Summary: Resolution on combating corruption in Europe. (1996). Official Journal C 01 , 22/01/1996 P. 0443. Refers to criminal organizations and their interest to influence on supply chain operators in order to execute criminal activities. Relevant mainly for CORE WP19 on education and training. Full review and source files are coded as CORE1022. Source file at:  http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:51995IP0314:EN:HTML

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Overview: The document refers to criminal organizations and their interest to influence on supply chain operators in order to execute criminal activities: “whereas the exploitation of commercial and financial circuits by fraudulent organizations set up with criminal objectives in mind is an established fact (transit, arms, drugs, etc.) and makes the Union’s international trade field responsive to the risks of corruption, by exposing to such risks operators, transport undertakings and officials, in particular those responsible for monitoring operations”

According to the resolution, societies are exposed to threats that may decline trust to the democratic system, “whereas corruption, particularly in conjunction with organized crime, poses a threat to the functioning of the democratic system and thus destroys public confidence in the integrity of the democratic constitutional State”

The document defines corruption “as the behaviour of persons with public or private responsibilities who fail to fulfil their duties because a financial or other advantage has been granted or directly or indirectly offered to them in return for actions or omissions in the course of their duties.”

The resolution highlight also the importance of guarding the guardians: “Recommends that the institutions of the European Union and Member States’ administrations introduce organizational and technical measures to prevent corruption, reinforce their internal audit procedures in particular and generally make decision-making processes more transparent”

Cross-references:

European Parliament:

• The resolution of 16 December 1993 on combating international fraud (( OJ C 20, 24.01.94, p. 185.))
• The resolution of 11 February 1994 on criminal activities in Europe (( OJ C 61, 28.2.1994, p. 235.))
• The Articles B, fourth indent, F, K.1(5), (7) and (9) and K.6 of the Treaty on European Union and Articles 3(h), 100, 220 and 235 of the EC Treaty

The OECD recommendations regarding the payment of bribes in international business. The Rule 148 of its Rules of Procedure. The report of the Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs (A4-0314/95)

Full Citation: Resolution on combating corruption in Europe. (1996). Official Journal C 017 , 22/01/1996 P. 0443. Retrieved from http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:51995IP0314:EN:HTML

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