Sunny Mann, Author at Global Supply Chain Compliance

In ANTI-CORRUPTION

Annual Compliance Conference | 6 September – 6 October 2022

August 31, 2022 by Paul E. Amberg, Marilyn Batonga, Darryl Bernstein, Brian Cacic, Kate Corby, Fiona Carlin, Stephen Crosswell, Jannan Crozier, Borys Y. Dackiw, Reagan R. Demas, Meredith A. DeMent, Henry Garfield, Yindi Gesinde, Terence Gilroy, Tristan J. Grimmer, Kurt Haegeman, Joanna (Jo) Hewitt, Fung (Simon) Hui, Rod Hunter, Teisha C. Johnson, Olof König, John Leadley, Sylwia A. Lis, Montserrat Llopart, Nicole Looks, Joanna Ludlam, Sunny Mann, Geoff Martin, Jeffrey (Jeff) D. Martino, Erin McCloskey Maus, David McCredie, Samantha J. Mobley, Lerisha Naidu, María Carolina Pardo Cuéllar, Anne Petterd, Philippe Reich, Jennifer F. Revis, Francesca Richmond, James Robinson, Ana Royuela, Doug B. Sanders, Dr. Anika Schürmann LL.M., Ben Smith, Katharina Spenner LL.M., Alison J. Stafford Powell, Graham J. Stuart, Virusha Subban, Eric Thianpiriya, Anahita Thoms LL.M., Mini vandePol, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., Julia M. Wilson, Beatriz Pessoa de Araujo, Lionel Van Reet, Reggie Mezu, Ario Dehghani, Serge Pannatier, Hanna Shtepa, Elizabeth Denham, Miriam Allena, Ross Evans, Mara Ioana Ghiorghies, Julian Godfray, Adeel Haque, Gavin Hayes, Eunkyung Kim Shin, Rachel MacLeod, Jessica Mutton, Karoline (Karolina) Phillips, Joanne Redmond, Andrew Rose and Paulo Casagrande 1 Min Read

The Annual Compliance Conference begins next week and attracts over 6,000 in-house senior legal and compliance professionals from across the world. This leading compliance conference will be held across five weeks from 6 September – 6 October 2022 We will be virtually delivering our cutting-edge insights and guidance on key global compliance, investigations and ethics issues. Our global experts will provide practical insights and analysis on significant developments:• anti-bribery• corruption and economic crime• customs and FTAs• ESG, supply chain…

In Export Controls

Proposed European Chips Act

October 26, 2021 by Sunny Mann and Akash Sikka 2 Mins Read

On 19 October 2021, the EU Commission published its 2022 Work Programme (the “Programme“), which sets out the key goals that the EU Commission hopes to achieve in 2022. Chief amongst these is a desire to make “A Europe Fit for the Digital Age”, with a key proposal to achieve this being a possible “European Chips Act”. In the Programme, the EU Commission has stated that it will publish a proposal for a European Chips Act (the…

In Forced Labor

New European Due Diligence Guidance Published to Address Forced Labor in Supply Chains

July 28, 2021 by Sunny Mann, Graham J. Stuart, Adeel Haque and Rachel MacLeod 4 Mins Read

On 12 July the European Commission and the European External Actions Service (EEAS) published guidance on “due diligence for EU businesses to address the risk of forced labour in their operations and supply chains”. The non-binding guidance seeks to provide European companies with practical advice on the implementation of effective human rights due diligence practices to address forced labour risks in their supply chains. It also provides an overview of international standards and principles on responsible business…

In Customs

EU Aims to Address Strategic Dependencies

May 18, 2021 by Sunny Mann 1 Min Read

As part of Europe’s economic recovery, the EU Commission has acknowledged the trading bloc’s technological and strategic dependencies will need to be addressed. The EU Commission identified a number products imported into the EU on which the EU is highly dependent in notably sensitive sectors. The EU Commission also performed six in-depth reviews on the origin of strategic dependencies and their impact on importation. The EU Commission concluded that it will continue to work on…

In Export Controls

New EU and National Export Controls on Face Masks and Medical Protective Equipment

March 20, 2020 by Anahita Thoms LL.M., Sunny Mann, Ross L. Denton, Tristan J. Grimmer, Dr. Alexander Ehrle LL.M. (NYU), Milena Hoffmanová, Michael Perche, Martin Lazár and Ross Evans 1 Min Read

In response to the growing impact of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in Europe, a number of countries have implemented national controls to restrict the export of medicines and medical equipment, such as face masks, gloves, and protective clothing. Over the weekend, the EU Commission reviewed actions taken by Member States and, while it has discouraged Member States from adopting measures which would limit intra-EU trade, it has introduced a temporary export ban on exports of certain…