Switzerland - OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

Switzerland

Deposit of instrument of ratification/acceptance: 31 May 2000
Entry into force of the Convention: 30 July 2000
Entry into force of implementing legislation: 1 May 2000

 Monitoring implementation

• Steps taken by Switzerland to implement and enforce the OECD Convention 
  (pdf, 74 KB) February 2011
   
• Phase 3 report (pdf, 623 KB) December 2011
   
• Follow-up on Phase 2 report (pdf, 285 KB) May 2007
   
• Phase 2 report (pdf, 386 KB) February 2005
   
• Phase 1 report (pdf, 135 KB) February 2000

News Release

• OECD recognises Switzerland’s commitment to the fight against foreign bribery and recommends further improvements, 12 January 2012

 National implementing legislation

• Updated Swiss Penal Code on the website of the Recueil Systématique du Droit Fédéral  (French, German and Italian, pdf format)
   

• Law of 22 December 1999 amending the Swiss Penal Code (French, German, Italian, pdf format)
   

• Governmental report on the modification of the Swiss Penal Code and the Amendments to the Swiss Penal Code (French, pdf format)

 Related documents

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