G20 Anti-Corruption
Toshifumi Ishida
International Safety and Security Cooperation Division
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of JapanThe views expressed in this presentation do not necessarily represent the views of the Government of Japan.

1Outline of the presentation
I.

Anti-Corruption:G8 and G20 related commitments¾¾¾

Toronto Summit (June 2010)
Seoul Summit (Nov 2010)
Cannes Summit (Nov 2011)

ii. G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan¾¾¾¾

Implementation of the international legislative framework
National measures to prevent and combat corruption
International cooperation
Public-Private cooperation

III. Japan’s implementation of the Action Plan

2- 81 -Ⅰ. Anti-Corruption from G8 to G20-G7/ G8 discussed anti-corruption

In 2003 (Evian): the G8 expressed its continuing strong political will toengage in the fight against corruption and the mismanagement ofpublic resources.
2004 (Sea Island), 2005 (Gleneagles), 2006 (St. Petersburg),
2007 (Heiligendamm)
2008 Hokkaido Toyako: Accountability Report: Implementation
Review of G8 on Anti-Corruption Commitments-G20-major trading nations:have a special responsibility to prevent and tackle corruption, toestablish legal and policy frameworks that promote a clean businessenvironment (G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plan, Nov 2010)3

Related commitments and activities
yG20 Pittsburgh Summit (Sep 2009)-prevent illicit flows from developing countriesy

G20 Toronto Summit (June 2010)

Corruption threatens the integrity of markets, undermines faircompetition, distorts resource allocation, destroys public trust andundermines the rule of law…
→coordinated work by the G20 required: establishment of the G20 AntiCorruption WG to make comprehensive recommendations how G20
could continue to make practical and valuable contributions tointernational efforts to combat corruption and lead by example
yy

G20 Anti-corruption WG was established
Co-chairs (Indonesia and France)
G20 countries and related international organizations
Meeting in Indonesia

G20 Seoul Summit (Nov 2010)
Adoption of the G20 Anti-Corruption Action Plany

G20 Cannes Summit (Nov 2011)
Publishing the first monitoring report, incl. recommendations to leaders
4- 82 -G20 commitments-external factors
y Sep 2009

Pittsburgh Summity June 2010

Toronto Summit

Establishment ofthe G20 Anti-Corruption WG

The late-2000s recessionThe 3rd COSP of UNCAC-adoption of TOR for thereview mechanismy Nov 2010

FATF’s newrecommendation

Seoul Summit

Adoption of the G20 AntiCorruption Action Plan
The Arab Springy Nov 2011

Cannes Summit

The 4th COSP of UNCAC

Publishing the firstmonitoring report andrecommendations

5Ⅱ．Anti-Corruption Action Plan, Nov 2010
z Implementation of the international

legislative framework (action points 1 & 2)

◦ Ratification of the UNCAC as soon as possible◦ Conduct UNCAC review in an effective and thorough manner◦ Criminalization of bribery of foreign public officialsz National measures to prevent and combat

corruption (action points 3, 7, 8 & 9)yStrengthening its effort to prevent and combat money laundering

yCooperation with the FATF

yEnactment and implementation of whistleblower protection rulesyStrengthening the anti-corruption bodiesyPromoting integrity, transparency, accountability and theprevention of corruption
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Anti-Corruption Action Plan, Nov 2010
International Cooperation (action points 4, 5 & 6)
Denying entry of corrupt officials- consider a cooperative frameworky Promoting the use of UNCAC in extradition, mutual legal assistanceand asset recovery. Encouraging the singing of related treaties
y Establishing clear and effective channels for mutual legal assistanceand other forms of international cooperation, on corruption andasset recovery
y Transparency and high ethical standards in international organizations
yPublic-Private PartnershipyStrengthen partnership between the public-private sector.
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Japan’s implementation of the Action PlanzImplementation of the international
legislative framework◦ Criminalization of bribery of foreign public officials
Amended the Unfair Competition Prevention Law(UCPL) in 1998
Has Concluded the OECD Convention on Bribery ofForeign Public Officials in International BusinessTransactions

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Participates actively in the OECD Working Group on
Bribery in International Business Transactions- Phase 3 review has been undergone-◦ Conclusion of the UNCAC as soon as possible
Japan has signed but not yet concluded- 84 -8

Japan’s implementation of the Action Planz National measures to prevent and combat

corruptiony Strengthening its effort to prevent and combat

money laundering

・Has strengthened its anti-money laundering legislation;
The Act on Prevention of Transfer of Criminal
Proceeds was amended in April 2011.

z International cooperationy To encourage the signing of bilateral andmultilateral treaties on extradition, mutual
legal assistance and asset recovery
・Mutual legal assistance treaty/agreement with EUand Russia – both entered into force in early 2011.
9G20 Cannes Summit
Communiqué- FINAL DECLARATION

Intensifying our Fight against Corruption
We have made significant progress in implementing the Action
Plan ….

The First monitoring report by the WG wassubmitted•••

An assessment of the collective progress made by theWorking Group and the G20
Significant individual country progress
A set of recommendations for consideration by Leaders

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