The Hungarian legislation implementing the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, which entered into force on 1 March 1999, was reviewed by the Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions at the meeting held from 25 to 27 October 1999.
The evaluation adopted by the Working Group focused in particular on the following: a defence applicable to the foreign bribery offence, the absence of liability of legal persons, the level of sanctions and the statute of limitations for public action. The Working Group made several recommendations on possible legislative work to ensure full compliance with the standards laid down by the Convention.
