- The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
- The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
ArgentinaMain Legislation
- Criminal Code: Articles 256-268(3)
(Codigo Penal: Artículos 256-268(3)), (Spanish); - Law 25.188 «On Ethics of Public Functions»
(Ley 25.188 de Etica de la Funcion Publica), (Spanish); - Law 26.857 «On Amendments to Law 25.188 “On Ethics of Public Functions”»
(Ley 26.857, Ley Nº 25.188. Modificación), (Spanish); - Law 27.401 «Criminal Liability of Legal Persons»
(Ley 27.401 de Responsabilidad Penal de Personas Jurídicas Privadas), (Spanish); - Framework Law 25.164 «On the Regulation of Employment in the State Sector»
(Ley marco 25.164 de regulación de empleo público nacional), (Spanish); - Decree 41/99 «Code of Ethics for Public Administration»
(Decreto 41/99, Codigo de Etica de la Funcion Publica), (Spanish); - Decree 102/99 «Anti-Corruption Bureau»
(Decreto 102/99 Oficina Anticorrupción), (Spanish); - Decree 1023/2001 «National Administration Procurement Regime»: Article 10
(Decreto 1023/2001 Regimen de Contrataciones de la Administracion Nacional: Artículo 10), (Spanish); - Decree 1179/2016 «Gifts to Public Officials Scheme»
(Decreto 1179/2016, Régimen de Obsequios a Funcionarios Públicos), (Spanish).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
- Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of the Argentine Republic
(Oficina Anticorrupción, Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos de Argentina), (Spanish).
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
FATF
OAS
- The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2001.
- The country is undergoing Phases 3bis and 1bis evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The reports are available here.
- G20 Presidency in 2018.
- The documents adopted under Argentina’s Presidency are available here.
- Member of the FATF since 2000.
- Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
- The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
- The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2014.
Indices
Overall Score:
36 out of 100
Rank:
104 out of 182
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5,07 out of 10
Rank:
104 out of 141
Overall Score:
51 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,54 out of 1
Rank:
65 out of 143
Overall Score:
104 out of 150
Rank:
34 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,01 out of 10
Rank:
44 out of 119
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