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Articles 2 to 12 of this Convention, to the extent that the Party has not made a reservation or a declaration with respect to these offences or does not consider such offences as serious ones for the purpose of their money laundering legislation. Article 14 Account offences Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as offences liable to criminal or other sanctions under its domestic law the following acts or omissions, when committed intentionally, in order to commit, conceal or disguise the offences referred to in Articles 2 to 12, to the extent the Party has not made a reservation or a declaration: (a) creating or using an invoice or any other accounting document or record containing false or incomplete information; (b) unlawfully omitting to make a record of a payment. Article 15 Participatory acts Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish as criminal offences under its domestic law aiding or abetting the commission of any of the criminal offences established

this Convention. Article 16 Immunity The provisions of this Convention shall be without prejudice to the provisions of any Treaty, Protocol or Statute, as well as their implementing texts, as regards the withdrawal of immunity. Article 17 Jurisdiction 1. Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to establish jurisdiction over a criminal offence established

Articles 2 to 14 of this Convention where: (

1. a)the offence is committed in whole or in part in its territory; (
2. b)the offender is one of its nationals, one of its public officials, or a member of one of its domestic public assemblies; (
3. c)the offence involves one of its public officials or members of its domestic public assemblies or any person referred to in Articles 9 to 11 who is at the same time one of its nationals. 2. Each State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, declare that it reserves the right not to apply or to apply only in specific cases or conditions the jurisdiction rules laid down in paragraphs 1 b and c of this article or any part thereof. 3. If a Party has made use of the reservation possibility provided for in paragraph 2 of this article, it shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to establish jurisdiction over a criminal offence established

this Convention, in cases where an alleged offender is present in its territory and it does not extradite him to another Party, solely on the basis of his nationality, after a request for extradition. 4. This Convention does not exclude any criminal jurisdiction exercised by a Party

national law. Article 18 Corporate liability 1. Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to ensure that legal persons can be held liable for the criminal offences of active bribery, trading in influence and money laundering established

this Convention, committed for their benefit by any natural person, acting either individually or as part of an organ of the legal person, who has a leading position within the legal person, based on: — a power of representation of the legal person; or — an authority to take decisions on behalf of the legal person; or — an authority to exercise control within the legal person; as well as for involvement of such a natural person as accessory or instigator in the above-mentioned offences.

1. Apart from the cases already provided for in paragraph 1, each Party shall take the necessary measures to ensure that a legal person can be held liable where the lack of supervision or control by a natural person referred to in paragraph 1 has made possible the commission of the criminal offences mentioned in paragraph 1 for the benefit of that legal person by a natural person under its authority.
2. Liability of a legal person under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not exclude criminal proceedings against natural persons who are perpetrators, instigators of, or accessories to, the criminal offences mentioned in paragraph
3. Article 19 Sanctions and measures
4. Having regard to the serious nature of the criminal offences established

this Convention, each Party shall provide, in respect of those criminal offences established

Articles 2 to 14, effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions and measures, including, when committed by natural persons, penalties involving deprivation of liberty which can give rise to extradition. 2. Each Party shall ensure that legal persons held liable

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, paragraphs 1 and 2, shall be subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal or non-criminal sanctions, including monetary sanctions. 3. Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to enable it to confiscate or otherwise deprive the instrumentalities and proceeds of criminal offences established

this Convention, or property the value of which corresponds to such proceeds. Article 20 Specialised authorities Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to ensure that persons or entities are specialised in the fight against corruption. They shall have the necessary independence

the fundamental principles of the legal system of the Party, in order for them to be able to carry out their functions effectively and free from any undue pressure. The Party shall ensure that the staff of such entities has adequate training and financial resources for their tasks. Article 21 Co-operation with and between national authorities Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to ensure that public authorities, as well as any public official, co-operate,

national law, with those of its authorities responsible for investigating and prosecuting criminal offences: (a) by informing the latter authorities, on their own initiative, where there are reasonable grounds to believe that any of the criminal offences established

Articles 2 to 14 has been committed, or (

1. b)by providing, upon request, to the latter authorities all necessary information. Article 22 Protection of collaborators of justice and witnesses Each Party shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to provide effective and appropriate protection for: (
2. a)those who report the criminal offences established

Articles 2 to 14 or otherwise co-operate with the investigating or prosecuting authorities; (b) witnesses who give testimony concerning these offences. Article 23 Measures to facilitate the gathering of evidence and the confiscation of proceeds 1. Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary, including those permitting the use of special investigative techniques,

national law, to enable it to facilitate the gathering of evidence related to criminal offences established

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to 14 of this Convention and to identify, trace, freeze and seize instrumentalities and proceeds of corruption, or property the value of which corresponds to such proceeds, liable to measures set out

paragraph 3 of Article 19 of this Convention.

