HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Austria
Indices
Score:
35 out of 100
Rank:
108 out of 180
Score:
27 out of 100
Score:
0,51 out of 1
Rank:
75 out of 142
Score:
102 out of 150
Rank:
39 out of 140
Score:
5,91 out of 10
Rank:
66 out of 119
Overall Score:
71 out of 100
Rank:
20 out of 180
Rank:
44 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,80 out of 1
Rank:
11 out of 142
Overall Score:
34 out of 150
Rank:
139 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,70 out of 10
Rank:
25 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2000.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2012.
Austria
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2013.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • 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 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2010.
Main Legislation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 217-220, 222, Chapter XIV – Liability of legal persons for criminal offences
    (Krivični zakon: Čl. 217-220, 222, Glava četrnaesta – Odgovornost pravnih lica za krivična djela), (Bosnian);
  2. Law No. 19/02 of June 25, 2002 «On Civil Service in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina»
    (Zakon №19/02 o državnoj službi u institucijama Bosne i Hercegovine), (Bosnian);
  3. Law No. 103/09 of December 30, 2009 «On the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and the Coordination of the Fight against Corruption»
    (Zakon o Agenciji za prevenciju korupcije i koordinaciju borbe protiv korupcije), (Bosnian);
  4. Law No. 100/13 of December 16, 2013 «On the Protection of Persons Who Report Corruption in the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina»
    (Zakon №100/13 о zaštiti lica koja prijavljuju korupciju u institucijama bosne i hercegovine), (Bosnian);
  5. Law No. 18/24 of March 15, 2024 «On Prevention of Conflict of Interest in Public Authorities on Bosnia and Herzegovina»
    (Zakon No. 18/24 o sprečavanju sukoba interesa u institucijama na nivou Bosne i Hercegovine), (Bosnian).
Austria
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 153a, 165, 168b, 168f, 168g, 302, 304-309
    (Gesamte Rechtsvorschrift für Strafgesetzbuch: § 153a, 165, 168b, 168f, 168g, 302, 304-309), (German);
  2. Law on Civil Service
    (Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979)(German);
  3. Law on Criminal Liability of Legal Persons
    (Bundesgesetz über die Verantwortlichkeit von Verbänden für Straftaten, abbreviated Verbandsverantwortlichkeitsgesetz or VbVG), (German);
  4. Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Bundesgesetz über das Verfahren und den Schutz bei Hinweisen auf Rechtsverletzungen in bestimmten Rechtsbereichen, abbreviated HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz), (German).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Bosnia and Herzegovina
  1. Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    (Ministarstvo sigurnosti), (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/English);
  2. State Investigation and Protection Agency
    (Državna agencija za istrage i zaštitu), (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/English);
  3. Agency for the Prevention of Corruption and the Coordination of the Fight against Corruption
    (Agencija za prevenciju korupcije i koordinaciju borbe protiv korupcije), (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/English);
  4. Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption, the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina
    (Posebni odjel za organizirani kriminal, privredni kriminal i korupciju), (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian/English).
Austria
  1. Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption
    (Bundesamt zur Korruptionsprävention und Korruptionsbekämpfung), (German/English);
  2. Central Public Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of Economic Offences and Corruption
    (Zentrale Staatsanwaltschaft zur Verfolgung von Wirtschaftsstrafsachen und Korruption), (German);
  3. Austrian Integrity Network
    (Integritätsbeauftragten-Netzwerk), (German).

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