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ARTICLE-1: Statement of purpose     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) To promote and strengthen measures to prevent and combat corruption more efficiently and effectively; ...
... (b) To promote, facilitate and support international cooperation and technical assistance in the prevention of and fight against corruption, including in asset recovery; ...
... (c) To promote integrity, accountability and proper management of public affairs and public property. ...


ARTICLE-5: Preventive anti-corruption policies and practices     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, develop and implement or maintain effective, coordinated anticorruption policies that promote the participation of society and reflect the principles of the rule of law, proper management of public affairs and public property, integrity, transparency and accountability. ...
... 2. Each State Party shall endeavour to establish and promote effective practices aimed at the prevention of corruption. ...
... 4. States Parties shall, as appropriate and in accordance with the fundamental principles of their legal system, collaborate with each other and with relevant international and regional organizations in promoting and developing the measures referred to in this article. That collaboration may include participation in international programmes and projects aimed at the prevention of corruption. ...


ARTICLE-7: Public sector     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State Party shall, where appropriate and in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, endeavour to adopt, maintain and strengthen systems for the recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion and retirement of civil servants and, where appropriate, other non-elected public officials: ...
... (c) That promote adequate remuneration and equitable pay scales, taking into account the level of economic development of the State Party; ...
... (d) That promote education and training programmes to enable them to meet the requirements for the correct, honourable and proper performance of public functions and that provide them with specialized and appropriate training to enhance their awareness of the risks of corruption inherent in the performance of their functions. Such programmes may make reference to codes or standards of conduct in applicable areas. ...
... 4. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its domestic law, endeavour to adopt, maintain and strengthen systems that promote transparency and prevent conflicts of interest. ...


ARTICLE-8: Codes of conduct for public officials     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. In order to fight corruption, each State Party shall promote, inter alia, integrity, honesty and responsibility among its public officials, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system. ...


ARTICLE-9: Public procurement and management of public finances     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 2. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, take appropriate measures to promote transparency and accountability in the management of public finances. Such measures shall encompass, inter alia: ...


ARTICLE-12: Private sector     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) Promoting cooperation between law enforcement agencies and relevant private entities; ...
... (b) Promoting the development of standards and procedures designed to safeguard the integrity of relevant private entities, including codes of conduct for the correct, honourable and proper performance of the activities of business and all relevant professions and the prevention of conflicts of interest, and for the promotion of the use of good commercial practices among businesses and in the contractual relations of businesses with the State; ...
... (b) Promoting the development of standards and procedures designed to safeguard the integrity of relevant private entities, including codes of conduct for the correct, honourable and proper performance of the activities of business and all relevant professions and the prevention of conflicts of interest, and for the promotion of the use of good commercial practices among businesses and in the contractual relations of businesses with the State; ...
... (c) Promoting transparency among private entities, including, where appropriate, measures regarding the identity of legal and natural persons involved in the establishment and management of corporate entities; ...


ARTICLE-13: Participation of society     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State Party shall take appropriate measures, within its means and in accordance with fundamental principles of its domestic law, to promote the active participation of individuals and groups outside the public sector, such as civil society, non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations, in the prevention of and the fight against corruption and to raise public awareness regarding the existence, causes and gravity of and the threat posed by corruption. This participation should be strengthened by such measures as: ...
... (a) Enhancing the transparency of and promoting the contribution of the public to decision-making processes; ...
... (d) Respecting, promoting and protecting the freedom to seek, receive, publish and disseminate information concerning corruption. That freedom may be subject to certain restrictions, but these shall only be such as are provided for by law and are necessary: ...


ARTICLE-14: Measures to prevent money-laundering     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 5. States Parties shall endeavour to develop and promote global, regional, subregional and bilateral cooperation among judicial, law enforcement and financial regulatory authorities in order to combat money-laundering. ...


ARTICLE-30: Prosecution, adjudication and sanctions     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 10. States Parties shall endeavour to promote the reintegration into society of persons convicted of offences established in accordance with this Convention. ...


ARTICLE-48: Law enforcement cooperation     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (e) To facilitate effective coordination between their competent authorities, agencies and services and to promote the exchange of personnel and other experts, including, subject to bilateral agreements or arrangements between the States Parties concerned, the posting of liaison officers; ...


ARTICLE-58: Financial intelligence unit     [go to this ARTICLE]
... States Parties shall cooperate with one another for the purpose of preventing and combating the transfer of proceeds of offences established in accordance with this Convention and of promoting ways and means of recovering such proceeds and, to that end, shall consider establishing a financial intelligence unit to be responsible for receiving, analysing and disseminating to the competent authorities reports of suspicious financial transactions. ...


ARTICLE-60: Training and technical assistance     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 6. States Parties shall consider using subregional, regional and international conferences and seminars to promote cooperation and technical assistance and to stimulate discussion on problems of mutual concern, including the special problems and needs of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. ...


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. ...