1. Each Party shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be necessary to empower its courts or other competent authorities to order that bank, financial or commercial records be made available or be seized in order to carry out the actions referred to in paragraph 1 of this article.
2. Bank secrecy shall not be an obstacle to measures provided for in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article. Chapter III — Monitoring of implementation Article 24 Monitoring The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) shall monitor the implementation of this Convention by the Parties. Chapter IV — International co-operation Article 25 General principles and measures for international co-operation
3. The Parties shall co-operate with each other,

the provisions of relevant international instruments on international co-operation in criminal matters, or arrangements agreed on the basis of uniform or reciprocal legislation, and

their national law, to the widest extent possible for the purposes of investigations and proceedings concerning criminal offences established

this Convention.

1. Where no international instrument or arrangement referred to in paragraph 1 is in force between Parties, Articles 26 to 31 of this chapter shall apply.
2. Articles 26 to 31 of this chapter shall also apply where they are more favourable than those of the international instruments or arrangements referred to in paragraph
3. Article 26 Mutual assistance
4. The Parties shall afford one another the widest measure of mutual assistance by promptly processing requests from authorities that, in conformity with their domestic laws, have the power to investigate or prosecute criminal offences established

this Convention.

1. Mutual legal assistance under paragraph 1 of this article may be refused if the requested Party believes that compliance with the request would undermine its fundamental interests, national sovereignty, national security or ordre public.
2. Parties shall not invoke bank secrecy as a ground to refuse any co-operation under this chapter. Where its domestic law so requires, a Party may require that a request for co-operation which would involve the lifting of bank secrecy be authorised by either a judge or another judicial authority, including public prosecutors, any of these authorities acting in relation to criminal offences. Article 27 Extradition
3. The criminal offences established

this Convention shall be deemed to be included as extraditable offences in any extradition treaty existing between or among the Parties. The Parties undertake to include such offences as extraditable offences in any extradition treaty to be concluded between or among them. 2. If a Party that makes extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty receives a request for extradition from another Party with which it does not have an extradition treaty, it may consider this Convention as the legal basis for extradition with respect to any criminal offence established

this Convention. 3. Parties that do not make extradition conditional on the existence of a treaty shall recognise criminal offences established

this Convention as extraditable offences between themselves.

1. Extradition shall be subject to the conditions provided for by the law of the requested Party or by applicable extradition treaties, including the grounds on which the requested Party may refuse extradition.
2. If extradition for a criminal offence established

this Convention is refused solely on the basis of the nationality of the person sought, or because the requested Party deems that it has jurisdiction over the offence, the requested Party shall submit the case to its competent authorities for the purpose of prosecution unless otherwise agreed with the requesting Party, and shall report the final outcome to the requesting Party in due course. Article 28 Spontaneous information Without prejudice to its own investigations or proceedings, a Party may without prior request forward to another Party information on facts when it considers that the disclosure of such information might assist the receiving Party in initiating or carrying out investigations or proceedings concerning criminal offences established

this Convention or might lead to a request by that Party under this chapter. Article 29 Central authority

1. The Parties shall designate a central authority or, if appropriate, several central authorities, which shall be responsible for sending and answering requests made under this chapter, the execution of such requests or the transmission of them to the authorities competent for their execution.
2. Each Party shall, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, communicate to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe the names and addresses of the authorities designated in pursuance of paragraph 1 of this article. Article 30 Direct communication
3. The central authorities shall communicate directly with one another.
4. In the event of urgency, requests for mutual assistance or communications related thereto may be sent directly by the judicial authorities, including public prosecutors, of the requesting Party to such authorities of the requested Party. In such cases a copy shall be sent at the same time to the central authority of the requested Party through the central authority of the requesting Party.
5. Any request or communication under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article may be made through the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol).
6. Where a request is made pursuant to paragraph 2 of this article and the authority is not competent to deal with the request, it shall refer the request to the competent national authority and inform directly the requesting Party that it has done so.
7. Requests or communications under paragraph 2 of this article, which do not involve coercive action, may be directly transmitted by the competent authorities of the requesting Party to the competent authorities of the requested Party.
8. Each State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, inform the Secretary General of the Council of Europe that, for reasons of efficiency, requests made under this chapter are to be addressed to its central authority. Article 31 Information The requested Party shall promptly inform the requesting Party of the action taken on a request under this chapter and the final result of that action. The requested Party shall also promptly inform the requesting Party of any circumstances which render impossible the carrying out of the action sought or are likely to delay it significantly. Chapter V — Final provisions Article 32 Signature and entry into force
9. This Convention shall be open for signature by the member States of the Council of Europe and by non-member States which have participated in its elaboration. Such States may express their consent to be bound by: (a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or (b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval.
10. Instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
11. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date on which fourteenth States have expressed their consent to be bound by the Convention

