HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
France
China
Indices
Overall Score:
71 out of 100
Rank:
20 out of 180
Rank:
30 out of 141
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,73 out of 1
Rank:
21 out of 142
Overall Score:
65 out of 150
Rank:
109 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,60 out of 10
Rank:
8 out of 119
Overall Score:
42 out of 100
Rank:
76 out of 180
Rank:
11 out of 141
Overall Score:
20 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,47 out of 1
Rank:
97 out of 142
Overall Score:
75 out of 150
Rank:
90 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
FATF
UN
G20
APEC
FATF
BRICS
France
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2011.
  • The documents adopted under France’s Presidency are available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
China
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2016.
  • The documents adopted under China’s Presidency are available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1991.
  • Member of the FATF since 2007.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • BRICS Member since 2009.
  • Holds BRICS Presidency in 2022.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2013.
SCO
Main Legislation
France
  1. Penal Code: Article 121-2 Liability of Legal Persons, Articles 432-11 – 432-17, 433-1 – 433-2-1, 435-1 – 435-4, 435-9, 435-10, 445-1 – 445-4
    (Code Pénal: Article 121-2 – Responsabilité des personnes morales, Articles 432-11 – 432-17, 433-1 – 433-2-1, 435-1 – 435-4, 435-9, 435-10, 445-1 – 445-4), (French);

  2. Law of October 11, 2013 No. 2013-907 «On Transparency of Public Life»
    (Loi n° 2013-907 du 11 octobre 2013 relative à la transparence de la vie publique), (French);

  3. Law of April 20, 2016 No. 2016-483 «On Ethics, Rights and Obligations of Civil Servants»
    (Loi n° 2016-483 du 20 avril 2016 relative à la déontologie et aux droits et obligations des fonctionnaires), (French);

  4. Law of December 9, 2016 No. 2016-1691 «On Transparency, Fight against Corruption and Modernization of Economic Life»
    (Loi n° 2016-1691 du 9 décembre 2016 relative à la transparence, à la lutte contre la corruption et à la modernisation de la vie économique), (French);

  5. Decree of January 30, 2020 No. 2020-69 «On Ethical Controls in the Civil Service»
    (Décret n° 2020-69 du 30 janvier 2020 relatif aux contrôles déontologiques dans la fonction publique), (French);

  6. Notice on the French Anti-Corruption Agency Guidelines to help Public and Private Sector Entities to Prevent and Detect Bribery, Influence Peddling, Extortion by Public Officials, Illegal Taking of Interest, Misappropriation of Public Funds and Favouritism
    (Recommandations destinées à aider les personnes morales de droit public et de droit privé à prévenir et à détecter les faits de corruption, de trafic d'influence, de concussion, de prise illégale d'intérêts, de détournement de fonds publics et de favoritisme), (French), (English).

China
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 163-166, 169, 382-397, 399, 401-405, 410-414, 418, (Chinese), (English);

  2. Law of the People’s Republic of China against Unfair Competition of September 2, 1993, (English);

  3. Law of the People's Republic of China on Public Servants of April 27, 2005, (Chinese), (English);

  4. Supervision Law of the People’s Republic of China of March 20, 2018, (Chinese), (English);

  5. Law on Graft Busters of August 20, 2021, (Chinese);

  6. Provision on Strictly Prohibiting Party and Government Organs and Party Officials from Doing Business and Running Enterprises of December 3, 1984
    (关于严禁党政机关和党政干部经商、办企业的决定), (Chinese);

  7. Provision on Further Prohibiting Party and Government Organs and Party and Government Officials from Doing Business and Running Enterprises of February 4, 1986 (unofficial source)
    (关于进一步制止党政机关和党政干部经商、办企业的规定), (Chinese);

  8. Interim Provisions on Banning Commercial Bribery of November 15, 1996, (Chinese);

  9. Several Provisions on the Personal Securities Investment Behaviors of Staff of Party and Government Organs of April 3, 2001 (unofficial source)
    (关于党政机关兴办经济实体和党政机关干部从事经营活动问题的通知), (Chinese);

  10. Notice on the Establishment of Economic Entities by Party and Government Organs and the Business Activities of Cadres of Party and Government Organs of June 26, 1992 (unofficial source)
    (关于党政机关兴办经济实体和党政机关干部从事经营活动问题的通知), (Chinese).

 
Anti-Corruption Bodies
France
  1. French Anti-Corruption Agency
    (Agence française anticorruption), (French);

  2. Central Office for the Fight against Corruption and Financial and Tax Offences
    (Office central de lutte contre la corruption et les infractions financières et fiscales), (French);

  3. High Authority for Transparency in Public Life
    (Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique), (French/English);

  4. National Financial Prosecutor’s Office
    (Parquet national financier), (French);

  5. Paris Prosecutor’s Office
    (Parquet de Paris), (French).

China
  1. National Supervisory Commission of the People’s Republic of China, (Chinese);

  2. Hong Kong Independent Commission against Corruption, (Chinese/English);

  3. Commission against Corruption, Macao Special Administrative Region, (Chinese/English/Portuguese).

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