Steps taken by Greece to implement and enforce the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

(Information as of 14 June 2004)

Date of deposit of instrument of ratification/acceptance or date of accession

The Convention of OECD was ratified in Greece by Law No. 2656 of 1998, according to article 28-paragraph 1 of the Hellenic Constitution.

Deposit of instrument of ratification/acceptance: 5 February 1999
Entry into force of the Convention: 6 April 1999
Entry into force of implementing legislation: 1 December 1998

Implementing legislation

Law 2656/ 26-11/1-12-1998 “Ratification of the Convention on combating bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions”,

It was published in 1-12-1998, in Official Government Gazette no A 265/1998, and date of entry into force is the same date.

Other relevant laws, regulations or decrees that have an impact on a country’s implementation of the OECD Convention or the Recommendations

Recommendations for remedial action under Phase I

[Law 3021/ 17/19-06-2002 “Restrictions on public procurement contracts regarding persons operating or participating in mass media enterprises”, according to article 14-paragraph 9e of the Hellenic Constitution, published in Official Government Gazette, no A 143/ 2002.

Law 3023/ 21/25-06-2002 “Funding of political parties from the State”, published in Official Government Gazette, no A 146/ 2002.

Countries’ international commitments arising from other international instruments

Law 2802/ 2/3-03-2000 “Ratification of the Convention on combating bribery of European Communities’ or Member States of European Union public officials”, published in Official Government Gazette, no A 47/ 2000.

In this law, among others, it was given a complete definition of “national public official” (article 1-paragraph c, and article 3).

Other information

Relevant authorities

The Supervising-Inspecting Board of Public Administration, established by Law 2477/ 18-04-1997 “Ombudsman and Supervising-Inspecting Board of Public Administration”, published in Official Government Gazette, no A 59/ 1997.

The General Supervisor of Public Administration, by Law 3074/ 4-12-2002, published in Official Government Gazette no A 296/2002.

Working Group on Bribery Monitoring Reports

Phase 1:  Review of Implementation of the Convention and 1997 Recommendation
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/14/7/2386792.pdf

Phase 2:  Report on the Application of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the 1997 Recommendation on Combating Bribery in International Business Transactions
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/51/13/35140946.pdf