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What it is

Criminalizing bribery of foreign officials in international business

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 29 January 1999. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Organic Government bill amending Organic Law 10/1995, of November 23, the Penal Code, regarding the fight against the corruption of foreign public officials in international commercial transactions.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000158· updated 11 Nov

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  1. Spain ratifies the OECD Convention against bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions, signed on December 17, 1997. To comply with it, those behaviors must be criminalized.
  2. A new Title XIX bis is added to the Criminal Code, protecting the fight against corruption in international business transactions.
  3. The new Article 445 bis punishes anyone who bribes, or tries to bribe, foreign authorities or officials of international organizations to obtain or keep a contract or another irregular benefit in international economic activities. The penalties of Article 423 apply.

Who it affects

  • Companies and individuals doing international business: They cannot offer gifts, payments or promises to foreign officials to get contracts or irregular benefits.
  • Foreign authorities and officials of international organizations: They are protected as potential bribery recipients, even if they are not Spanish officials.
  • Judges and courts: They have a new criminal offense to punish these cases with the penalties of Article 423 of the Criminal Code.

Words worth knowing

Título XIX bis
A new section added to the Criminal Code, numbered XIX bis to place it after Title XIX.
Tipificar penalmente
To include a behavior in the law as a crime, so it can be punished.
Dádivas
Gifts or payments given to get something in return.
Persona interpuesta
Someone who acts on behalf of another person, as an intermediary.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced29 January 1999Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted2 February 1999The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments8 February 1999Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee8 March 1999A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary18 November 1999The deputies vote, usually in the plenary; some laws are passed by a committee without going to it.
  6. Senate25 November 1999The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE22 December 1999The King gives royal assent and it is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It comes into force on the date it sets, or after 20 days if it sets none.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Mar 1999Jun 1999Sept 199911. 29 January 1999: Presentación22. 2 February 1999: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Publicación desde 02/02/1999 hasta 08/02/199933. 2 February 1999: Calificación44. 8 February 1999: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Enmiendas desde 08/02/1999 hasta 08/03/199955. 8 March 1999: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Informe desde 08/03/1999 hasta 10/11/199966. 10 November 1999: Comisión de Justicia e Interior Dictamen desde 10/11/1999 hasta 18/11/199977. 18 November 1999: Pleno Aprobación desde 18/11/1999 hasta 25/11/199988. 25 November 1999: Senado desde 25/11/1999 hasta 22/12/199999. 22 December 1999: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 22/12/1999 hasta 04/04/2000

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Organic Law 3/2000, of January 11, amending Organic Law 10/1995, of November 23, on the Penal Code, regarding the fight against the corruption of foreign public officials in international commercial transactions.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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