HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Luxembourg
Uruguay
Indices
Overall Score:
78 out of 100
Rank:
9 out of 180
Rank:
5 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,83 out of 1
Rank:
6 out of 142
Overall Score:
62 out of 150
Rank:
117 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,08 out of 10
Rank:
16 out of 119
Overall Score:
73 out of 100
Rank:
16 out of 180
Overall Score:
6,99 out of 10
Rank:
71 out of 141
Overall Score:
0,72 out of 1
Rank:
25 out of 142
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
57 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,83 out of 10
Rank:
20 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
OAS
Luxembourg
  • 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.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • 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 2001.
  • 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 2012.
Uruguay
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
Main Legislation
Luxembourg
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 245-250, 310 and 310-1
    (Code Pénal, 1985​: Articles 245-250, 310, 310-1), (French);

  2. Law of April 16, 1979 Adopting the Regulations for Civil Servants: Articles 9, 10, 14 and 15
    (Loi du 16 avril 1979 fixant le statut des fonctionnaires de l´Eta: Articles 9, 10, 14, 15), (French);

  3. Law of May 16, 2023 Transposing Directive 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 on the Protection of Persons Who Report Breaches of Union Law
    (Loi du 16 mai 2023 portant transposition de la directive (UE) 2019/1937 du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 23 octobre 2019 sur la protection des personnes qui signalent des violations du droit de l’Union.), (French);

  4. Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies: Annex 1 «Code of Conduct for the Members of Parliament of Luxembourg Regarding Financial Interests and Conflict of Interest»
    (Reglement de la Chambre Des Deputes: Annexe 1 «Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matière d'intérêts financiers et de conflits d'intérêts»), (French).

Uruguay
  1. Criminal Law: Articles 156-162
    (Código Penal N° 9155: Artículos 156-162), (Spanish); 

  2. Law of December 23, 1998 No. 17.060 «On Regulations Regarding Misuse of Public Office (Corruption)»
    (Ley 17.060 de 1998 Dictanse normas referidas al uso indebido del poder público (Corrupción)), (Spanish);

  3. Law of August 25, 2015 No. 19.340 «On the Council for Transparency and Public Ethics»
    (Ley 19.340 de 2015 Junta de Transparencia y Ética Pública JUTEP), (Spanish);

  4. Law of September 25, 2019 No. 19.823 «Code of Ethics for Public Administration»
    (Ley 19.823 de 2019 Código de Ética en la Función Pública), (Spanish);

  5. Comprehensive Law of December 20, 2017 No. 19.574 «On the Fight against Money Laundering»
    (Ley 19.574 de 2017 Ley Integral Contra El Lavado De Activos), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Luxembourg
  1. Grand Ducal Police of Luxembourg
    (Police Grand-Ducale), (French).

Uruguay
  1. Council for Transparency and Public Ethics
    (Junta de Transparencia y Etica Publica), (Spanish). 

 

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