the provisions of paragraph

1. Any such State, which is not a member of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) at the time of ratification, shall automatically become a member on the date the Convention enters into force.
2. In respect of any signatory State which subsequently expresses its consent to be bound by it, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of the expression of their consent to be bound by the Convention

the provisions of paragraph

1. Any signatory State, which is not a member of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) at the time of ratification, shall automatically become a member on the date the Convention enters into force in its respect. Article 33 Accession to the Convention
2. After the entry into force of this Convention, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, after consulting the Contracting States to the Convention, may invite the European Community as well as any State not a member of the Council and not having participated in its elaboration to accede to this Convention, by a decision taken by the majority provided for in Article 20d of the Statute of the Council of Europe and by the unanimous vote of the representatives of the Contracting States entitled to sit on the Committee of Ministers.
3. In respect of the European Community and any State acceding to it under paragraph 1 above, the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of deposit of the instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The European Community and any State acceding to this Convention shall automatically become a member of GRECO, if it is not already a member at the time of accession, on the date the Convention enters into force in its respect. Article 34 Territorial application
4. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, specify the territory or territories to which this Convention shall apply.
5. Any Party may, at any later date, by a declaration addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, extend the application of this Convention to any other territory specified in the declaration. In respect of such territory the Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such declaration by the Secretary General.
6. Any declaration made under the two preceding paragraphs may, in respect of any territory specified in such declaration, be withdrawn by a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. The withdrawal shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of such notification by the Secretary General. Article 35 Relationship to other conventions and agreements
7. This Convention does not affect the rights and undertakings derived from international multilateral conventions concerning special matters.
8. The Parties to the Convention may conclude bilateral or multilateral agreements with one another on the matters dealt with in this Convention, for purposes of supplementing or strengthening its provisions or facilitating the application of the principles embodied in it.
9. If two or more Parties have already concluded an agreement or treaty in respect of a subject which is dealt with in this Convention or otherwise have established their relations in respect of that subject, they shall be entitled to apply that agreement or treaty or to regulate those relations accordingly, in lieu of the present Convention, if it facilitates international co-operation. Article 36 Declarations Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, declare that it will establish as criminal offences the active and passive bribery of foreign public officials under Article 5, of officials of international organisations under Article 9 or of judges and officials of international courts under Article 11, only to the extent that the public official or judge acts or refrains from acting in breach of his duties. Article 37 Reservations
10. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, reserve its right not to establish as a criminal offence under its domestic law, in part or in whole, the conduct referred to in Articles 4, 6 to 8, 10 and 12 or the passive bribery offences defined in Article
12. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession declare that it avails itself of the reservation provided for in Article 17, paragraph
14. Any State may, at the time of signature or when depositing its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession declare that it may refuse mutual legal assistance under Article 26, paragraph 1, if the request concerns an offence which the requested Party considers a political offence.
15. No State may, by application of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this article, enter reservations to more than five of the provisions mentioned thereon. No other reservation may be made. Reservations of the same nature with respect to Articles 4, 6 and 10 shall be considered as one reservation. Article 38 Validity and review of declarations and reservations
16. Declarations referred to in Article 36 and reservations referred to in Article 37 shall be valid for a period of three years from the day of the entry into force of this Convention in respect of the State concerned. However, such declarations and reservations may be renewed for periods of the same duration.
17. Twelve months before the date of expiry of the declaration or reservation, the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe shall give notice of that expiry to the State concerned. No later than three months before the expiry, the State shall notify the Secretary General that it is upholding, amending or withdrawing its declaration or reservation. In the absence of a notification by the State concerned, the Secretariat General shall inform that State that its declaration or reservation is considered to have been extended automatically for a period of six months. Failure by the State concerned to notify its intention to uphold or modify its declaration or reservation before the expiry of that period shall cause the declaration or reservation to lapse.
18. If a Party makes a declaration or a reservation in conformity with Articles 36 and 37, it shall provide, before its renewal or upon request, an explanation to GRECO, on the grounds justifying its continuance. Article 39 Amendments
19. Amendments to this Convention may be proposed by any Party, and shall be communicated by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe to the member States of the Council of Europe and to every non-member State which has acceded to, or has been invited to accede to, this Convention

