joint posit novemb defin council basi articl treati european union negoti held council europ oecd fight corrupt jha council european union regard treati european union articl thereof member state attach special import combat corrupt intern level regard protocol drawn council septemb convent protect european commun financi interest regard convent fight corrupt involv offici european commun offici member state european union drawn council regard joint posit negoti held council europ oecd fight corrupt regard commun commiss european parliament council union polici corrupt novemb committe minist council europ adopt programm action corrupt includ draw crimin law convent corrupt matter prioriti council ministeri level oecd adopt recommend corrupt intern commerci transact decid start negoti intern convent make briberi foreign public offici crimin offenc accord common element includ recommend open signatur end take account negoti council europ oecd mind ensur compat ongo work union desir protect interest union avoid unnecessari duplic incompat intern instrument drawn council europ oecd european council meet amsterdam approv action plan high level group organ crime advoc comprehens plan combat corrupt applic principl area lead equival balanc approach account intern instrument adopt union area liabil compani penalti intern cooper defin joint posit articl negoti oecd council europ draw convent member state european union intend uphold posit scope oecd convent cover briberi foreign public offici order obtain retain busi unfair advantag inter nation commerci transact member state european union ensur negoti draft convent result legal rule compat definit offenc enshrin convent adopt european union draft oecd convent definit foreign public offici confin appoint elect legisl administr judici offic foreign countri hold public posit perform public task foreign countri emploi public intern organ parti oecd convent allow appli principl assimil relat govern minist judg parliamentarian line articl european union convent corrupt made clear oecd proceed influenc peddl cover issu address discuss council europ member state advoc introduct rule jurisdict ensur equival level commit state parti suppress act activ corrupt end advoc principl reflect convent jurisdict offenc identifi convent establish case commit part territori state parti prepar extradit nation submit case compet author purpos prosecut provis jurisdict extradit applic subject observ specif case condit principl prejudic adopt convent rule jurisdict purpos suppress intern corrupt order ensur oecd council europ convent properli appli provis made effect coordin streamlin monitor mechan defin power respons view import oecd convent intern trade provis convent implement nation level ensur convent forc respect main oecd export countri council europ convent requir signific number ratif convent includ specif provis intern cooper proven provis case member state ensur defend principl articl joint posit defin council basi articl treati european union negoti held council europ oecd fight corrupt adopt octob articl joint posit publish offici journal brussel novemb council presid goebbel oj oj oj