International bribery
International bribery, also known as foreign bribery, refers to the payment of bribes by companies or individuals to foreign public officials. The OECD Anti-bribery Convention is the main legal instrument for tackling international bribery. It requires parties to make
it a criminal offence to bribe a foreign public official in order to obtain improper advantage in international
trade and investment. The Convention entered into force in February 1999. Its 37 parties represent the majority of the world's exporters.
- CONVENTION ON COMBATING BRIBERY OF FOREIGN PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS and related Documents [English: Official Document]
- Chinese Language version [Chinese: Unofficial Translation]
- CONVENTION SUR LA LUTTE CONTRE LA CORRUPTION D’AGENTS PUBLICS ETRANGERS DANS LES TRANSACTIONS COMMERCIALES INTERNATIONALES et documents connexes [French: Official Document]
- Convenzione sulla lotta alla corruzione di pubblici ufficiali stranieri nelle operazioni economiche internazionali [Italian: Translation]
- Russian Language Version [Russian: Unofficial Translation]
- CONVENCIÓN PARA COMBATIR EL COHECHO DE SERVIDORES PÚBLICOS EXTRANJEROS EN TRANSACCIONES COMERCIALES INTERNACIONALES & Documentos complementarios [Spanish: Translation]
- 1997 Revised Recommendation of the Council on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions [English: Official Document]
- Commentaries on the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery [English: Official Document]
- Links to National Implementing Legislation [English]