Anti-Corruption Act (2015)

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Basic data
Title: Anti-Corruption Act
Abbreviation: KorrBekG (no official abbreviation)
Type: Federal law
Scope: Federal Republic of Germany
Legal matter: Criminal law , foreign trade law
Issued on: November 20, 2015
( BGBl. I p. 2025 )
Entry into force on: November 26, 2015
GESTA : C046
Weblink: Text of the law
Please note the note on the applicable legal version.

The Anti-Corruption Act , also known colloquially as the Anti-Corruption Act or Anti-Corruption Act , is an article law that was designed under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Justice and for consumer protection and is intended in particular to combat cross-border and international corruption .

history

The law was drawn up on November 20, 2015 by the Federal Government in the 18th electoral term , represented by Federal President Joachim Gauck , Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection Heiko Maas , promulgated and resigned on November 25, 2015 in the Federal Law Gazette according to Art. 11 KorrBekG in force on November 26, 2015.

content

The legal provision of Article 1 number 5 of this legal standard serves to implement Directive 2013/40 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 on attacks on information systems and to replace Framework Decision 2005/222 / JHA of the Council (OJ L 218 of August 14, 2013, p. 8). Article 1 number 14 of this law serves to implement Directive 2008/99 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law (OJ L 328 of 6 December 2008, p. 28).

Article 1 describes the amendment to the Criminal Code , Article 2 the amendment of the EU Bribery Act , Article 3 the repeal of the Law on Suspending the Statute of Limitations and Equal Treatment of Judges and Employees of the International Criminal Court , Article 4 the amendment of the NATO Troops Protection Act , Article 5 changes the Law on Combating International Bribery , Article 6 changes the Tax Code , Article 7 changes the Sector Regulation , Article 8 changes the Defense and Security Award Regulation and Article 9 changes the Code of Criminal Procedure .

Article 10 establishes the restriction of fundamental rights and declares that through Article 1 numbers 6, 11 and 19 the fundamental right of telecommunications secrecy in Article 10 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany , and in addition through Article 1 numbers 6 and 19 the fundamental right of inviolability of the Apartment isrestrictedin Article 13 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany .

Article 11 enacts the law on the day after its promulgation.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German Federal Council (DBR): Draft law to combat corruption. (PDF; 1.06 MB) Statement by the National Regulatory Control Council . In: Federal Council printed matter BR-Drs 25/15. January 23, 2015, accessed August 24, 2015 .
  2. ↑ German Bundestag (DBT): Draft law to combat corruption. (PDF; 309.2 kB) Statement by the Federal Council and counter-statement by the Federal Government. In: Bundestag printed matter BT-Drs 18/4350. March 18, 2015, accessed August 24, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e Act to Combat Corruption, November 20, 2015. (PDF; 59.76 kB) In: Bundesgesetzblatt (BGBl.). Bundesanzeiger Verlag , November 25, 2015, p. 2025 , accessed on November 27, 2015 .
  4. ↑ DIRECTIVE 2013/40 / EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 August 2013 on attacks on information systems and on the replacement of the framework decision 2005/222 / JHA of the Council. (PDF; 759.8 kB) In: Official Journal of the European Union . August 14, 2013, p. 8 , accessed December 8, 2015 .
  5. ↑ DIRECTIVE 2008/99 / EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of November 19, 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law. (PDF; 71.08 kB) In: Official Journal of the European Union . December 6, 2008, p. 28 , accessed December 8, 2015 .