With the Sapin 2 law, France is equipped with innovative tools to effectively detect, prevent and punish corruption and breaches of probity. The law aims to respond to the aspirations of the French people for transparency, ethics and justice in economic matters. "Ethics must be the compass of public and economic life", declared Michel Sapin, for whom "this text will contribute to making our country a modern democracy, based on solid values, and not a democracy of suspicion. It will help build an economy that serves everyone" and eliminate "unbridled finance at the service of corruption and speculation.

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