At the end of the legislative period, important decisions on central compliance legislative proposals of the German Federal Government were made:
On June 11, 2021, the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) adopted the...more
On March 3, 2021, the German Federal Cabinet adopted an act on corporate due diligence obligations in supply chains (“Due Diligence Act”; sometimes also referred to as “Supply Chain Act”) (“Government Draft”). The Government...more
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The comprehensive reorganization of the sanctioning of companies for company-related criminal offenses through an Association Sanctions Act (“ VerSanG ”) is drawing closer. The Federal Council approved the federal...more