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ARTICLE-7: Public sector     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) That are based on principles of efficiency, transparency and objective criteria such as merit, equity and aptitude; ...
... 2. Each State Party shall also consider adopting appropriate legislative and administrative measures, consistent with the objectives of this Convention and in accordance with the fundamental principles of its domestic law, to prescribe criteria concerning candidature for and election to public office. ...
... 3. Each State Party shall also consider taking appropriate legislative and administrative measures, consistent with the objectives of this Convention and in accordance with the fundamental principles of its domestic law, to enhance transparency in the funding of candidatures for elected public office and, where applicable, the funding of political parties. ...


ARTICLE-9: Public procurement and management of public finances     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, take the necessary steps to establish appropriate systems of procurement, based on transparency, competition and objective criteria in decision-making, that are effective, inter alia, in preventing corruption. Such systems, which may take into account appropriate threshold values in their application, shall address, inter alia: ...
... (c) The use of objective and predetermined criteria for public procurement decisions, in order to facilitate the subsequent verification of the correct application of the rules or procedures; ...


ARTICLE-28: Knowledge, intent and purpose as elements of an offence     [go to this ARTICLE]
... Knowledge, intent or purpose required as an element of an offence established in accordance with this Convention may be inferred from objective factual circumstances. ...


ARTICLE-60: Training and technical assistance     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. In order to facilitate the recovery of proceeds of offences established in accordance with this Convention, States Parties may cooperate in providing each other with the names of experts who could assist in achieving that objective. ...


ARTICLE-62: Other measures: implementation of the Convention through economic development and technical assistance     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (d) To encourage and persuade other States and financial institutions as appropriate to join them in efforts in accordance with this article, in particular by providing more training programmes and modern equipment to developing countries in order to assist them in achieving the objectives of this Convention. ...


ARTICLE-63: Conference of the States Parties to the Convention     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. A Conference of the States Parties to the Convention is hereby established to improve the capacity of and cooperation between States Parties to achieve the objectives set forth in this Convention and to promote and review its implementation. ...
... 4. The Conference of the States Parties shall agree upon activities, procedures and methods of work to achieve the objectives set forth in paragraph 1 of this article, including: ...