French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691)
Sapin II: AFA Inspection, Sanctions and Convention Judiciaire d'Interet Public (CJIP)

French Sapin II Law (Law No. 2016-1691) Sapin2-CJIP-Settlements: Convention Judiciaire d'Interet Public (CJIP) - Deferred Prosecution Agreement

Convention Judiciaire d'Interet Public (CJIP) - Article 41-1-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. CJIP is the French equivalent of US Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) introduced by Sapin II in 2016 + extended by the Loi de Lutte contre la Fraude (Fraud Law) of 23 October 2018. PROCESS: (a) the Prosecutor (Procureur de la Republique) + the National Financial Prosecutor (Procureur National Financier, PNF) may PROPOSE a CJIP to a legal entity facing corruption + tax-fraud + money-laundering + insider-trading + market-manipulation charges; (b) the legal entity may accept or reject; if accepted + the CJIP includes (i) FINE up to 30% of average annual turnover for last 3 fiscal years; (ii) JUDICIAL MONITORSHIP up to 3 years with AFA monitor; (iii) VICTIM COMPENSATION; (iv) ADMISSION of facts (not of guilt - distinct from US plea); (v) IMPLEMENTATION OBLIGATION of a Sapin II-aligned compliance program; (c) Court of Appeals (Cour d'appel de Paris) approves or rejects; (d) Public hearing + publication. EXAMPLES: Airbus EUR 2.083 billion (2020); Societe Generale (with US Joint CJIP/DPA); Bollore; Bouygues Telecom; CGED; Egis Avia; numerous others 2017-2026. NEGOTIATION POWER: CJIP allows legal entities to RESOLVE charges without trial + admission of guilt + with REDUCED FINANCIAL EXPOSURE compared to trial + UK-DPA + US-DPA-coordinated outcomes possible.

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