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Relevant Laws
- French Criminal Code ("FCC"):
- Active corruption and trafficking in influence committed by a private individual (Articles 433-1 and 433-2 FCC, respectively);
- Active corruption and trafficking in influence of a foreign public official (Articles 435-3 and 435-4 FCC, respectively);
- Corrupt acts involving a member of a foreign judicial institution (Article 435-9 FCC, respectively);
- Active and passive private corruption (Articles 445-1 and 445-2 FCC, respectively);
- Active and passive corruption relating to sports (Articles 445-1 and 445-2 FCC, respectively);
- Active corruption and active trafficking in influence of a member of a judicial institution (Article 434-9 FCC, respectively); and
- General money laundering offence (Article 324-1 FCC, respectively).
- Law No. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 (La loi relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la modernisation de la vie économique) ("Sapin II Law")
Enforcement Authorities
- National Financial Prosecutor (Parquet National Financier)
- French Anticorruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption) ("AFA")
- Central Office for the Fight against Corruption, Financial and Fiscal Offenses (Office central de lutte contre la corruption et les infractions financières et fiscales) ("OCLCIFF")
Publicly-Available Resources
Thought Leadership
- French Enforcement Authorities Publish First-Ever Guidance on Internal Anti-Bribery and Corruption Investigations
- Podcast: On the Ropes: Enforcement Risk Roundtable—Anti-Corruption and International Risk Perspectives from Recent Developments in France
- France's National Bar Council Publishes Guidelines on Internal Investigations
- France's Anti-Corruption Agency Publishes Guidance on its Enforcement Activity During COVID-19 Crisis
- Four Years and Almost $4 Billion: Airbus Corruption Investigations End with Sky-High Fine
- France’s National Financial Prosecutor and Anti-Corruption Agency Issue Joint Guidelines on Corporate Settlement Mechanisms
