The guide is publicly available for registered users and contains information on the basics of existing anti-corruption legislation in 45 jurisdictions, including:
- A summary of key provisions of legislation governing the issues of countering bribery of national and foreign officials, commercial bribery and other corruption offenses by private sector organizations and their employees;
- information on state bodies authorized to investigate such offenses;
- a more detailed description of the regulation of certain controversial practices: hospitality expenses, contributions to political associations, facilitation payments.
It should be borne in mind that the Handbook is aimed primarily at the business community. It does not address the country's anti-corruption legislation as a whole, but only some of its provisions regulating the activities of legal entities, their founders and employees. For example, the Handbook provides information on liability for bribing an official, but does not provide information on the liability of an official for accepting a bribe.
Overall, the Handbook is a useful tool for organizations entering new markets to obtain basic information on the anti-corruption laws of the respective countries.