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(Information as 1 June 2005)
Date of deposit of instrument
The instrument of ratification was deposited with the OECD Secretary-General on 8 June 1999.
Deposit of instrument of ratification/acceptance: 8 June 1999
Entry into force of the Convention: 7 August 1999
Entry into force of implementing legislation: 1 July 1999
Implementing legislation
The bill with the necessary amendments of Swedish legislation in order to enable Sweden to ratify and implement the Convention was passed by Parliament on 25 March 1999 (bill 1998/99:32). The implementing legislation entered into force on 1 July 1999. Relevant text is found in the Penal Code Chapter 17 Section 7 and Chapter 20 Section 2 (Brottsbalken). As of 1 July 2004 the Code was amended i.a. due to the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. A serious bribery crime is now punishable by a maximum sentence of six years’ imprisonment.
A company can be ordered to pay a corporate fine pursuant to Chapter 36, Section 7 of the Penal Code.
1999:1078 The Accountant Act (Bokföringslag).
1957: 668 The Act on Extradition of Offenders (Lag om utlämning för brott).
1999:1230 Income Tax Law (Inkomstskattelagen).
Other relevant laws, regulations or decrees that have an impact on a country’s implementation of the OECD Convention or the Recommendations
2000:562 The Act on International Access to Justice (Lag om internationell rättslig hjälp i brottmål).
1959:254 The Act on Extradition of Offenders to Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway (Lag om utlämning för brott till Danmark, Finland, Island och Norge).
2003:1156 The Act on Extradition from Sweden according to a European Warrant of Arrest (Lag om överlämnande från Sverige enligt en europeisk arresteringsorder).
2003:1174 The Act on Common Groups for Investigation of Crime (Lag om gemensamma utredningsgrupper för brottsutredningar).
Other information
Relevant authorities
Swedish National Economic Crimes Bureau (phone 46 8 762 0000)
National Anti-Corruption Unit (phone 46 8 762 1000)
National Board for Public Procurement (phone 46 8 454 4440)
National Tax Agency (phone 46 8 764 8000)
Division for Criminal Cases and International Judicial Cooperation
Ministry of Justice (Enheten för brottsmålsärenden och internationellt rättsligt samarbete, BIRS JU) (phone 46 8 405 4500)
Relevant internet links to national implementing legislation
www.lagrummet.se (only in Swedish)
Signature/Ratification of other relevant international instruments
Parliament approved in June 2004 ratification of the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law and Civil Law Conventions against Corruption.
The UN Convention against Corruption was signed on 9 December 2003.
Convention on international Access to Justice, The Hague 25 October 1980. Entry into force on 1 May 1988 (Konventionen om internationell rättshjälp).
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons, Strasbourg, 21 March 1983. Entry into force on 1 July 1985 (Europarådets konvention om överförande av dömda personer).
Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime. Entry into force 1 November l996. (Europarådets konvention om penningtvätt, efterforskning, beslag och förverkande av vinning av brott).
The EU Convention on the Protection of the European Communities’ financial interests (PIF-Convention) and its first protocol (Konventionen om skydd av Europeiska gemenskapernas finansiella intressen).
The second protocol to the PIF-Convention.
The EU Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of the EU Member States.
Working Group on Bribery Monitoring Reports
Phase 1: Review of Implementation of the Convention and 1997 Recommendation
http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/1/2389830.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/20/8/35394676.pdf
Report on on-going or decided cases and MLA
On going
Investigation into Ericsson which is suspected for tax evasion crime. It has been alleged outside of Sweden that bribes have been paid.
Judicial decisions
Two Swedish consultants have been convicted to one and a half - and one - year of prison respectively for having bribed officials at the World Bank. The bribed officials handled a trust fund for the purpose of promoting Swedish companies being awarded contracts by the bank. The fund was financed by the Swedish development aid authority, Sida. The Swedish District Court’s decision has been appealed.
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