ARTICLE · 24 MARCH 2015

Bribery Act - Germany Gets Ready For Stricter Criminal Laws

Taylor Wessing

In its cabinet session on 21 January 2015, the German government adopted the draft bill on combating corruption of the Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.

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Wolfgang Rehmann

Diana Heimhalt

In its cabinet session on 21 January 2015, the German government adopted the draft bill on combating corruption¹ of the Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection. The bill is intended to reform the German Criminal Code in order to accommodate the mandatory requirements imposed by the European Council and the United Nations Convention Against Corruption of 31 October 2003. Preventing and combating corruption in all its forms is regarded as one of the state's central tasks by the German government, including the effective fighting of cross-border corruption. The government is also working on a draft bill on active and passive corruption in the healthcare sector.

Draft bill on combating corruption

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Bribery Act - Germany Gets Ready For Stricter Criminal Laws

Draft bill on combating corruption

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