The new Italian Anti-Mafia Code (1 out of 3)
“Corrotti” like Mafiosi By Francesco Clementucci Published on Tuesday March 6, 2018 In September 2017, the Italian Parliament passed a new Anti-Mafia Code which sets corruption on the same footing as mafia and brings more effective seizure procedures, transparency in assignments to fight nepotism and greater opportunities to intervene against companies infiltrated by organized crime. These are just some of the goals that the new anti-mafia code aims to reach. The code extends the scope of possible subjects to whom personal and asset prevention measures may be applied; they...
Read MoreFacilitation payments in Canada
By David Simpson Published on Tuesday February 27, 2018 « Facilitation Payments” are no longer a permissible category of payment under Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, (CFOPA). The removal of the exemption was always anticipated but it has now formally come into effect. Facilitation payments are essentially small payments made to a public official to expedite or secure the performance of routine, non-discretionary actions, which fall within the public official’s normal duties. The treatment of such payments under applicable anti-corruption laws differs from...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: Post scriptum
Answering ISO Critics By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday February 20, 2018 ISO 37001 has been generally well received and considered as an important step forward in fighting corruption globally. However, several critics, especially in the United States, have expressed doubts about the usefulness of the new Standard. One of the points raised is that ISO 37001 is deficient because it does not include some practices included in other instruments.This point has been cleared by Rick Messick in a blog posted on GAB The Global Anticorruption Blog which includes a spreadsheet...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: Getting certified (7 of 7)
How is certification carried out? By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday February 6, 2018 Once the decision has been made to become certified for anti-corruption management systems, the first thing to do is to obtain a copy of the standard. Standards are available on-line from the ISO store (https://www.iso.org/standard/65034.html) or from national ISO member sites at a price of between $150 and $190. ISO is rather strict on affirming its copyright; the income from the sale of the standards is used to (partially) finance itself. The standard and the attached guidance...
Read MoreAll you need to know about ISO 37001: Going for certification (6 of 7)
How does one get certified under ISO 37001? By Jean-Pierre Méan Published on Tuesday January 23, 2018 One of the features of ISO 37001 is that it is a requirements standard and, as such, certifiable. This requires, however, some explanation as ISO 37001 may be used in different ways, viz: for a first party audit or self-assessment; for a second party audit or assessment by e.g. a supplier or the member of an association, by a business partner or the officers of the association; for a third party audit by an independent third party. Only a third party audit by an...
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