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Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) updates its Code of Ethical Practices

March 27, 2022

The Innovative Medicines Canada (IMC) was founded on April 23, 1914, by representatives of 10 pharmaceutical and toilet products companies under the name “Canadian Association of Manufacturers of Medicinal and Toilet Products”. In 1915, the association changed its name to “Canadian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association”, while in 1965, the association again changed its name to the “Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada (PMAC)”.

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India’s Anti-Corruption Act

April 30, 2024

While Brazil adopted its Anti-Corruption Act aimed at companies only on August 1, 2013, with Law #12,846, India adopted an Anti-Corruption Act known as “The Prevention of Corruption Act” on September 9, 1988, which typifies and penalizes bribery offenses involving both individuals (natural persons) and companies (legal entities). Now, let’s delve into the main points of this act below.

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Information Wall – A Growing Need

June 27, 2022

On May 9, 2022, the website “Policy & Medicine” published an interesting article signed by Thomas Sullivan titled “McKinsey – Serving as a Double Agent?”. It describes that the Oversight and Reform Committee on the US House of Representatives issued a report concluding that 22 consultants from the renowned McKinsey consulting firm were assigned to work simultaneously with the US government and with opioid manufacturers.

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In the US, Directors and Chief Compliance Officers will need to provide Certification

September 5, 2022

In March of this year, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite, from the Criminal Division of the United States Justice Department, made a speech for his colleagues. The contents of this speech are still unknown to many executives and professionals in the legal and compliance areas, but has brought a very interesting new obligation:

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Improvements in compliance programs according to the OECD

August 8, 2023

Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Paris, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) economic organization composed of 38 member countries. Its goal is to stimulate global economic progress and facilitate world trade.

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How to Protect Your Personal Data

April 25, 2022

On August 14, 2018, the Brazilian General Data Protection Act (LGPD) – Statute #13,709 established general rules for the protection of every individual's personal data – something that, until then, lacked safeguards and limits on third-party use.

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HOW WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE TREATED IN BRAZIL AND IN THE USA

October 4, 2021

Not many Brazilians are aware that Statute #13,964, of December 24, 2019, emerging from the former Justice Minister Sérgio Moro's anti-crime package, has brought a great innovation that could change the scenery of corruption  and other crimes in Brazil, especially the  "White collar” ones. It amended another Statute, #13,608, by introducing the role of the informer. Introducing protective measures therefor, such as: (i) full protection against retaliation, establishing specific sanctions for those who retaliate; (ii) exemption from civil or criminal liability in relation to a report in good faith; and (iii) identity confidentiality. Furthermore, the Statute provided for a reward of up to 5% of the amount recovered, when information results in recovery of revenue resulting from crimes against the public administration (government).

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How to Implement ERM

October 30, 2023

ERM, short for enterprise risk management, plays a fundamental role in identifying, preventing, and managing potential risks that may impact business and influence a company's results, ensuring its long-term viability.

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How to investigate corruption

May 15, 2023

With regard to investigations of corruption in Brazil, the police authority, the Brazilian Office of the Comptroller General (CGU), the Prosecution Office and even the Internal Affairs of various public entities are invariably involved.

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THE LACK OF PROPORTIONALITY IN THE GENERAL DATA PROTECTION LAW

The General Data Protection Law (LGPD) established 10 (ten) principles that must be observed in the activities of processing personal data.

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THE COMPLIANCE POLICY FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL MONETARY COUNCIL

The National Monetary Council (CMN) has regulated – through the CMN Resolution 4,595, of August 28, 2017 - the compliance policy applicable to financial institutions authorized to operate in Brazil by the Central Bank, but not applicable to consortium administrators and payment institutions.

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EUROPEAN BODIES APPROVE JOINT PROPOSAL TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF AI FOR AUTOMATED RECOGNITION

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) announced on June 21st, 2021 that they have approved a joint opinion on the European Commission's Proposal for a Regulation laying down harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (AI).

