The development of regulations and the multiple risks of non-compliance have made internal compliance programs essential.
Convinced that business Ethics and compliance enable companies to differentiate themselves, foster sustainable business development and protect themselves against applicable sanctions, Stream supports its clients in these areas of expertise.
Our Ethics and Compliance team :
Attaches the utmost importance to understand the strategic and sectoral issues and operational constraints of its clients,
Operates in all industries with a long-standing experience in the shipping, port, transport and international trading sectors,
Assists its clients in a transversal and integrated approach by bringing together, if required, all its experts (tax, customs, labour, financing, insurance, criminal, etc.),
Operates in a multi-jurisdictional and cross-border context, thanks to its international network of partnerships, its team of solicitors and its historical experience of the international environment.
- Anti-money laundering and terrorism finance (law n°2016-1691 of 9 December 2016, known as “Sapin 2”),
- Duty of care of parent companies and ordering companies (law n°2017-399 of 27 March 2017),
- Duty of care towards the supply chain of importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (EU Regulation n°2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017),
- Export controls and sanctions,
- Prevention of fiscal risks,
- Anti-trust,
- Data protection.
- Building and managing companies’ compliance strategy in line with their culture, industry, size and resources,
- Building, managing and updating internal compliance programs: risk mapping, codes of conduct, whistleblowing procedures, gifts and entertainment procedures, internal investigations, disciplinary sanctions, due diligence etc.,
- Spreading of an ethical culture through employees’ trainings,
- Assistance in the context of investigations by regulatory authorities, such as the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA): evaluation of internal systems, preparation for a futur inspection, assistance in the context of an inspection and/or referral to the AFA’s Sanctions Committee,
- Assistance during negotiations with the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the context of a Public Interest Judicial Agreement (CJIP) and during criminal investigations,
- Preparation for certification, review and blank audits in order to obtain ISO 37001 – anti-corruption management systems certification.
Our method
Our Ethics and Compliance team :
Attaches the utmost importance to understand the strategic and sectoral issues and operational constraints of its clients,
Operates in all industries with a long-standing experience in the shipping, port, transport and international trading sectors,
Assists its clients in a transversal and integrated approach by bringing together, if required, all its experts (tax, customs, labour, financing, insurance, criminal, etc.),
Operates in a multi-jurisdictional and cross-border context, thanks to its international network of partnerships, its team of solicitors and its historical experience of the international environment.
Our main areas of practice
- Anti-money laundering and terrorism finance (law n°2016-1691 of 9 December 2016, known as “Sapin 2”),
- Duty of care of parent companies and ordering companies (law n°2017-399 of 27 March 2017),
- Duty of care towards the supply chain of importers of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (EU Regulation n°2017/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2017),
- Export controls and sanctions,
- Prevention of fiscal risks,
- Anti-trust,
- Data protection.
Our missions
- Building and managing companies’ compliance strategy in line with their culture, industry, size and resources,
- Building, managing and updating internal compliance programs: risk mapping, codes of conduct, whistleblowing procedures, gifts and entertainment procedures, internal investigations, disciplinary sanctions, due diligence etc.,
- Spreading of an ethical culture through employees’ trainings,
- Assistance in the context of investigations by regulatory authorities, such as the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA): evaluation of internal systems, preparation for a futur inspection, assistance in the context of an inspection and/or referral to the AFA’s Sanctions Committee,
- Assistance during negotiations with the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the context of a Public Interest Judicial Agreement (CJIP) and during criminal investigations,
- Preparation for certification, review and blank audits in order to obtain ISO 37001 – anti-corruption management systems certification.
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