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Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (S.C. 1998, c. 34).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Legislation
Date
1998 (2013)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act respecting the corruption of foreign public officials and the implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, and to make related amendments to other Acts.
Subject
General
Keyword
Governance Offences/penalties Access-to-justice Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance Court/tribunal Business/industry/corporations Procedural matters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The Act lays down provisions to combact the corruption of foreign public official. Under the Act foreign public official means (a) a person who holds a legislative, administrative or judicial position of a foreign state; (b) a person who performs public duties or functions for a foreign state, including a person employed by a board, commission, corporation or other body or authority that is established to perform a duty or function on behalf of the foreign state, or is performing such a duty or function; and (c) an official or agent of a public international organization that is formed by two or more states or governments, or by two or more such public international organizations. (agent public étranger).

Full text
English/French
Website
laws.justice.gc.ca