Germany

Deposit of instrument of ratification/acceptance: 10 November 1998
Entry into force of the Convention: 15 February 1999
Entry into force of implementing legislation: 15 February 1999

 Monitoring implementation

• Steps taken by Germany to implement and enforce the OECD Convention 
  (pdf, 89 KB) October 2010
   
• Phase 3 report (pdf, 939 KB) March 2011
  -  German (unofficial translation; pdf, 1 MB)
   
• Follow-up on Phase 2 report (pdf, 253 KB) January 2006
   
• Phase 2 report (pdf, 271 KB) June 2003
   
• Phase 1 report (pdf, 97 KB) April 1999

 News release

• Germany’s strong foreign bribery enforcement should be matched with tougher sanctions, 23 March 2011

 Implementing legislation

• Implementing legislation dated 10 September 1998
  German / English - unofficial translation (pdf)

• Excerpts from the Criminal Code of the Federal Republic of Germany (StGB=Strafgesetzbuch der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
  German / English - unofficial translation (pdf)

• Administrative Offence Act of the Federal Republic of Germany (OwiG=Ordnungswidrigkeitsgesetz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland)
  German / English - unofficial translation (pdf)

 Related documents

• Text of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
   
• How the OECD monitors country implementation
   
• Implementation and enforcement in other signatory countries