- The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
- The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
BeninMain Legislation
- Criminal Code: Articles 335-346, 357-359, 360-362, 368, 375
(Code Pénal: Articles 335-346, 357-359, 360-362, 368, 375), (French); - Law No. 2011-20 of October 12, 2011 «On Combating Corruption and Other Related Offences in the Republic of Benin»
(Loi No. 2011-020 Portant Lutte Contre la Corruption et Autres Infractions Connexes en République du Bénin), (French); - Law No. 2015-18 of January 17, 2018 «On the General Status of the Civil Service»: Article 20
(Loi No. 2015-18 du 17 janvier 2018 portant statut général de la fonction publique: Article 20), (French); - Law No. 2020-09 of April 23, 2020 «On the Creation, Mission, Organisation and Functioning of the High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Benin»
(Loi No. 2020-09 du 23 avril 2020 portant création, mission, organisation et fonctionnement du Haut-Commissariat à la prévention de la corruption en République du Bénin), (French); - Decree No. 2020-601 of December 23, 2020 «On the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in Public Procurement»
(Décret No. 2020-601 portant code d’éthique et déontologie dans la commande publique), (French); - Decree No. 2022-040 of January 19, 2022 «On the Establishment of the Complaints and Whistleblower Processing and Analysis Unit under the President of the Republic»
(Décret No. 2022-040 du 19 janvier 2022 portant création à la Présidence de la République, d'une Cellule d'analyse et de traitement des plaintes et dénonciations), (French); - Decree No. 2022-388 of July 13, 2022 «On Approving the Code of Ethics and Values for the Public Administration»
(Décret No. 2022-388 du 13 juillet 2022 portant approbation du code d'éthique et des valeurs de l'Administration publique), (French).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
- High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Benin
(Haut-Commissariat à la prévention de la corruption en République du Bénin), (no official website); -
Complaints and Whistleblower Processing and Analysis Unit
(Cellule d’Analyse et de Traitement des Plaintes et Dénonciations), (French).
International Cooperation
UN
AU
- The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2007.
Indices
Overall Score:
45 out of 100
Rank:
69 out of 180
Overall Score:
79 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,48 out of 1
Rank:
93 out of 142
Overall Score:
52 out of 150
Rank:
130 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,25 out of 10
Rank:
84 out of 119
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