In particular, the new law provides for:

• The inclusion of cross-border corruption and private sector corruption as predicate offenses for money laundering;
• the criminalization of the legalization of funds obtained by a person as a result of crimes committed by that person.

Prior to the adoption of the new law, liability measures were applied mainly for laundering of proceeds illegally obtained by other persons. A person found guilty of a crime, including corruption, was exempted from additional liability for legalization of proceeds obtained as a result of this crime;

• introduction of criminal liability for bribery of foreign officials, including officials of the European Union, as well as criminalization of bribe taking by foreign officials;
• Expansion of the territorial scope of anti-corruption legislation - the German Criminal Code is now extended to cover crimes committed by German citizens abroad and by European Union officials on German territory;
• Expansion of the list of commercial bribery offenses.