OPEN-ENDED INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP ON THE PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION THEMATIC COMPILATION OF RELEVANT INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY STATE PARTIES ARTICLE 6 UNCAC PREVENTIVE ANTI-CORRUPTION BODY OR BODIES ARMENIA (THIRD MEETING) Within the police system, particular attention is accorded to increasing the professional expertise of police staff. Special training sessions are periodically organized as part of thematic modules relating to the fight against corruption with the aim of developing skills in the detection of corruption-related offences. In addition, a police subdivision responsible for carrying out special operations to uncover and prosecute corruption has been established within the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. In parallel with operational and investigative work undertaken in relation to the fight against corruption-related and economic crimes, serious efforts are being undertaken by the national police to combat and counter harmful forms of systemic corruption, restore public confidence and trust in the police and strengthen and develop cooperation and communication between the police and the public. Internal control and action against corruption within the system ensure heavy penalties for any violation of ethics or of moral standards, improper conduct on the part of police officers and any act compromising the honour and prestige of the police forces. Internal anti-corruption measures are being implemented in all areas of police activity, particularly those areas involving large-scale interaction with the public and in which certain forms of corruption are likely to occur. In fighting corruption, the police force has developed active cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, particularly the Prosecutor-General’s Office of the Republic of Armenia, the National Security Service, the customs and tax authorities and a number of civil society organizations. AUSTRIA (SECOND MEETING) The Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior (BAK) provides the following information on Austrian activities/"good practices" in the prevention of corruption: Since the establishment of the Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK) on 1 January 2010, which is based on a new law, prevention of corruption has been one of the Bureau's main focuses, Prevention is an essential element in the fight against corruption. Experiences of anti-corruption authorities show that there is a strong need for more operationally-oriented training opportunities. Therefore, the European Anti-Corruption Training (EACT), based on an Austrian initiative, is carried out from 2011 to 2013 together with anticorruption authorities of Slovenia and Slovakia in order to enhance the practical skills in fighting and preventing corruption. Under the slogan "Practice Meets Practice", EACT offers an innovative, multistage approach to develop good practices by the exchange of experience between European countries. EACT is a platform for representatives of anti-corruption institutions as well as police and judicial authorities (public prosecutor's offices and public prosecutor's offices against corruption) of European Countries that would like to provide their experience and/or gain new insights into the field of anti-corruption by exchanging information with their counterparts in other countries. For further information, please visit http://www.bak.dv.at or contact EACT©bak.ay.at AZERBAIJAN (SECOND MEETING) Commission is a specialized agency for anti-corruption issues and functions with the structure composed of 15 members. Commission is composed of 15 members: 5 members are appointed by each branch of power. The CCC Charter was approved by the CCC (Charter) ACT 2005. Commission coordinates the anticorruption activities throughout the country and operates in parallel with the Cabinet of Ministers, and reports regularly to the President and the Parliament. Commission has numerous preventive character duties which include, participation in formulation of state anti-corruption policies; coordination of different stakeholders related to the area; analysis, oversight and evaluation of state and efficiency of implemented measures; collection of asset declarations from public officials; and development of recommendations and etc. The Commission on Combating Corruption, while overseeing implementation of National Strategy, also monitors and evaluates corruption prevention measures. Anticorruption Department with the Prosecutor General’s Office, specialized agency in the area of detection and criminal [pre-trial] investigation of corruption offences, is also involved and contributes significantly into implementation of preventive measures along with the Commission. In order to secure the specialization in the field of prevention, Preventive and Analysis Division and Organizational and Information Division were instituted within the structure of the Department in 2011. CAMBODIA (SECOND MEETING) The RGC established several mechanisms and institutions with a concerted effort to fight against corruptions: 1. The Anti-Corruption Institution established by ACL, comprising 2 bodies, namely: the National Anti-Corruption Council to play an important role to fight against corruptions and is responsible to set forth the Strategic Planning for 5- Year Term (2011-2015) in which it is a guideline for the country political platform and the Anti-Corruption Unit which is responsible to formulate Action Plan for 2-Year Term (2011-2012) and it is an executive body with special authority or power to independently carries out day-to-day services. 2. The National Audit Authority (NAA) 3. Ministry of National Assembly and Senate Relation and Inspection 4. Financial Inspection Committee (FIC) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance Inspection Committees existing in the National Assembly, Senate and in all line Ministries and Institutions. In general, the Anti-Corruption Unit needs to build up capacity building and all fundamental ground for work necessary in order to resume duties in full capacity to tackle corruptions. Up to date, the 3 Sub-Decrees have been adopted: 1- Sub-Decree for the Organizing and Functioning of the ACU 2- Sub-Decree on the establishment of Logo and stamps for National Anti- Corruption Council and for the Anti-Corruption Unit. 3- Sub-Decree on Annual Budget and its management and utilities Within the short period following its establishment, the ACU investigation officers were actively engaged in monitoring the timber bidding at 9 provinces and will continue to follow up the remaining bidding sessions as well as any irregularities of corrupt offences through out the country. Recently, the investigation was launched at the Office of the Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Rehabilitation at the 24 provinces and city by the officials of the Anti- CorruptionUnit. As a result, one prosecutor in Pursat province and his 2 assistants, 02 Police Commissioners, one 3 Star Police General in charge of anti-drug committee and his associates were arrested and were all transferred to the court for its mandate. Also other 30 tax officers were put in administrative sanctions for their mal-practices. Concerning the Pilot Project to set up the Preah Monivong Boulevard in Phnom Penh City as a clean street ( Corruption Free ) , in which the survey took a few months to study feasibility and expect to have it completed soon. The 06 White Boxes for complaints are also installed along the route. At the same time, the ACU has successfully come to the end in receipt of the Asset and Liability Declarations which opened from 01 January, 2011 till 07 April, 2011. The officials from the 38 Ministries, Institutions including the National Assembly and Senate of Cambodia, whose obligations required to declare their assets are totally 23,976 persons. The operation to handle this work has been produced satisfactory result, despite it is our first task. CHINA (SECOND MEETING) As a whole, The trend of China’s corruption prevention work develops from special prevention for individual corruption to prevention in key areas focusing on administrative examination and approval, financial management and cadre and personnel system reform, then to all-round prevention marked with the establishment and improvement of corruption punishment and prevention system. Currently, China’s corruption prevention work has entered the new phase of all-round deployment, promotion as a whole and coordinative development. On September 13, 2007, China established the National Bureau of Corruption Prevention to coordinate the work of corruption prevention in various aspects and pragmatically implement Article 6 “Each State Party shall, in accordance with the fundamental principles of its legal system, ensure the existence of a body or bodies, as appropriate, that prevent corruption…” of UN Convention against Corruption. (…) In China, the competent departments of anti-corruption mainly include the CPC departments on discipline inspection, judicial departments, government supervision departments, audit departments and the special organization of corruption prevention. Meanwhile, other departments and organizations such as public security and finance also undertake related work of corruption prevention within their jurisdiction according to law. The above-mentioned organizations with different functions jointly shoulder the important responsibility of combating corruption and building a clean government construction as well as maintaining social