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PREAMBLE     [go to this PREAMBLE]
... Bearing also in mind the principles of proper management of public affairs and public property, fairness, responsibility and equality before the law and the need to safeguard integrity and to foster a culture of rejection of corruption, ...


ARTICLE-1: Statement of purpose     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) To promote integrity, accountability and proper management of public affairs and public property. ...


ARTICLE-4: Protection of sovereignty     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. States Parties shall carry out their obligations under this Convention in a manner consistent with the principles of sovereign equality and territorial integrity of States and that of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of other States. ...


ARTICLE-5: Preventive anti-corruption policies and practices     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, develop and implement or maintain effective, coordinated anticorruption policies that promote the participation of society and reflect the principles of the rule of law, proper management of public affairs and public property, integrity, transparency and accountability. ...


ARTICLE-8: Codes of conduct for public officials     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. In order to fight corruption, each State Party shall promote, inter alia, integrity, honesty and responsibility among its public officials, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system. ...


ARTICLE-9: Public procurement and management of public finances     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 3. Each State Party shall take such civil and administrative measures as may be necessary, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its domestic law, to preserve the integrity of accounting books, records, financial statements or other documents related to public expenditure and revenue and to prevent the falsification of such documents. ...


ARTICLE-11: Measures relating to the judiciary and prosecution services     [go to this ARTICLE]
... 1. Bearing in mind the independence of the judiciary and its crucial role in combating corruption, each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system and without prejudice to judicial independence, take measures to strengthen integrity and to prevent opportunities for corruption among members of the judiciary. Such measures may include rules with respect to the conduct of members of the judiciary. ...


ARTICLE-12: Private sector     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (b) Promoting the development of standards and procedures designed to safeguard the integrity of relevant private entities, including codes of conduct for the correct, honourable and proper performance of the activities of business and all relevant professions and the prevention of conflicts of interest, and for the promotion of the use of good commercial practices among businesses and in the contractual relations of businesses with the State; ...