Annual report 2000

Abstract

The OECD Convention on Combating the Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions lies at the heart of international efforts to tackle the supply side of bribery. Transparency International was instrumental in bringing about this important international convention, which binds 34 countries including the world’s major exporters. TI’s involvement with the Convention has continued in the past year and national chapters have been putting pressure on the signatory governments to carry through ratification of the Convention and the passage of adequate national implementation legislation. The work of our national chapter in the United Kingdom has led the UK government to propose extraterritorial provisions to make anti-bribery laws effective in international cases. At the time of publication of this report, 22 countries had ratified the Convention and two additional countries were well on the way. We continue to press for all remaining signatory countries to ratify the Convention and pass appropriate implementation legislation without delay.