When Law No. 2016-1691 (Sapin II Law) created the convention judicaire d’intérêt public (CJIP), modeled after the American deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), it was feared that the existence of potentially dueling French...more
8/21/2019
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Anti-Corruption ,
CJIP ,
Cooperation ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
France ,
Internal Investigations ,
Sapin II ,
Self-Reporting ,
White Collar Crimes
Lorsque la loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 (« Loi Sapin II ») a créé la convention judicaire d’intérêt public (« CJIP ») sur le modèle des transactions pénales américaines (Deferred Prosecution Agreement ou « DPA »), on a...more
In the past, French law neither mandated nor provided any material incentives for companies to embrace compliance, corporate and social challenges. But things are dramatically changing in Europe, and more specifically in...more