OECD Legal Instruments on Corruption Prevention

The Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development provides governments with practical tools and guidance in enhancing integrity and preventing corruption in public governance.

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The legal instruments in relation to enhancing integrity and preventing corruption in public governance are broken down into the following areas:

Standards of conduct among public officials

• OECD Guidelines for Managing Conflict of Interest in the Public Service (2003)
• OECD Principles for Managing Ethics in the Public Service (1998)

Interaction between public and private sector

• OECD Principles for Transparency and Integrity in Lobbying (2010)
• OECD Principles for Enhancing Integrity in Public Procurement (2008)

Bribery in international transactions

• OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
• OECD Recommendation for Further Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

For further information on corruption, please visit www.oecd.org/corruption.