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Law No. 77/IX/2020 creating the Council for the Prevention of Corruption (CPC).

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Legislation
Date
2020
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim Oficial, I Série No. 35.
Subject
General
Keyword
Institution Governance Monitoring Access-to-information Access-to-justice Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Entry into force notes
This Law enters into force the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Law creates the Council for the Prevention of Corruption (CPC), an independent administrative authority, operating within the framework of the Court of Auditors. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Council, entitled to developing activities in the area of the prevention of corruption and related infractions. In particular, it is responsible to perform the following activities: detecting and preventing corruption risks, collecting and processing information so as to identify the areas most vulnerable to the penetration of the phenomenon and monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of the existing legal instruments, as well as the administrative measures adopted by the Public Administration, Public Business Sector, as well as the local authorities, in matters pertaining to corruption.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org