Spain's accession

4 January 2000
Deposit of instrument of ratification

4 March 2000
Entry into force of the Convention

2 February 2000
Entry into force of implementing legislation

2022 Phase 4 report

2015 Follow-up to Phase 3 report

2012 Phase 3 report

2008 Follow-up on Phase 2 report

2006 Phase 2 report 

2000 Phase 1 report

2022 Spain needs to step up its foreign bribery enforcement without delay

2014 Statement of OECD Working Group on Bribery on Spain's efforts to amend its Penal Code and to enforce its foreign bribery offence | also available in Spanish

2013 OECD seriously concerned by absence of foreign bribery convictions in Spain

2006 Spain should introduce full corporate liability and fines to better combat bribery of foreign public officials 

The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention

The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention establishes standards to criminalise bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions.

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OECD Working Group on Bribery 

The OECD Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions is responsible for monitoring the implementation and enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, the 2021 Recommendation and related instruments. The Working Group is made up of representatives from the States Parties to the Convention and meets regularly.

Learn more about the Working Group

Monitoring and evaluation

Monitoring of implementation and enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention takes places in successive phases through a rigorous peer-review monitoring system. 

Description of each phase of evaluation