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Battling International Bribery

Released by the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
Washington, DC, July 1999

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The First Annual Report on Enforcement and Monitoring of the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions as Required by Paragraph (c) (1) of the Senate Resolution of Advice and Consent dated July 31, 1998.

Transmittal Letter
Executive Summary
Introduction
Chapter 1
-- Ratification Status
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
Chapter 3
-- Review of Enforcement Measures
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
-- Future Negotiations To Strengthen the Convention
Chapter 6
-- Expanding the Membership of the Convention Classified Annex (Transmitted Separately)

APPENDICES
Appendix A: Senate Resolution of Advice and Consent of July 31, 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 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 Bribes 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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