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THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF INELIGIBLE AND SUSPENDED COMPANIES (CEIS) AND THE NATIONAL REGISTRY OF PUNISHED COMPANIES (CNEP)

Brazil published its Anti-Corruption Law - Law 12. 846, on August 1, 2013, whereby companies were committed to administrative and civil liability, with regard specifically to acts related to corruption, fraud in tenders and creating impeding circumstances for investigation or inspection. Unfortunately, the Brazilian legislator missed a great opportunity to criminalize companies’ operation and conduct, as is already the case in some countries.

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ANPD RELEASED GUIDELINES ON DATA PROCESSING AGENTS

The National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) released a Guidance Guide for the Definitions of Personal Data Processing Agents and the Data Protection Officer on May 27, 2021.

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THE LIFE OF CRACKERS HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT

The Senate news agency reported on May 28, 2021 that the president finally signed Bill 4554/2020, passing Law 14,155 of May 27, 2021, which modified the penal code to specifically deliberate on cybercrime, focusing on:

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COOKIES, UNDERSTAND IT ONCE AND FOR ALL!

There are many definitions out there for cookies, but the one I like the most is found on the Positivo website, as well as some other websites, which clarifies that cookies are simple text files sent by the website to the browser the first time you visit it. A simple and effective definition. It’s there so that when the user visits the website again, their browser sends the data collected by the cookie, depending on its goal.

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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST, AND HOW MUCH DOES A COMPANY EARN WITH A COMPLIANCE PROGRAM?

A seemingly simple question, but appearances can be deceiving!

The question is much more complex than it seems. After all, it is illusory to compare different matters under the same prism.

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COVID-19 IN THE WORKPLACE

More than a year after news of the spread of the pandemic in Brazil broke, and despite the death of more than 350 thousand people in the country, media coverage continues to focus on the irresponsibility of individuals: those attending indoor parties, the stubbornness of others in not wearing a mask and the selfishness of many who seem to care little for the life of others, a close relative or not.

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NEW DIRECTIONS FOR PUBLIC CIVIL ACTION IN BRAZIL

Public civil actions were endorsed by Article 129, III of the  Federal Constitution of 1988 and have become one of the Federal Prosecution Officer’s (MP) institutional functions, regulated by Law No. 7,347 / 85.  They target diffuse, collective, and homogeneous individual rights.  They are intended to prevent and prosecute violations to collective interests such as the environment, consumers, historical or cultural heritage, including administrative impropriety, economic order, urban order.

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MPF, SENACON, CADE, AND ANPD RECOMMEND WHATSAPP EXTEND THE TERM OF ITS NEW PRIVACY POLICY

When WhatsApp informed its users a few months ago that their data could be shared with Facebook, this fact generated alarm among many users who imagined that part of their WhatsApp dialogues would appear on their Facebook pages. However, WhatsApp denied that this was going to happen.

MPF, SENACON, CADE, AND ANPD RECOMMEND WHATSAPP EXTEND THE TERM OF ITS NEW PRIVACY POLICYRead Full Article

THE RUSSIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION LAW

The Russian anti-corruption law, federal law No. 273, dated December 25, 2008, was enacted during the term of the president and jurist, Dmitri Anatolievitch Medvedev, whose term lasted from 2008 to 2012.  The law was designed to curb potential shady relationships between the private sector and the Russian government.

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THE WHISTLEBLOWER IN BRAZIL

On October 22, 2020, the US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the largest reward payment ever made to a whistleblower in the United States, of US$ 114 million, more than R$ 650 million at current values. Much more than the often dreamed of mega-sena lottery in Brazil. Since its first award, the SEC has paid $ 676 million to 108 whistleblowers.

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Webinar LGPD – Data Leaks and first decisions

On the afternoon of April 22, the webinar ‘Data Leaks and first decisions’ was presented by partner Douglas Leite and Attorneys at Law and data protection specialists Flávio Buzanovsky and Angela Fonseca.

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ANTI-SPAM LAWS AROUND THE WORLD

With the development of digital marketing, many commercial initiatives have adopted forms of e-mail promotion, using a mailing list, but without observing any of the restrictions imposed by anti-spam legislation.

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