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Comparison of countries
Costa Rica
Netherlands
Indices
Overall Score:
58 out of 100
Rank:
42 out of 180
Overall Score:
6,76 out of 10
Rank:
105 out of 141
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 142
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
102 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
30 out of 119
Overall Score:
78 out of 100
Rank:
9 out of 180
Rank:
12 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,83 out of 1
Rank:
8 out of 142
Overall Score:
82 out of 150
Rank:
77 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,67 out of 10
Rank:
7 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
OAS
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Costa Rica
  • 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 OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Netherlands
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accepted 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 2001.
  • 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 2007.
  • 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 2001.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
Costa Rica
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 324, 338, 347-355
    (Ley 4573, Código Penal: Artículos 324, 338, 347-355), (Spanish);

  2. Law No. 8422 «On Countering Corruption and Illicit Enrichment in Civil Service»
    (Ley 8422 contra la corrupción y el enriquecimeinto ilícito en la función pública), (Spanish);

  3. Law No. 9699 «On Liability of Legal Persons for Bribery, Transnational Bribery and other Crimes»
    (Ley 9699 Responsabilidad de las personas jurídicas sobre cohechos domésticos, soborno transnacional y otros delitos), (Spanish);

  4. Law No. 10437 «On Protecting of Whistleblowers and Witnesses of Corruption against Retaliation in the Workplace»
    (Ley 10437 de protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales), (Spanish).

Netherlands
  1. Criminal Code: Article 51 - Liability of Legal Persons, Articles 177-178a, 328bis-328quater, 363-364a, 420bis
    (Wetboek van Strafrecht: Artikel 51 – Aansprakelijkheid van Rechtspersonen, Artikels 177-178a, 328bis-328quater, 363-364a, 420bis), (Dutch);

  2. Law on Civil Service
    (Ambtenarenwet), (Dutch);

  3. Law on Whistleblowers
    (Wet Huis voor klokkenluiders), (Dutch);

  4. Code of Conduct for the Public Sector
    (Gedragscode Integriteit Rijk), (Dutch);

  5. Guide to integrity for persons occupying political positions in municipalities, provinces and councils for water management (with a Model code of conduct)
    (Handreiking integriteit van politiek ambtsdragers bij gemeenten, provincies en waterschappen (Met modelgedragscode)), (Dutch).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Costa Rica
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica
    (Procuraduría General de la República de Costa Rica), (Spanish).

 
Netherlands
  1. Fiscal Information and Investigation Service
    (Fiscale Inlichtingen-en Opsporingsdienst), (Dutch);

  2. Public Prosecution Service
    (Openbaar Ministerie), (Dutch);

  3. Police
    (Politie), (Dutch/English).

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