by Frederick Davis, Andrew M. Levine and Charlotte Gunka

Long criticized for ineffective enforcement of their anti-corruption legislation, French authorities are taking steps to enhance their efforts.  On November 8, 2016, France finally passed a “Proposed Law Regarding Transparency, the Fight Against Corruption and the Modernization of Economic Life,”[1] known as the Loi Sapin II.[2]  The French Constitutional Council currently is examining the law,[3] which is likely to be adopted before the end of the year in the form endorsed by the French National Assembly, subject to minor amendments.  The Loi Sapin II provides for some significant changes in the current French anti-corruption legal and regulatory administrative structure, as well as some specific amendments to the general French criminal law and procedures. Continue reading →