Bribing foreign public officials – a new offence in China
29 March 2011
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress promulgated the Eighth Amendment to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China on 25 February 2011, which will take effect on 1 May 2011 (Amendment). Among others, this Amendment adds a second paragraph into Article 164 of the PRC Criminal Law creating a new offence of bribery of foreign public officials or officials of international public organizations.
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