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Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2023) 234 final / 2023/0135 (COD)) (updated 17 June 2024 with Outcome of Proceedings - General approach)Explanatory Memorandum1. Context of the Proposal2. Legal Basis, Subsidiarity and Proportionality3. Results of Ex Post Evaluations, Stakeholder Consultations and Impact Assessments4. Budgetary Implications5. Other ElementsProposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRecitalsArticle 1 Subject matter and scopeArticle 2 DefinitionsArticle 3 Prevention of corruptionArticle 4 Specialised bodiesArticle 5 ResourcesArticle 6 TrainingArticle 7 Bribery in the public sectorArticle 8 Bribery in the private sectorArticle 9 MisappropriationArticle 10 Trading in influenceArticle 11 Abuse of functionArticle 12 Obstruction of justiceArticle 13 Enrichment from corruption offencesArticle 14 Incitement, aiding and abetting, and attemptArticle 15 Penalties and measures for natural personsArticle 16 Liability of legal personsArticle 17 Sanctions for legal personsArticle 18 Aggravating and mitigating circumstancesArticle 19 Privileges or immunity from investigation and prosecution of corruption offencesArticle 20 JurisdictionArticle 21 Limitation periods for corruption offencesArticle 22 Protection of persons who report offences or assist the investigationArticle 23 Investigative toolsArticle 24 Cooperation between Member States' authorities, the Commission, Europol, Eurojust, the European Anti-Fraud Office and the European Public Prosecutor's OfficeArticle 25 Commission support to Member States and their competent authoritiesArticle 26 Data collection and statisticsArticle 27 Replacement of Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European UnionArticle 28 Amendments to Directive (EU) 2017/1371 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal lawArticle 29 TranspositionArticle 30 Evaluation and reportingArticle 31 Entry into forceArticle 32 AddresseesDone at
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Version status: Published
Version date: 3 May 2023 - onwards

Article 1 Subject matter and scope

This Directive establishes minimum rules concerning the definition of criminal offences and sanctions in the area of corruption, as well as measures to better prevent and fight corruption.

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