Over the past five years, 22% of French companies have faced cases of corruption, according to a survey released Monday by the French Anti-Corruption Agency (AFA).
And half of them (51%) have initiated proceedings "
which all resulted in a disciplinary sanction
", according to responses given from February to August to the AFA by nearly 2,000 directors general or ethics specialists working in companies of all sizes.
"
On the other hand, only 20% of them accompanied the disciplinary sanction of a criminal complaint
", continues the AFA.
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“
Companies have the feeling that they are familiar with corruption offenses
” and “
70% of them have implemented a prevention system
”, whether or not they are subject to such an obligation, in force since the Sapin law 2 for companies with more than 500 employees.
This law passed at the end of 2016 has doubled in three years the number of companies with such a device, according to the results of the survey.
Officials questioned estimate that 46% today “
the risk of corruption is fully taken into account
”, 38% that it is “
in part
” and 16% that it is not. all.
Most respondents say they are familiar with most breaches of probity, including 87% of the difference between active and passive corruption, embezzlement of public funds (85%), favoritism (84%), influence peddling (79%) or even the illegal taking of interests (78%), but the concussion (collection of an undue sum by a representative of the public authority) is only known to a minority (43%).
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Criticized at European level for failures in its anti-corruption fight, France announced in January 2020 a three-year fight plan aimed at strengthening preventive measures within its administration.
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