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Corruption

Update: July 2008

Corruption

The documents listed in this Sub-Section Specialised Documentation Centre are limited to the specific aspects of the subject. To get a more general documentation related to the Section as a whole, please visit the Specialised Documentation Centre of the introduction of the Section.

I) European Union Strategy and Actions Plans

1) Adopted Council Texts [as for Financial and Economic crime, include references to Action Plan implementing Hague Programme, Feira European Council, Tampere European Council, Vienna Action Plan]

  • 15.02.03 Information on the negotiation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (5909/03)
  • 05.12.03 Publication in the Official Journal of the first, second and third Common Positions defined by the Council on the basis of Article 34(2) of the Treaty on European Union on negotiations within the United Nations to draw up a United Nations Convention against Corruption (15678/03)
    First Common Position (adopted by Council on 29.11.01) (12837/1/01 REV 1)
    Second Common Position (adopted by Council on 13.06.02) (8897/3/02 REV 3)
    Third Common Position (adopted by Council on 30.09.02) (12215/1/02 REV 1)
  • 14.04.05 Resolution adopted by Council concerning the Commission's Communication to the Council and to the Parliament on a comprehensive EU policy against corruption (6902/05, 6901/2/05) Press Release 7721/05 (Presse 74)
  • 04-05.12.06 Council Common Position on the United Nations Convention against Corruption: - Preparation of the 1 st conference of the Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption on 10-14 December 2006 (16028/06) (agreed by JHA Council on 04-05.12.06) Press Release 15801/06 (Presse 341)
  • 20.03.07 Declassification of document 10834/1/02 REV 1 Recommendation for a Council Decision authorising the European Commission to negotiate, on behalf of the European Community, certain provisions of the Draft Convention against corruption within the framework of the Ad Hoc Committee of the United Nations (10834/2/02 REV 2)

2) Commission Communications

  • 21.05.97 COM(97) 192 final Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Union Policy against Corruption
  • 28.05.03COM(2003) 317 finalCommunication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on a comprehensive EU Policy against Corruption

II) Legislation

II) Adopted legislation

  • 27.11.95 41995Y1127(03) Council Act of 26 July 1995 drawing up the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
    Official Journal 95/C 316 27.11.95 p.0048-0048
  • 27.11.95 41995A1127(03) Convention of 26 July 1995 drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the Protection of the European Communities’ Financial Interests 1995
    Official Journal 95/C 316/03 27.11.95 p.0049-0057
  • 23.06.97 Explanatory report on the convention on the protection of the European Communities’ Financial Interests
    Official Journal 97/C 191 23.06.97
  • 23.10.96 41996Y1023(01) Council Act of 27 September 1996 drawing up a Protocol to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
    Official Journal 96/C 313 23.10.96 p. 0001-0001
  • 27.09.96 Protocol of 27 September 1996 to the Convention on the Protection of the European Communities’ Financial Interests 1996
    Official Journal 96/C 313/01 23.10.96 p.0005-0012
  • 23.10.96 41996A1023(01) Protocol drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests – Statements made by Member States on the adoption of the Act drawing up the Protocol
    Official Journal 96/C 313 23.10.96 p.0002-0010
  • 15.01.98 41998Y0115 (2) Explanatory report on the protocol to the convention on the Protection of the European Communities’ Financial Interests (Text approved by the Council on 19 December 1997)
    Official Journal 98/C 11 15.01.1998 p.0005-0012
  • 29.11.96 41997Y0520(1) Council Act of 29 November 1996 drawing up, on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, the Protocol on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
    Official Journal C 151/2 20.05.1997 p.0001-0001
  • 20.05.97 Protocol on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests
    Official Journal C 151/2 20.05.1997 p.0002-0014
  • 29.11.96 41997A0520(1) Council Act of 29 November 1996 drawing up, on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, the Protocol on the interpretation, by way of preliminary rulings, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests – Declaration concerning the simultaneous adoption of the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests and the Protocol on the interpretation by way of preliminary rules, by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, of that Convention – Declaration made pursuant to Article 2.
    Official Journal C 151/2 20.05.1997 p.0002-0014
  • 19.07.97 41997Y0719(02) Second Protocol, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, to the convention on the protection of the European Communities’ Financial Interests
    Official Journal C 221/11 19.07.1997
  • 19.07.97 41997A719(02) Second Protocol, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, to the Convention on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests – Joint Declaration on Article 13 (2) – Commission Declaration on Article 7
    Official Journal 97/C 221 19.07.97 p. 0012-0022
  • 31.03.99 Explanatory Report on the Second Protocol to the Convention on the Protection of the Communities' financial interests
    Official Journal 97/C 91 31.03.99
  • 26.05.97 Council Act of 26 May 1997 drawing up, on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
    Official Journal 97/C 195/01 25.06.97 p.0001-0001
  • 26.05.97 41997A0625(01) Convention of 26 May 1997 on the Fight against Corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union
    Official Journal 97/C 195/02 25.06.97 p.0002-0006
  • 06.10.97 Common Position of 6 October 1997 defined by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on negotiations in the Council of Europe and the OECD relating to corruption (97/661/JHA)
    Official Journal 97/L 279 13.10.97 p.0001-0002
  • 13.11.97 Second Joint Position of 13 November 1997 defined by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on negotiations in the Council of Europe and the OECD relating to corruption (97/783/JHA)
    Official Journal 97/L 320 21.11.97 p.0001-0002
  • 15.12.98 41998Y1215(01) Explanatory report on the Convention on the Fight against Corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union 1997 (Text approved by the Council on 3 December 1998)
    Official Journal 98/C 391 15.12.1998 p.0001-0012
  • 22.12.98 31998E0742 98/742/JHA Joint Action of 22 December 1998 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on corruption in the private sector (repealed)
    Official Journal L 358 of 31.12.1998 p. 0002-0004
  • 22.07.03 Council Decision 2003/642/JHA of 22 July 2003 concerning the application to Gibraltar of the Convention on the Fight against Corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union 1997
    Official Journal 03/L 226 10.09.2003 p.0027
  • 22.07.03 Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector
    Official Journal L 192 of 31.07.2003 p.0054-0056
  • Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (adopted by Council on 10 May 2005) (7984/05 and 5193/04)

