Cote D'Ivoire

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Relevant Laws

• Ordinance number 2013-660 related to the prevention and the fight against corruption: Côte d’Ivoire criminalizes bribery and corruption of public officials, embezzlement and misappropriation, commercial bribery, and bribes by local companies to foreign officials. 
• Code of Public Procurement No. 259: Côte d’Ivoire governs conflicts-of-interest in government procurement and contract awards using the directives of the West African Economic and Monetary Union. 

Enforcement Authorities

• High Authority for Good Governance (HABG, Haute Autorité pour la Bonne Gouvernance)
• CENTIF (Cellule Nationale de Traitement des Informations Financières)
• Inspector General of Finance (BLC, Brigade de lutte contre la corruption)
• National Agency for the Regulation of Public Procurement (ANRMP, Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Marchés Publics)

Publicly-Available Resources

• OECD profile page for Côte d’Ivoire
• UN Office on Drugs and Crime profile page for Côte d’Ivoire
• UNCAC reporting information for Côte d’Ivoire
• U.S. Department of State Investment Climate Report for Côte d’Ivoire
• Afrobarometer profile page for Côte d’Ivoire