: Former Harvard professor convicted of failing to disclose China relationship
United States: Cryptocurrency platform Poloniex to pay USD 7.6m to settle sanctions violations
United States: President Biden signs executive order to impose new sanctions related to Sudan crisis
European Union: Adoption of a new sanctions framework targeting actions destabilizing Moldova
European Union: European Commission issues guidance note on the implementation of firewalls in cases of EU entities trading in agricultural and food products are controlled by a designated person or entity to ensure food security

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United States: U.S. company Stryker under FCPA investigation
France: According to press sources, Thales would be under investigation for suspected corruption in India
France: Publication of the conclusions of the parliamentary mission on the regulation of interest representation and formal notice to Phyteis
France/Mexico: Publication of a report on the application of the duty of vigilance law by CCFD-Terre Solidaire, the ECCHR and ProDESC
Switzerland: Two former Petro-Saudi executives charged with fraud in 1MDB case
European Union: The Council of the European Union adopts legislations on greenhouse gas emissions and green claims

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United States: Frank’s International to pay USD 8 million to resolve an Angola corruption investigation
France: Canal+ Myanmar, in charge of broadcasting Myanmar’s public channel, is accused of broadcasting propaganda
France: Auchan’s Russian subsidiary under investigation by French prosecutors for corruption
Switzerland: SICPA ordered to pay CHF 81 million for corruption
European Union: European Commission announces new measures to combat corruption
Venezuela: Crackdown on corruption intensifies with a new asset seizure law

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United States: British American Tobacco enters into a DPA and accepts to pay USD 635 million fines for violations of sanctions on North Korea
United States:  The U.S. Department of State and OFAC sanction Russian and Iranian state actors responsible for the wrongful detention of U.S. nationals
Russia: A presidential decree permits to take temporary control of property linked to “unfriendly states”
European Union: The European Commission has updated its Russia sanctions FAQs on asset freezes and the Central Bank of Russia
European Union: German court has sent a request to the Court of Justice of the European Union on whether notary services infringes EU Russia sanctions legal services prohibition

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United States: Three Nicaraguan judges added to the SDN List
United States: The US Supreme Court dismissed Halkbank’s claim to sovereign immunity
United Kingdom: UK extends trade sanctions against Russia
European Union: Parliament adopts resolution for new sanctions against arbitrary detentions in Russia
European Union: European Parliament approves a proposal for a regulation to counter sanctions evasion relating to the transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets
European Union: Court of Justice of the EU appeals against the cancellation of the sanctions list

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France: The SRI Label Committee proposes a major overhaul of its standards
France: AFA launches a new self-study module on anti-corruption while the new members of its Sanctions Committee are appointed
France: A complaint from Anticor targets Nicolas Sarkozy and three associates for alleged corruption in the award of the World Cup to Qatar
France: French prosecutors reportedly opened preliminary investigation into Cifal on suspicion of foreign bribery
Japan: First conviction in 2020 Tokyo Olympics corruption trials announced
Uganda: Corruption scandal over roofing sheet diversion intensifies
European Union: The Legal Affairs Committee of the European Parliament adopts its position on the proposal for a directive on Corporate Sustainability due diligence
European Union: Adoption of a European Regulation on the importation of products resulting from deforestation
European Union: The European Commission provides answers on Article 9 of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) regarding green funds
European Union: European Parliament Bureau adopts first decision on lobbying

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China: The government plans to restrict exports of rare earth processing and magnetization technology
United States/United Kingdom/European Union: Officials met with financial institutions to discuss sanctions evasion
United States: Woman sentenced to 4 years in prison for conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions against Iran
United Kingdom: Government updates guidance on ban on Russian oil and oil products in the UK

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China: Supreme Court judge sentenced to 12 years in prison for accepting bribes
France: Anticor files a report against the French Tennis Federation concerning allegations of corruption
Japan: Japan to promote human rights in its public procurement
United Kingdom: UK government announces a new failure to prevent fraud offence
United Kingdom: MP suspended for illegal lobbying
Slovakia: Central bank governor found guilty of corruption
European Union: 10,400 foreign companies could be affected by the CSRD
European Union: Amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) published by European Supervisory Authorities
Venezuela: Anti-corruption probe on state oil firm PDVSA continues

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United States: Microsoft to pay USD 3.3 million in total combined civil penalties to BIS and OFAC to resolve alleged and apparent violations of U.S. Export Controls and Sanctions
United States: Judge orders forfeiture of USD 826,000 in investigation into scheme to export a dual-use item to Russia
World: Publication of the Export Controls and Human Rights Initiative Code of Conduct
European Union: The European Commission updates its FAQ on export-related restrictions for dual-use goods and advanced technologies
European Union: The European Commission opens consultation on guidelines on the export of cyber-surveillance items
European Union: RT and Sputnik arabic channels added to EU sanctions list

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Australia: Former whistleblower starts legal bid against ChatGPT over false bribery claim
Belgium: European People’s Party (EPP) headquarters searched for corruption
France: Confirmation of the enforceability on French territory of the arbitral award rendered in the dispute between Alstom and ABL
France: The Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) searched following favoritism allegations
Uganda: Public Prosecutor charges minister for corruption
Romania: Senate passes a criminal code amendment act narrowing the scope of the offense of abuse of office
Switzerland: A Court of appeals confirms Benny Steinmetz’s conviction for corruption
Zimbabwe: Government launches investigations after documentary

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