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ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL BRIBERY AND FAIR COMPETITION:

JULY 1999*

 

(First Annual Report to Congress on the OECD Antibribery Convention)

 

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Letter from the Secretary of Commerce William M. Daley
Executive Summary
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 1: Ratification Status..................................................................................... 5
Chapter 2:

Review of National Implementing Legislation....................................

Summary of Amendments to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ........................

Bulgaria ...........................................................................................................

Canada ............................................................................................................

Finland .............................................................................................................

Germany ..........................................................................................................

Greece ............................................................................................................

Hungary ..........................................................................................................

Iceland ............................................................................................................

Japan ..............................................................................................................

Korea ..............................................................................................................

Norway ...........................................................................................................

United Kingdom ..............................................................................................

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Chapter 3:

Review of National Enforcement Measures........................................

Enforcement of National Implementing Legislation..............................................

Efforts to Promote Public Awareness.................................................................

Monitoring Process for the Convention..............................................................

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Chapter 4: Laws Prohibiting Tax Deductions of Bribes....................................... 37
Chapter 5: Adding New Signatories to the Convention....................................... 43
Chapter 6: Subsequent Efforts to Strengthen the Convention.......................... 45
Chapter 7:

Antibribery Programs and Transparency in

International Organizations ...................................................................

INTELSAT......................................................................................................

International Telecommunications Union ...........................................................

International Monetary Fund ............................................................................

World Bank ....................................................................................................

African Development Bank ..............................................................................

Asian Development Bank ................................................................................

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ........................................

Inter-American Development Bank ..................................................................

Organization of American States .......................................................................

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development ................................

United Nations .................................................................................................

World Trade Organization ................................................................................

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Chapter 8:

Private Sector Involvement in Monitoring and

Implementation ..........................................................................................

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Chapter 9:

Additional Information on Enlarging the Scope of the

Convention..................................................................................................

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Chapter 10: Advantages to International Satellite Organizations ....................... 73
Appendix:

Appendix A: International Anti-Bribery and Fair Competition Act of 1998

Appendix B: OECD Documents:

OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (Adopted November 21, 1997, Signed December 17, 1997)

OECD Commentaries on the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (Adopted by the Negotiating Conference on November 21, 1997)

OECD Revised Recommendation of the the Council on Combating Bribery in International Business transactions (Adopted by the OECD Council May 23, 1997

Recommendation of the OECD Council on the Tax Deductibility of Bribe to Foreign Public Officials (Adopted by the OECD Council April 11, 1996)

Appendix C:

U.S. Responses to the OECD Phase I Questionnaire and Supplemental Questionnaire on U.S. Implementing Legislation (Submitted to the OECD Working Group on Bribery)

Appendix D:

OECD Questionnaire and U.S. Responses to the OECD Questionnaire Concerning Four Issues Related to Corruption (Submitted to the OECD Working Group on Bribery)

Appendix E:

U.S. Note: Bribery of Foreign Political Parties, Party Officials and Candidates for Political Office in International Business Transactions (DAFFE/IME/BR(98)12: Contributed by U.S. Delegation for November 3-5, 1998 Working Group Meeting)

Appendix F:

Websites Relevant to the Convention and Antibribery Issues

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