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The French Cour de cassation has ruled that receiving stolen goods can extend beyond tangible property to include strategic information obtained through breach of trust, even when not recorded on physical media. This landmark decision adapts criminal law to modern economic realities where intangible assets and confidential business information hold significant value.

The French Anticorruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption, hereinafter "AFA") published its 2020 annual report in March 2021.

L'Agence Française Anticorruption (« AFA ») a publié en mars dernier son rapport annuel d'activité 2020.

The French Anti-Corruption Agency has published the questions and documentation that companies will be expected to answer and provide when inspected by the Agency.

Despite the efforts made by companies to comply with the requirements of the Sapin 2 law, most anticorruption programs in France remain qualitatively insufficient.

Although French companies have made progress in anticorruption compliance over the past two years, the French Anticorruption Agency ("FAA") has found that they still have difficulty implementing...

On January 12, 2021, the French Anti-Corruption Agency ("AFA") published its new guidelines defining the implementation of an anti-corruption program

On 9 July 2020, the FAA published its 2019 annual activity report.

French legislation known as the Sapin II bill will change the legal framework for prevention and prosecution of corruption in France after its anticipated adoption by the end of the year. The final text has not yet been authorized, but the new provisions will most likely require, for the first time, companies that conduct business in France to implement anti-corruption compliance programs.

Companies should identify and, where appropriate, manage risk associated with gifts and entertainment by incorporating a clear policy into their overall corporate compliance strategy.

The second session of the Compliance Task Force created by the European American Chamber of Commerce Auvergne Rhone-Alps (EACC) in partnership with Soulier Avocats will be held on June 8, 2023.

In the less than two years since Sapin II came into force, France has demonstrated its clear intention to become a key enforcer alongside the U.S. Department of Justice and the UK Serious Fraud Office.

The long-awaited decree of October 3, 2022, specifies the procedures for collecting and processing whistleblower alerts and determines the list of agencies competent to receive external alerts.

In March 2022, the AFA and the PNF published a draft guide on conducting internal bribery and corruption investigations. A public comment period followed the publication of the draft guide...

The fight against fraud mandated by Directive No. 2015/2366 on payment services in the European Union ("PSD2") has sometimes been limited by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament...

France's anti-bribery act, also called Loi Sapin 2, requires certain French companies to take a number of actions before the end of the year.

In France, criminal investigation was initiated against a number of French individuals and French companies in relation to similar payments

These first-of-their-kind resolutions offer a good opportunity to highlight the main features of the French version of the DPA and to draw comparisons with resolutions in other countries.