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Comparison of countries
United Arab Emirates
Bulgaria
Indices
Overall Score:
68 out of 100
Rank:
23 out of 180
Rank:
8 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,64 out of 1
Rank:
39 out of 142
Overall Score:
43 out of 100
Rank:
76 out of 180
Rank:
106 out of 141
Overall Score:
79 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,56 out of 1
Rank:
59 out of 142
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
58 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,11 out of 10
Rank:
41 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
BRICS
UN
GRECO
OECD
United Arab Emirates
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • BRICS Member since 2024.
Bulgaria
  • 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.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • 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 2000.
  • 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 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 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.
Main Legislation
United Arab Emirates
  1. Federal Decree Law No. (31) of 2021 concerning Crimes and Penal Code: Article 66 – Liability of Juristic Persons, Articles 275-287, (Arabic);

  2. Federal Decree Law No. (49) of 2022 on Human Resources Law in the Federal Government, (English);

  3. Cabinet Resolution No. (48) of 2023 concerning Executive Regulations of Human Resources Law in the Federal Government), (English).

Bulgaria
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 282, 283, 283a, 301-307a
    (Наказателен кодекс: Чл. 282, 283, 283а, 301-307a), (Bulgarian);

  2. Law on Administrative Offenses and Penalties: Chapter 4 – Administrative penalties against legal entities and sole traders
    (Закон за административните нарушения и наказания: Глава четвърта – Административнонаказателни санкции спрямо юридически лица и еднолични търговци), (Bulgarian);

  3. Law on Civil Servants
    (Закона за държавния служител), (Bulgarian);

  4. Law on Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Assets
    (Закон за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);

  5. Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Закон за защита на лицата, подаващи сигнали или публично оповестяващи информация за нарушения), (Bulgarian);

  6. Law on Combating Corruption
    (Закон за противодействие на корупцията), (Bulgarian);

  7. Code of Conduct for Public Officials
    (Кодекс за поведение на служителите в държавната администрация), (Bulgarian).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
United Arab Emirates

1. Abu Dhabi Accountability Authority, (Arabic/English);

2. Economic Security Center of Dubai, (Arabic/English).

Bulgaria
  1. National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy
    (Национален съвет по антикорупционни политики към министерския), (Bulgarian);
  2. Commission for Combating Corruption
    (Комисия за противодействие на корупцията), (Bulgarian);
  3. Commission for Confiscation of Illegall Property
    (Комисия за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);
  4. General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministries of the Interior
    (Главна дирекция борба с организираната престъпност Министерства на вътрешните работи), (Bulgarian).
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