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Country: NETHERLANDS
Use the contacts on this page to report any suspicions or evidence of
a
Dutch
registered company or national being involved in the
bribery of a foreign public official in an international business
transaction. The transaction may have taken place in any country in the
world.
Foreign Bribery is a Crime
Bribery of a foreign public official has been a criminal offence in the Netherlands since 1 February 2001. Bribery that occurred prior to this date may also be a criminal offence if any part of the offence took place in the Netherlands.
Implementing Legislation
- Bill for the reform of a number of penal provisions on official criminal offenses in the Criminal Code and amendment of some provisions of the Criminal Code, Article 51a of the Extradition Act and Articles 67 and 67a of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in connection with the ratification and implementation of a number of treaties on the control of fraud and corruption (corruption law reform) [English: Unofficial Translation]
- Staatsblad van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden [Dutch: Official Document]
Reporting
The Dutch Government advises suspected incidents of foreign bribery be reported to the National Public Prosecutor or the National Police Internal Investigation Department. Anonymous reporting is permitted. Verbal and written reports can be accepted in Dutch (official language) and in English. To call the Netherlands from another country, use the international access code +31. It is also possible to report information regarding suspected incidents of foreign bribery to the Dutch embassy in the country where the bribery is alleged to have occurred.
Contacts
| National Public Prosecutor's Office | |
| You can report |
Anonymously 
Confidentially
Openly
Telephone
Post
Fax 
Email
Website
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| Telephone | +31 10 496 69 66
: 24 hour
7 days
| This is a general number
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| Web site |
Web site
| There is no specific information on reporting foreign bribery
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| Address |
National Coordinator for Corruption Investigations PO Box 395 3000 AG Rotterdam NETHERLANDS |
| National Police Internal Investigation Department
Rijksrecherche |
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| You can report |
Anonymously
Confidentially
Openly
Telephone
Post
Fax
Email
Website
|
 info@rijksrecherche.nl
| This is a general email
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| Telephone | +31 70 34 11 100
: 24 hour
7 days
| This is a general phone number
Use TimeAndDate to check local time
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| Fax | +31 70 34 11 102 | This is a g eneral email |
| Address |
PO Box 16424
Postbus 16424
2500 BK Den Haag NETHERLANDS |
| Data for the Netherlands last updated on 17 September 2008 |