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The United Nations Convention against Corruption is in fact the first global instrument designed to prevent and combat corruption.
The purpose is thus to create a global strategy and framework, with a range of minimum, but significant, standards, which must be applied to all parties to the Convention. The standards should help in the prevention, investigation and prosecution of corruption and the freezing, seizure, confiscation and return of the proceeds of these offences.
The Commission negotiated this agreement, which is based on elements of the Convention that fall within the scope of the Community’s competences, and concluded those negotiations in September 2005 on the Community’s behalf.
I therefore welcome the conclusion of this agreement. I am very disappointed, however, that three Member States – Sweden, Slovenia and Estonia – have yet to sign up to the Convention.
I hope the ratification process carried out by the Community, and by the Member States that have yet to do so, is concluded at the earliest opportunity. I wish to highlight the vital importance of this Convention entering into force as quickly as possible. Once this happens, more effective action can be taken to prevent and combat this type of crime."@en1
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