17 August 2011 English only Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the Prevention of Corruption Vienna, 22-24 August 2011 Notifications pursuant to article 6, paragraph 3, of the United Nations Convention against Corruption: designation of competent authorities for assistance in prevention measures Note by the Secretariat I. Introduction 1. Pursuant to article 6, paragraph 3 of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, States parties notify the Secretary-General of their competent authority or authorities that may assist other States parties in developing and implementing specific measures for the prevention of corruption. The present note provides information on the notifications submitted to the Secretary-General. The full text of the notifications received by the Secretary-General is available on the website of the United Nations Treaty Collection (http://untreaty.un.org). II. Competent authorities designated for assistance in prevention measures 2. The Secretary-General has received notifications of the relevant competent authorities for assistance in prevention measures pursuant to article 6, paragraph 3, of the Convention from the following States parties: Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Iceland, India, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, V.11-84976 (E) *1184976*
Switzerland, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezuela (Bolivian Republic of) and Viet Nam. 3. The following table indicates designated authorities as at 15 August 2011. Albania Department of the Internal Audit and Anti-Corruption, Council of Ministers Argentina Dirección de Planificación de Políticas de Transparencia, Oficina de Anticorrupción Armenia Department of International Legal Affairs, Police of the Republic of Armenia Department of International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Austria Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary of Bangladesh Anti-Corruption Commission Attorney-General s Office 2 V.11-84976
Belgium Service Public Fédéral Budget et Contrôle de la gestion (Federal Public Service of Budget and Management Control), Bureau d éthique et de déontologie administratives (Office of Administrative Ethics and Professional Conduct), Politique d intégrité (Integrity Policy) Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Delegación Presidencial para la Transparencia y la Integridad Publica Brunei Darussalam Attorney-General Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau Bulgaria Commission for the Prevention and Counteraction of Corruption, Council of Ministers Anti-Corruption, Conflict of Interests and Parliamentary Ethics Committee of the National Assembly Professional Ethics and Corruption Prevention Commission, Supreme Judicial Council Canada Senior Coordinator for International Crime and Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade China National Bureau of Corruption Prevention of the People s Republic of China For the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region : Independent Commission against Corruption of Hong Kong SAR For the Macao Special Administrative Region : Commission against Corruption of Macao SAR V.11-84976 3
Colombia Presidential Programme for Modernization, Efficiency, Transparency and Combating Corruption Costa Rica Procuraduría General de la República Croatia Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime Ministry of Interior Cyprus Minister of Justice and Public Order Denmark Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs Ecuador Coordinación General de Relaciones Internacionales, Consejo de Participación Ciudadana y Control Social El Salvador Subsecretaría de Transparencia y Anticorrupción, Secretaría para Asuntos Estratégicos de la Presidencia 4 V.11-84976
Estonia Ethiopia Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission of Ethiopia Finland National Council for Crime Prevention Criminal Policy Department of the National Bureau of Investigation France Service Central de Prévention de la Corruption Greece Hellenic Police Headquarter, Internal Affairs Division Guatemala Ministerio Público Haiti Ministère de l'économie et des Finances Iceland Ministry of the Interior National Commissioner of Police India Ministry of Home Affairs V.11-84976 5
Iraq Commission on Integrity Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Jordan Anti-Corruption Commission Kenya Integrity Centre, Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Kuwait The State of Kuwait has no designated authority that would enable it to assist other States parties in the formulation and implementation of specific anti-corruption measures Latvia Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau Liechtenstein Office for Foreign Affairs Lithuania Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania Luxembourg Direction des Affaires pénales et judiciaires, Comité de prévention de la corruption Madagascar Direction territoriale d Antanarivo, Bureau indépendant anti-corruption 6 V.11-84976
Malaysia Anti-Corruption Commission Anti-Corruption Academy Policy, Planning and Research Division, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Maldives Ministry of Finance and Treasury Malta Permanent Commission against Corruption Mauritius Independent Commission against Corruption Mexico Unidad de Políticas de Transparencia y Cooperación Internacional, Secretaría de la Función Pública Mongolia Independent Authority against Corruption Montenegro Directorate for Anti-Corruption Initiative Morocco Instance Centrale de Prévention de la Corruption V.11-84976 7
Namibia Anti-Corruption Commission Directorate of Legal Services, Netherlands Public Sector Employment Affairs Department, Directorate General for Governance and Kingdom Relations, Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Norway and the Police Ministry of Finance Pakistan National Accountability Bureau Panama Secretaría Ejecutiva del Consejo Nacional de Transparencia contra la Corrupción Peru Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros, Secretaría de Gestión Pública Contraloría General de la República 8 V.11-84976
Philippines Presidential Anti-Graft Commission Public Assistance and Corruption Prevention Office, Office of the Ombudsman Department of Justice Anti-Money Laundering Council Poland Central Anti-Corruption Bureau Portugal International Affairs Department, Directorate General for Justice Policy, Qatar National Committee of Integrity and Transparency Republic of Korea International Relations Division, Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission Romania National Integrity Agency Unit for Crime Prevention and for the Cooperation with European Union Asset Recovery Offices, Russian Federation State Office of the Public Prosecutor V.11-84976 9
Serbia Department for International Cooperation, Anti-Corruption Agency Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs Attorney-General s Office Singapore Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau of Singapore Slovakia Government of the Slovak Republic Slovenia Commission for the Prevention of Corruption Sweden Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Switzerland Groupe du travail interdépartemental pour la lutte contre la corruption, Département fédéral des affaires étrangères The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia State Commission for the Suppression of Corruption Primary Public Prosecutor s Office (for prosecuting organized crime and corruption) 10 V.11-84976
Turkey Prime Ministry Inspection Board Department of Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime, General Directorate of Security, Ministry of Interior General Directorate for International Law and External Relations, Uganda Ministry of Ethics and Integrity Inspectorate General of Government Office of the Auditor General United Arab Emirates State Audit Bureau United States of America National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice Anti-Corruption Unit, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of States Uruguay Junta de Transparencia y Etica Pública (Board of Transparency and Public Ethics) V.11-84976 11
Uzbekistan Office of Prosecutor General, National Security Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs Venezuela (Bolivian Republic of) Despacho del Controlar General, Contraloría General de la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela Viet Nam Government Inspectorate of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 12 V.11-84976