France: Green Light for a new Sapin 3 Anticorruption Law

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Five years after Sapin 2 law was born, Bruno Le Maire’s cabinet gives the green light for what sounds like a new “Sapin 3” law. The Sapin 2 law marked a real turning point in the fight against corruption in France by introducing significant changes into law, creating the French Anticorruption Agency (AFA), and adding…

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France: SYSTRA to pay $8.9M fine for corruption of public officials in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan

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July 12, 2021 – SYSTRA SA, a France headquartered engineering group specialized in the mobility sector, agreed to pay a €7,496,000 fine (approx. $8.9M) for corruption of foreign public officials. The company, a subsidiary of state-owned French public transport operator RATP and railway company SNCF, entered into a Convention judiciaire d’intérêt public (CJIP) with the…

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FRANCE: Bolloré Group fined €12m for corruption in Africa

The Compliance Lady BRIBERY, Corruption, France, SAPIN II, Togo, Transport & Logistics

French industrial group Bollore on Friday entered into a settlement with the French authorities over a decade-old corruption case in Togo. The holding company admitted to resorting to corruption and breach of trust in order to win the management of the port of Lomé, in Togo. A separate plea deal with three top company executives…

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