Coffee decree

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The so-called Coffee adoption (or coffee decree) was on 16 February 2005 by the German Federal Ministry of Finance issued. It is an administrative regulation (Docket Z B1 - P 1011-9 / 04) for regulating the corruption care, for all employees of Bundeszoll- and federal tax authorities applies. Among other things, officials who carry out controlling, auditing and monitoring activities are forbidden from accepting any perks, no matter how small.

The decree met with criticism from those affected, as it also limits the possibility of accepting harmless offers of courtesy such as a glass of water or a cup of coffee. It also prohibits the collection of money among the employees themselves (for example for service anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, retirement, etc.).

At a staff meeting in the Federal Ministry of Finance on February 3, 2006, Federal Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück described the so-called coffee decree as "nonsense".

With decree ZB 1 - P 1011/06/0001 of May 4, 2006, the coffee decree was changed to the effect that soft drinks and pastries may be accepted in order to enable employees to behave in accordance with the rules of courtesy . Employees may also use canteens against payment of the usual fee. Furthermore, all private services going beyond this are excluded, such as the collection of an auditor at the train station by a driver from the company to be audited. Any acceptance of gifts beyond the soft drinks and pastries ( promotional gifts such as pens, writing pads, etc.) is still prohibited, even if their value is only negligible.

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