Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies: Kazakhstan 2007 [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2007.
This report is a review of Kazakhstan's legal and institutional framework for fighting corruption, in accordance with the framework provided by the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies, based at the OECD. The review examines: (1) national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in Kazakhstan; (2) national anti-corruption legislation and preventive measures to ensure integrity of civil service; and (3) effective financial control. The review process is based on the OECD practice of mutual analysis and policy formulation. The main input for the review was the self-assessment report prepared by the government of Kazakhstan. An international group of peers then provided an expert assessment and draft recommendations. Finally, a review meeting (attended by national governments, international organisations, civil and business associations) discussed the report and its expert assessment, and endorsed the recommendations for Kazakhstan. This publication contains all the recommendations, as well as the full text of the self-assessment report provided by the government of Kazakhstan. Thus, it provides an important guide for the country as it develops its anti-corruption actions, and it will serve as a useful reference for other countries reforming their anti-corruption policies, legislation and institutions. While these recommendations are not legally binding, they represent Kazakhstan's commitment to fighting corruption. Implementation of these recommendations will also help the country meet its legally binding obligations under the United Nation's Convention on Corruption and the Council of Europe's Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. The results of this review will also be used to regularly monitor Kazakhstan's progress in implementing the recommendations.
CONTENTS; Introduction; Istanbul Anti-Corruption Action Plan; Country Reviews; Assessments and Recommendations; Implementation of Recommendations; Summary Assessment and Recommendations; National Anti-Corruption Policy, Institutions and Enforcement; Legislation and Criminalisation of Corruption and the Related Money-Laundering offence; Transparency of the Civil Service and Financial Control Issues; Status Report; National Anti-Corruption Plan (Strategy) Against Corruption; Promotion of Accountability and Transparency
Public Procurement and Public Subsidies, Licences, or Other Public AdvantagesFinancial Control / State Audit; Tax and Custom System and Fiscal Treatment of Bribes; Money Laundering; Corporate Accounting and Auditing Standards; Access to Information; Private Sector Initiatives and Civil Society Involvement; Political Party Financing; Criminalisation of Corruption; Active and Passive Bribery; Other Corruption and Corruption-Related offences; Concept and Definition of a ""Public Official""; Defences and Exceptions; Immunities; Jurisdiction; Corruption in the Private Sector
Confiscation of Proceeds from CorruptionLiability of Legal Persons; Specialised Services; Investigation and Enforcement; Distribution of Powers and Responsibilities among Police, Prosecutor in the Investigation; Mandatory Versus Discretionary Prosecution; Investigative Capacities; Organised Crime and Corruption; International Aspects; Literature Used; Annex 1 Anti-Corruption Action Plan For Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, the Krygyz Republic, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Ukraine
Also available in Russian.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168).
This report is a review of Kazakhstan's legal and institutional framework for fighting corruption, in accordance with the framework provided by the Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies, based at the OECD. The review examines: (1) national anti-corruption policy and institutions currently in place in Kazakhstan; (2) national anti-corruption legislation and preventive measures to ensure integrity of civil service; and (3) effective financial control. The review process is based on the OECD practice of mutual analysis and policy formulation. The main input for the review was the self-assessment report prepared by the government of Kazakhstan. An international group of peers then provided an expert assessment and draft recommendations. Finally, a review meeting (attended by national governments, international organisations, civil and business associations) discussed the report and its expert assessment, and endorsed the recommendations for Kazakhstan. This publication contains all the recommendations, as well as the full text of the self-assessment report provided by the government of Kazakhstan. Thus, it provides an important guide for the country as it develops its anti-corruption actions, and it will serve as a useful reference for other countries reforming their anti-corruption policies, legislation and institutions. While these recommendations are not legally binding, they represent Kazakhstan's commitment to fighting corruption. Implementation of these recommendations will also help the country meet its legally binding obligations under the United Nation's Convention on Corruption and the Council of Europe's Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. The results of this review will also be used to regularly monitor Kazakhstan's progress in implementing the recommendations.
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Fighting Corruption in Transition Economies