Course Description
Sapin II is not a compliance exercise for lawyers. It is a governance obligation that lands directly on managers, directors, and operational leaders — the people who make decisions about partners, payments, gifts, and procurement every day. Since 2017, companies meeting the thresholds have been required to implement eight mandatory compliance pillars, and the Agence Française Anticorruption audits organisations without warning, with the power to impose sanctions that attach personally to individuals as well as the legal entity.
This course was designed for managers, compliance officers, legal teams, and executives who need to understand what Sapin II actually requires of them — not in theory, but in the decisions they take and the controls they build. You will learn to map corruption risks, run third-party due diligence, apply financial controls, manage whistleblowing obligations, and position your organisation correctly in the event of an AFA review or a PNF investigation.
Across six modules, you will cover the full architecture of a Sapin II-compliant programme — from governance and ethical leadership to CJIP strategy and remediation. By the end of this course, you will be equipped to build, strengthen, or audit a compliance system that satisfies the AFA, protects your organisation, and reflects the standard of integrity your role demands.
Why This Training Matters
Sapin II creates personal liability for managers — not just corporate exposure for the organisation.
The AFA conducts unannounced reviews, publishes its findings, and can impose administrative sanctions directly on individuals. A compliance programme that exists on paper but fails in practice offers no protection — to the company or to the people who sign off on it.
Where This Course Takes You
Understand your personal obligations under Sapin II
You will know exactly which entities are covered, what the eight mandatory pillars require in practice, how the AFA conducts its reviews, and where managers and directors carry personal exposure — so you can act with informed precision rather than assumption.
Map corruption risks and conduct third-party due diligence rigorously
You will apply AFA-aligned methodology to identify, score, and document corruption risks, run risk-based partner screening, identify beneficial ownership red flags, and build contractual and monitoring controls that hold up under scrutiny.
Implement financial controls and manage gifts, hospitality, and audit trails
You will design approval hierarchies, accounting controls, and gift and hospitality policies that meet Sapin II standards, and understand what internal audit and control testing looks like when the AFA comes to review your programme.
Manage whistleblowing, investigations, and enforcement exposure
You will build a compliant internal reporting system, understand how investigations should be structured and escalated, and know how to position your organisation strategically in the event of a PNF inquiry, a CJIP negotiation, or a remediation process.
Certification
Course Curriculum
6 sections3 Hours total length
Module 1 – Gouvernance et leadership éthique
- Supervision du conseil d'administration et gouvernance de la conformité
- L'exemple donné par la direction et une culture de l'intégrité
- Contrôles des conflits d'intérêts
- Mesures disciplinaires et harmonisation avec le droit du travail
Module 2 – Cadre juridique et portée
- Sapin II structure et objectifs
- Entités couvertes et seuils de groupe
- Responsabilité des gérants et des administrateurs
- AFA, PNF et système de sanctions
Module 3 – Cartographie des risques de corruption
- Exigence légale et méthodologie
- dentification et évaluation des risques
- Documentation pour l'examen AFA
- Cycles de mise à jour et liens d'atténuation
Module 4 – Diligence raisonnable à l’égard des tiers
- Sélection des partenaires basée sur les risques
- Bénéficiaires effectifs et signaux d'alerte
- Clauses contractuelles anticorruption
- Surveillance continue et contrôles de sortie
Module 5 – Contrôles financiers et intégrité des enregistrements
- Contrôles comptables anti-corruption
- Hiérarchies d'approbation et pistes d'audit
- Règles relatives aux cadeaux, à l'hospitalité et au parrainage
- Tests d'audit et de contrôle internes
Module 6 – Signalement et enquêtes
- exigences du système de rapports internes
- Protection des lanceurs d'alerte et RGPD
- Procédures d'enquête et d'escalade
- Stratégie et mesures correctives du CJIP