For the purposes of this Directive, ‘active corruption’ means the action of a person who promises, offers or gives, directly or through an intermediary, an advantage of any kind to a public official for himself or for a third party for him to act or to refrain from acting in accordance with his duty or in the exercise of his functions in a way which damages or is likely to damage the Union's financial interests.
Chun críocha na Treorach seo, ciallaíonn “éilliú gníomhach” gníomh duine a gheallann, a thairgeann nó a thugann, go díreach nó trí idirghabhálaí, buntáiste de chineál ar bith d'oifigeach poiblí dó féin nó do thríú páirtí chun gníomh a dhéanamh nó staonadh ó ghníomh a dhéanamh i gcomhréir lena fheidhmeanna nó lena feidhmeanna nó i bhfeidhmiú a fheidhmeanna nó a feidhmeanna ar dhóigh a dhéanann dochar, nó ar dóigh di dochar a dhéanamh, do leasanna airgeadais an Aontais.