The Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law “On amendments to several legislative acts of Ukraine re bringing national legislation in line with standards of the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption”

Information Department of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Secretariat
18 April 2013, 11:31

 

The legislative act excludes articles 172-2 and 172-3 of the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Infringements.

The document substitutes the criminal and legal notion “bribery” with the notion of “improper advantage”. Criminal responsibility is established not only for giving or receiving, but also for the suggestion or promise of such improper advantage.

The Law establishes criminal responsibility for the suggestion or promise of improper advantage not only to an official, but to any employee of state enterprise, institution or organization.

The respective bill was registered under No. 2802.