Czech Republic

Profile

Relevant Laws

• Czech Act No. 40/2009 Coll. (“Criminal Code”)
  • Section 257: criminalizes deceptive schemes related to public procurements
  • Sections 331-33: criminalizes offering and accepting bribes both commercially and of public officials and indirect bribery of public officials
• Czech Act No. 418/2011 Coll. (“Criminal Liability of Legal Entities and Proceedings against Them”): extends criminal lability to corporations for certain criminal acts, including the bribery provisions outlined above
• Act No. 253/2008 Coll.: includes prohibitions on money laundering 

Enforcement Authorities

• National Organized Crime Agency
• Prosecutor General’s Office
• High Public Prosecutor’s Office
• Regional Public Prosecutor’s Office

Publicly-Available Resources

• OECD profile page for the Czech Republic
• OECD Working Group on Bribery page for Czech Republic
• Transparency International Page
• Prosecutor’s website