Measures Against Corrupt Practices of Transnational and Other Corporations, Their Intermediaries and Others Involved

A/RES/3514(XXX)View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1976.

What subjects does this mandate have?

3 subjects

Corruption Prosecution Transnational Corporations

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Cond~mns all corrupt practices, including bribery, by transnatronal and other corporations their intermediaries and others involved, in violatio~ of the laws and regulations of the host countries;

82 Resolution 3201 (S-VI).

83 Resolution 3202 (S-VI).

84 Official Records of the Economic and Social Council Fift7-ninth ~ession, Supplement No. 12 (B/5655 and Corr.I)'.

Bv Resolution 3281 (XXJX).

Reaffirms the right of any State to adopt legislation and to investigate and take appropriate legal action, in accordance with its national laws and regulations, against transnational and other corporations, their intermediaries and others involved, for such corrupt practices;

Calls upon both home and hosrGovernments to take, within their respective national jurisdictions, all necessary measures which they deem appropriate, including legislative measures, to prevent such corrupt practices, and to take consequent measures against the violators;

4: Calls upon Governments to collect information on such corrupt practices, as well as on measures taken against such practices, and to exchange information bilaterally and, as appropriate, multilaterally, particularly through the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations;

Calls upon home Governments to co-operate with Governments of the host countries to prevent such corrupt practices, including bribery, and to prosecute, within their national jurisdictions, those who engage in such acts;

Requests the Economic and Social Council to direct the Commission on Transnational Corporations to include in its programme of work the question of corrupt practices of transnational corporations and to make recommendations on ways and means whereby such corrupt practices can be effectively prevented;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly at its thirty-first session, through the Economic and Social Council, on the implementation of the present resolution.

Resolutioru1 adopted on the reports of the Second Committee

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