Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Agreement of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to Prohibit Bribery in International Business Transaction.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Accounting.

Corporations.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.

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PDF

Summary:

Discusses issues regarding the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1997, which prohibits U.S. corporate bribery of foreign officials and sets accounting standards for overseas business transactions. Identifies changes made by Title V of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 to select provisions of FCPA. Addresses efforts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to standardize bribery statutes worldwide.

Notes:

CRS Report.

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Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the Agreement of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to Prohibit Bribery in International Business Transaction

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