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New developments in German criminal anti-corruption legislation

1 October 2014

Germany has introduced new provisions making it a criminal offence to bribe members of the German Federal Parliament and members of the regional parliaments and making this a predicate offence for money laundering. There is also a new draft law on fighting corruption, which would, if implemented, expand the scope of the commercial bribery offence to acts beyond competition, make the new offence a predicate offence for money laundering and extend the jurisdictional reach of German courts in respect of bribery of public officials.

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