- The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
- The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
DenmarkMain Legislation
1. Criminal Code: Articles 122, 144, 145, 280, 290, 290a, 304a, Chapter 5 – Criminal Liability of Legal Persons
(Straffeloven: § 122, 144, 145, 280, 290, 290a, 304a, 5. kapitel – Strafansvar for juridiske personer), (Danish);
2. Public Administration Act
(Forvaltningsloven LBK nr 433 af 22/04/2014), (Danish);
3. Whistleblower Protection Act
(Lov om beskyttelse af whistleblowere LOV nr 1436 af 29/06/2021), (Danish);
4. Code of Conduct VII: Seven Key Responsibilities of Central Government Officials
(Syv centrale pligter for embedsmænd i centraladministrationen — Kodex VII), (Danish).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
- GRECO’s member since 2000.
- The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2000.
- The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was not ratified.
- The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
- The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
- The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
- Member of the FATF since 1991.
- Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Indices
Overall Score:
90 out of 100
Rank:
1 out of 180
Rank:
80 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,90 out of 1
Rank:
1 out of 142
Overall Score:
64 out of 150
Rank:
112 out of 140
Overall Score:
9,30 out of 10
Rank:
1 out of 119
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Conflict of interestAMLCorruption whistleblowers Corruption measurementCorruption in sportPolitical contextIllicit enrichmentAsset disclosureEducation and enlightenmentComplianceAsset recovery Social contextCorruption in public procurementCivil societyInternational cooperationAnti-corruption authoritiesICTStandards of conductForeign briberyTransparencySanctionsAnti-corruption policies and strategiesCriminal prosecution