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Comparison of countries
Japan
Serbia
Indices
Overall Score:
71 out of 100
Rank:
20 out of 180
Rank:
6 out of 141
Overall Score:
63 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,79 out of 1
Rank:
14 out of 142
Overall Score:
77 out of 150
Rank:
84 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,65 out of 10
Rank:
27 out of 119
Overall Score:
35 out of 100
Rank:
105 out of 180
Rank:
110 out of 141
Overall Score:
51 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,47 out of 1
Rank:
94 out of 142
Overall Score:
135 out of 150
Rank:
3 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,35 out of 10
Rank:
33 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
UN
GRECO
Japan
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accepted in 2017.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary 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.
  • G20 Presidency in 2019.
  • The documents adopted under Japan’s Presidency are available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Serbia
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2003.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation 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
Japan
  1. Penal Code: Articles 193, 197-198 
    (明治四十年法律第四十五号 刑法: 記事193, 197-198), (Japanese);

  2. National Public Service Act No. 120 of October 21, 1947, along with Code of Ethics
    (国家公務員法 - 昭和二十二年法律第百二十号), (Japanese);

  3. Unfair Competition Prevention Act No.47 of May 19, 1993: Article 18 
    (平成五年法律第四十七号 – 不正競争防止法: 論文 18), (Japanese);

  4. National Public Service Ethics Act No. 129 of August 13, 1999
    (国家公務員倫理法 - 平成十一年法律第百二十九号), (Japanese);

  5. Whistleblower Protection Act No. 122 of 2004
    (公益通報者保護法 - 平成十六年法律第百二十二号), (Japanese);

  6. National Public Service Ethics Code, Cabinet Order No. 101 of March 28, 2000
    (国家公務員倫理規程), (Japanese).

Serbia
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 227, 228, 230, 231, 245, 359, 366-368
    (Кривични законик: Чл. 227, 228, 230, 231, 245, 359, 366-368), (Serbian), (English - amended 2019);

  2. Law No. 79/2005-13 «On Civil Servants»
    (Закон о државним службеницима 79/2005-13), (Serbian);

  3. Law No. 128/2014-3 «On Protection of Whistleblowers»
    (Закон о заштити узбуњивача 128/2014-3), (Serbian);

  4. Law No. 35/2019-6 «On Countering Corruption»
    (Закон о спречавању корупције 35/2019-6), (Serbian).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Japan
  1. Supreme Public Prosecutor’s Office
    (最高検察庁), (Japanese).

Serbia
  1. Anti-Corruption Agency (site created but currently unavailable)
    (Агенција за спречавање корупције), (Serbian/English);

  2. Anti-Corruption Department of the Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office
    (Одељење за борбу против корупције Републичког јавног тужилаштва), (Serbian/Bosnian/English);

  3. Special Department for Organised Crime of the Higher Court
    (Посебно одељења за организовани криминал), (Serbian).

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