- 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.
LatviaMain Legislation
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Criminal Law: Articles 195, 196, 198, 199, 318-3264
(Krimināllikums: 195, 196, 198, 199, 318-3264 pants), (Latvian/English); -
Law on the State Civil Service
(Valsts civildienesta likums), (Latvian/English); -
Law on the Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
(Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas biroja likums), (Latvian/English); -
Law on the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest in Activities of Public Officials
(Par interešu konflikta novēršanu valsts amatpersonu darbībā), (Latvian/English); -
Law on the Whistleblowing
(Trauksmes celšanas likums), (Latvian/English).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
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Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau
(Korupcijas novēršanas un apkarošanas birojs), (Latvian/English).
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
- GRECO’s member since 2000.
- The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2001.
- The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2005.
- 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 2014.
- The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
- The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Indices
Overall Score:
59 out of 100
Rank:
38 out of 180
Rank:
95 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,73 out of 1
Rank:
21 out of 142
Overall Score:
69 out of 150
Rank:
107 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,67 out of 10
Rank:
26 out of 119
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