2) Proposed legislation

  • 02.08.02 Initiative of the Kingdom of Denmark with a view to the adoption of Council Framework Decision on combating corruption in the private sector
    Official Journal C 184 02.08.02 p.0005-0007
  • 04.12.03 52002PC0751 Proposal for a Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (COM(2003)751 final)
  • 02.03.06 Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (COM(2006) 82 final)
  • 26.07.07 Initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision on a contact-point network against corruption
    Official Journal C 173 26.07.07 p. 0003-0004

3) Recommendations and Reports

  • 15.12.95 595IP0314 European Parliament resolution on combating corruption in Europe
    Official Journal C 017 22.01.96 p. 0443
  • 05.11.97 A4-0348/97 European Parliament Report on the draft joint action on making corruption in the private sector a criminal offence (10017/97-C4-0478/97 – 97/0914 (CNS))
  • 08.05.98 SEC(1998) 807 Commission Staff Working Paper Report on the implementation of the Commission's Communication to the Council and to the Parliament on a Union Policy against Corruption – Commission's contribution
  • 26.10.98 51998IPO285 European Parliament Resolution on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a Union policy against corruption (COM(97)0192 C4-0273/97)
    Official Journal C328 26.10.1998 P. 0002-0003
  • 20.11.02 A5-0382/2002 European Parliament legislative resolution on the initiative of the Kingdom of Denmark with a view to the adoption of a Council framework decision on combating corruption in the private sector (10698/2002 C5-0376/2002-2002/0817(CNS))
  • 04.12.03 A5-0367/2003 European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee – on a Comprehensive EU Policy Against Corruption (COM(2003) 317 – 2003/2154 (INI))
  • March 2006 Special Eurobarometer Survey No. 245 Organised Crime and Corruption
    Full Report
    Summary
    14.11.06 A6-0380/2006 European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (COM(2006)0082-C6-0105/2006-2006/0023(CNS))
  • 18.06.07 COM(2007) 328 final Report from the Commission to the Council based on Article 9 of the Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA of 22 July 2003 on combating corruption in the private sector.
    {SEC (2007) 808}Annex
    IP/07/848 Press release

III) International Organisations and other links

  1. Council of Europe (www.coe.int/greco)

    - 20 Guiding Principles for the fight against corruption, 1997

    - Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption 1999 (ETS No. 173) and Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption 1999 (ETS No. 174)

    - Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS 191 15.5.2003)

  2. OECD (www.oecd.org)

    - OECD Convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions 1997
  3. United Nations (www.unodc.org)

    - United Nations Convention of 12 December 2000 against transnational organised crime (A/55/383 Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention against Transnational Organized Crime on the work of its first to eleventh sessions

    - United Nations Convention against Corruption 2003 (A/58/422 Report of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of the Convention against Corruption on the work of its first to seventh sessions www.unodc.org)

    - Resolutions and decisions of the First Session of the Conference of Parties (UNCAC) December 2006 www.unodc.org

  4. Organization of American States (www.oas.org/juridico/english/Treaties)

    - Inter-American Convention against Corruption, 1996

  5. African Union (www.africa-union.org)

    - African Union Convention on preventing and combating corruption, 2003

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