council framework decis jha juli combat corrupt privat sector council european union regard treati european union articl articl articl thereof regard initi kingdom denmark regard opinion european parliament globalis recent year brought increas cross border trade good servic corrupt privat sector member state domest problem transnat problem effect tackl mean european union joint action septemb council adopt act draw protocol convent protect european commun financi interest protocol enter forc octob definit harmonis penalti offenc corrupt council approv convent fight corrupt involv offici european commun offici member state european union decemb council adopt joint action jha corrupt privat sector connect adopt joint action council issu statement effect agre joint action repres step european union level combat corrupt addit measur implement stage light outcom assess place pursuant articl joint action report member state transposit joint action nation law june council adopt framework decis jha european arrest warrant surrend procedur member state corrupt includ list offenc fall scope european arrest warrant respect prior verif doubl crimin requir articl treati european union union object provid citizen high level safeti area freedom secur justic object achiev prevent combat crime organis includ corrupt point conclus european council meet tamper octob corrupt area relev establish minimum rule constitut crimin offenc member state penalti applic oecd convent combat briberi foreign public offici intern busi transact approv negoti confer novemb council europ approv crimin law convent corrupt open signatur januari convent accompani agreement establish group state corrupt greco negoti open convent combat corrupt member state attach import combat corrupt public privat sector belief sector pose threat law abid societi distort competit relat purchas good commerci servic imped sound econom develop context member state ratifi european union convent council europ convent januari aim framework decis ensur activ passiv corrupt privat sector crimin offenc member state legal person held respons offenc offenc incur effect proportion dissuas penalti adopt framework decis articl definit purpos framework decis quot legal person quot mean entiti statu applic nation law state public bodi act exercis state author public intern organis quot breach duti quot understood accord nation law concept breach duti nation law cover minimum disloy behaviour constitut breach statutori duti case breach profession regul instruct appli busi person capac direct work privat sector entiti articl activ passiv corrupt privat sector member state measur ensur intent conduct constitut crimin offenc carri busi activ promis offer give directli intermediari person capac direct work privat sector entiti undu advantag kind person parti order person perform refrain perform act breach person duti directli intermediari request receiv undu advantag kind accept promis advantag oneself parti capac direct work privat sector entiti order perform refrain perform act breach duti paragraph appli busi activ profit profit entiti member state declar limit scope paragraph conduct involv involv distort competit relat purchas good commerci servic declar refer paragraph commun council time adopt framework decis valid year juli council review articl due time juli view renew declar made paragraph articl instig aid abet member state measur ensur instig aid abet conduct refer articl constitut crimin offenc articl penalti sanction member state measur ensur conduct refer articl punish effect proportion dissuas crimin penalti member state measur ensur conduct refer articl punish penalti maximum year imprison member state measur accord constitut rule principl ensur natur person relat busi activ convict conduct refer articl person case lead posit compani busi concern temporarili prohibit carri compar busi activ similar posit capac fact establish give reason clear risk abus posit offic activ passiv corrupt articl liabil legal person member state measur ensur legal person held liabl offenc refer articl commit benefit person act individu part organ legal person lead posit legal person base power represent legal person author decis behalf legal person author exercis control legal person case provid paragraph member state measur ensur legal person held liabl lack supervis control person refer paragraph made commiss offenc type refer articl benefit legal person person author liabil legal person paragraph exclud crimin proceed natur person involv perpetr instig accessori offenc type refer articl articl penalti legal person member state measur ensur legal person held liabl pursuant articl punish effect proportion dissuas penalti includ crimin crimin fine includ penalti exclus entitl public benefit aid temporari perman disqualif practic commerci activ place judici supervis judici wind order member state measur ensur legal person held liabl pursuant articl punish penalti measur effect proportion dissuas articl jurisdict member state measur establish jurisdict regard offenc refer articl offenc commit part territori nation benefit legal person head offic territori member state member state decid appli jurisdict rule paragraph appli specif case circumst offenc commit territori member state domest law surrend nation measur establish jurisdict regard offenc refer articl commit nation territori member state decid appli paragraph inform gener secretariat council commiss indic specif case circumst decis appli articl repeal joint action jha repeal articl implement member state measur compli provis framework decis juli date member state transmit gener secretariat council commiss text provis transpos nation law oblig impos framework decis basi report establish inform written report commiss council octob assess extent member state compli provis framework decis articl territori applic framework decis appli gibraltar articl entri forc framework decis enter forc dai public offici journal european union brussel juli council presid alemanno oj opinion novemb publish offici journal oj oj oj oj