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Comparison of countries
Israel
Uruguay
Indices
Overall Score:
64 out of 100
Rank:
30 out of 180
Rank:
32 out of 141
Overall Score:
80 out of 150
Rank:
79 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,21 out of 10
Rank:
39 out of 119
Overall Score:
76 out of 100
Rank:
13 out of 180
Overall Score:
6,99 out of 10
Rank:
71 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,72 out of 1
Rank:
24 out of 142
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
60 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,83 out of 10
Rank:
20 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
FATF
UN
OAS
Israel
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2009.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 2018.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2012.
Uruguay
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
Main Legislation
Israel
  1. Penal Law: Articles 278, 284, 290-297
    (חוק העונשין, תשל"ז-1977: מאמרים 278,  284, 290-297), (Hebrew);

  2. Law of 1969 No. 5729 «On Public Service (Restrictions after Retirement)»
    (חוק שירות הציבור (הגבלות לאחר פרישה), תשכ"ט-1969), (Hebrew);

  3. Law of 1979 No. 5740 «On Public Service (Gifts)»
    (חוק שירות הציבור (מתנות), תש"ם-1979), (Hebrew);

  4. Law of 1997 No. 5757 «On Protection of Employees (Exposure of Offences of Unethical Conduct and Improper Administration)»
    (חוק הגנה על עובדים (חשיפת עבירות ופגיעה בטוהר המידות או במינהל התקין), תשנ"ז-1997), (Hebrew);

  5. Law of 2016 No. 2584 «On the Declaration of Assets in Public Service»
    (חוק שירות הציבור (הצהרת הון), תשע"ז-2016), (Hebrew);

  6. Code for Civil Service
    (קוד אתי לשירות המדינה), (Hebrew);

  7. Rules for the Prevention of Conflicts of Interests by Ministers and Deputy Ministers
    (נוהל טיפול במניעת ניגוד עניינים של שרים וסגני שרים), (Hebrew).

 

Uruguay
  1. Criminal Law: Articles 156-162
    (Código Penal: Artículos 156-162), (Spanish); 

  2. Law of December 23, 1998 No. 17060 «On Public Officials»
    (Ley 17.060 de 1998 Funcionarios Publicos), (Spanish);

  3. Law of August 28, 2015 No. 19340 «On the Creation of the Council for Transparency and Public Ethics as a Decentralized Service»
    (Ley 19.340 de 2015 Creacion De La Junta De Transparencia Y Etica Publica (JUTEP) Como Servicio Descentralizado), (Spanish);

  4. Law of September 18, 2019 No. 19823 «On the Code of Ethics for Public Service»
    (Ley 19.823 de 2019 Declaracion De Interes General Del Codigo De Etica En La Funcion Publica), (Spanish);

  5. Decree of January 23, 2003 No. 30/003 «On the Rules for the Application of the Provisions of Law of December 23, 1998 No. 17060 "On Public Officials" Relating to Standards of Conduct in the Civil Service»
    (Decreto 30/003​ de 2003 Reglamentacion De La Ley 17.060, Relativa A Normas De Conducta En La Funcion Publica), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Israel
  1. Ministry of Justice Anti-Corruption Department
    (אשכול מניעת שחיתות), (Hebrew); 

  2. State Comptroller and Ombudsman of Israel
    (מבקר המדינה ונציב תלונות הציבור), (Hebrew/English/Arabic);

  3. Lahav 433, Israel Police
    (יחידת להב 433‏‎), (Hebrew).

Uruguay
  1. Council for Transparency and Public Ethics
    (Junta de Transparencia y Etica Publica), (Spanish). 

 
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