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Comparison of countries
Bulgaria
Canada
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2022
Overall Score:
43 out of 100
Rank:
72 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
106 out of 141
Open Budget 2021
Overall Score:
71 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2022
Overall Score:
0,55 out of 1
Rank:
60 out of 140
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
90 out of 150
Rank:
58 out of 135
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
7,06 out of 10
Rank:
43 out of 114
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2022
Overall Score:
74 out of 100
Rank:
14 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
28 out of 141
Open Budget 2021
Overall Score:
31 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2022
Overall Score:
0,80 out of 1
Rank:
12 out of 140
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
93 out of 150
Rank:
51 out of 135
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
8,16 out of 10
Rank:
16 out of 114
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
Bulgaria
The United Nations (UN)
  • 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.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2001.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2000.
  • The fourth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Canada
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • 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.
Group of Twenty (G20)
  • G20 Presidency in 2010.
  • The documents adopted under Canada’s Presidency are available here.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Organization of American States (OAS)
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2000.
Main Legislation
Bulgaria

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 282, 283, 283a, 301-307a
    (Наказателен кодекс: Чл. 282, 283, 283а, 301-307a), (Bulgarian);

  2. Law on Administrative Offenses and Penalties: Chapter 4 – Administrative penalties against legal entities and sole traders
    (Закон за административните нарушения и наказания: Глава четвърта – Административнонаказателни санкции спрямо юридически лица и еднолични търговци), (Bulgarian);

  3. Law on Civil Servants
    (Закона за държавния служител), (Bulgarian);

  4. Law on Countering Corruption and Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Assets
    (Закон за противодействие на корупцията и за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);

  5. Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Закон за защита на лицата, подаващи сигнали или публично оповестяващи информация за нарушения), (Bulgarian);

  6. Code of Conduct for Public Officials
    (Кодекс за поведение на служителите в държавната администрация), (Bulgarian).

Canada

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 119-121, 122-125, 426, (English/French);

  2. Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act 1998, (English/French);

  3. Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act 2005, (English/French);

  4. Conflict of Interest Act 2006, (English/French).

 
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Bulgaria
  1. National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy
    (Национален съвет по антикорупционни политики към министерския), (Bulgarian);
  2. Commission for Combating Corruption and Confiscation of Illegall Property
    (Комисия за противодействие на корупцията и за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);
  3. General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministries of the Interior
    (Главна дирекция борба с организираната престъпност Министерства на вътрешните работи), (Bulgarian).
Canada

  1. Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner (English/French);

  2. Public Sector Integrity Commissioner, (English/French).

  3. Canadian Conflict of Interest Network, (English/French).

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