10 ans depuis la loi Sapin II

Conference organised by Université Paris Nanterre, with the support of the Paris IAS.

Open to the public.

Presentation

An assessment and outlook on the fight against corruption in the light of French law, European law and comparative law.

A landmark piece of French legislation, Law No. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, known as the ‘Loi Sapin II’, has enabled considerable progress to be made in the fight against corruption and in strengthening transparency. The 10th anniversary of its adoption is an opportune moment to take stock and examine its prospects.

An assessment of its key measures – such as the CJIP, the creation of the AFA, the strengthening of compliance requirements, the protection of whistleblowers and the promotion of internal investigations – will be carried out in the light of the requirements of both French and European law (EU law and ECHR law).

A comparative law analysis will explore not only the influence of the Loi Sapin II on the anti-corruption frameworks of other European states but also the prospects for the French system in the context of the harmonisation of European legislation in this area and its significance, given the United States’ retreat from the fight against corruption.

Program

9:30 a.m.: Opening of the conference by Sabine Boussard, Professor of Public Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law and Political Science (Université Paris Nanterre)

Roundtable 1 - Présentation et rayonnement de la Loi Sapin II

Moderator: Yvonne Muller (Co-Director of the Master's program in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance, Université Paris Nanterre)

9:40 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: First part - La naissance de la loi Sapin II

Speakers:

1. Les origines de la loi, réserves et ambitions, by Michel Sapin (Former Minister of Economy and Finance, Partner Lawyer at the law firm Franlkin), 
2. La Convention judiciaire d’intérêt public : un modèle français de justice négociée ?, by Jean-François. Bonhert (Public Prosecutor at the Versailles Court of Appeal), 
3. Les « origines » américaines de la loi Sapin II, by Cyrus Vance (Partner, Baker & McKenzie, former Manhattan District Attorney)

11:15 a.m. - 11h:30 a.m.: Coffee break

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.: Second part - Le rayonnement de la loi Sapin II

Speakers:

1. Le rayonnement de la loi Sapin 2 en Italie, by Ilaria Esposito (PhD at the University of Campania – Luigi Vanvitelli)
2. Le rayonnement de la loi Sapin 2 en Suisse, by Basilio Nunnari (PhD at the University of Geneva, legal adviser of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority)
3. Le rayonnement de la loi Sapin II au sein de l’Union européenne, by Silvia Allegrezza (Professor at University of Luxembourg)

Q&A session with the audience.

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Lunch break

2:00 p.m. - 4:15: Roundtable 2 - L'Agence française anti-corruption et les dispositifs de conformité 

Moderator: Catherine Prebissy-Schnall (Senior Lecturer HDR, Head of the Public Sector Unit for the Master’s in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance, Université Paris Nanterre)

Speakers:

• L’Agence française anticorruption, un acteur déterminant dans la lutte anticorruption ?, by Isabelle Jegouzo (Chief Executive of the French Anti-Corruption Agency)
• Le secteur privé et les dispositifs de conformité, by Karen Coppens (Global Head of Ethics, Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Banking)
• Le secteur public et les dispositifs de conformité, by Marie-Françoise Lebon-Blanchard (Staff Liaison Officer, member of the City of Paris Ethics Committee)
• L’avocat et les dispositifs de conformité, by William Feugère (Lawyer at the Paris Court, Honorary President of the Association of Corporate Lawyers, Lecturer at Université Paris Nanterre)

Q&A session with the audience.

4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.: Coffee break

4:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.: Roundtable 3 - Enquêtes internes : une procédure sans code ?

Moderator: Vissarion Giannoulis (Co-Director of the Master’s Program in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance, Université Paris Nanterre)

Speakers:

• Le point de vue du Parquet national financier, by Pascal Prache (Public Prosecutor for Financial Matters)
• Le point de vue de l'entreprise : le cas AIRBUS, by Saskia ZANDIEH (Airbus Vice President, AH Division Head of Export Control – LOEH)
• L’avocat et l’enquête interne, by Stéphane Bonifassi (Lawyer at the Paris Court, former secretary of the Conference, and lecturer at Université Paris Nanterre)
• L’enquête interne et la procédure pénale, by Stéphane Detraz (Senior Lecturer, Université Paris-Saclay, faculté Jean Monnet)

18h15 - 18h30 : Conclusion Vers la loi « Sapin III ? », par Juliette Tricot (Université Paris Nanterre) 

Organizers

• Yvonne Muller, Professeure à l'Université Paris Nanterre, co-director of the Master's program in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance.
• Vissarion Giannoulis, Maître de conférences à l'Université Paris Nanterre, co-director of the Master's program in Economic Criminal Law and Compliance.

Pratical information

Conference open to the public in person at the Paris Instituete for Advanced Studies (Paris IAS, 17 quai d'Anjou, 75004 Paris).