In December 2016, France enacted an anti-corruption law known as Sapin II. The law was named after Michel Sapin, the then Minister of Finance, who said when presenting the bill: “In the fight against corruption, France cannot just satisfy itself with the existing situation.” The shortcomings of pre-Sapin II French law were plain to see. The old law attracted more than a little criticism and resulted in some notable failures to secure convictions in seemingly clear cases.