the provisions of Article

2. Any amendment proposed by a Party shall be communicated to the European Committee on Crime Problems (CDPC), which shall submit to the Committee of Ministers its opinion on that proposed amendment.
3. The Committee of Ministers shall consider the proposed amendment and the opinion submitted by the CDPC and, following consultation of the non-member States Parties to this Convention, may adopt the amendment.
4. The text of any amendment adopted by the Committee of Ministers

paragraph 3 of this article shall be forwarded to the Parties for acceptance. 5. Any amendment adopted

paragraph 3 of this article shall come into force on the thirtieth day after all Parties have informed the Secretary General of their acceptance thereof. Article 40 Settlement of disputes

1. The European Committee on Crime Problems of the Council of Europe shall be kept informed regarding the interpretation and application of this Convention.
2. In case of a dispute between Parties as to the interpretation or application of this Convention, they shall seek a settlement of the dispute through negotiation or any other peaceful means of their choice, including submission of the dispute to the European Committee on Crime Problems, to an arbitral tribunal whose decisions shall be binding upon the Parties, or to the International Court of Justice, as agreed upon by the Parties concerned. Article 41 Denunciation
3. Any Party may, at any time, denounce this Convention by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe.
4. Such denunciation shall become effective on the first day of the month following the expiration of a period of three months after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary General. Article 42 Notification The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall notify the member States of the Council of Europe and any State which has acceded to this Convention of: (a) any signature; (b) the deposit of any instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession; (c) any date of entry into force of this Convention

Articles 32 and 33; (

1. d)any declaration or reservation made under Article 36 or Article 37; (
2. e)any other act, notification or communication relating to this Convention. In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto, have signed this Convention. Done at Strasbourg, this 27th day of January 1999, in English and in French, both texts being equally authentic, in a single copy which shall be deposited in the archives of the Council of Europe. The Secretary General of the Council of Europe shall transmit certified copies to each member State of the Council of Europe, to the non-member States which have participated in the elaboration of this Convention, and to any State invited to accede to it. SCHEDULE 2 Declaration made by the State to the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption Declaration contained in a Note verbale handed over by the Permanent Representative of Ireland to the Secretary General at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification, on 3 October 2003. “

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, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Ireland designates the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, 72-76 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, as the central authority.” SCHEDULE 3 PART A Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Bosnia and Herzegovina Georgia Iceland Liechtenstein Monaco Montenegro Norway Republic of Moldova Republic of North Macedonia Russian Federation San Marino Serbia Switzerland Turkey Ukraine PART B Reservations and Declarations made by States Parties with respect to the Criminal Law Convention On Corruption (Unless otherwise indicated, the declarations and reservations were made upon ratification, acceptance, approval, formal confirmation, succession or accession.) Albania Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania, dated 27 June 2005 and in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation, dated 18 July 2005: “

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, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Albania declares that the central authority designated by the Republic of Albania is: the Ministry of Justice Boulevard “Zog I” Tirana - Albania” Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Albania, dated 27 June 2005 and in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation, dated 18 July 2005: “

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, paragraph 6, of the Convention, the Republic of Albania declares that, for reasons of efficiency, requests made under Chapter IV are to be addressed to the central authority.” Andorra “

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, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Andorra declares that it designates as central authority,

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, paragraph 1, of the Convention: Ministeri de Justícia i Interior (Ministry of Justice and Interior) Edifici administratiu de l‘Obac AD700 Escaldes-Engordany Principat d‘Andorra” Armenia “Pursuant to Article 29 of the Convention, the Republic of Armenia declares that it designates the following central authorities, which shall be responsible for co-operation under Chapter IV of the Convention: a. The General Prosecutor’s office of the Republic of Armenia (5, Vazgen SARGSYAN Street, 375010 YEREVAN) for the criminal offences at the pre-trial stage; b. The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia (3, Vazgen SARGSYAN Street, 375010 YEREVAN) for the criminal offences at the trial stage.” Azerbaijan “

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, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the Republic of Azerbaijan declares that it designates, according to Article 29, paragraph 1, as the central authority: The Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Azerbaijan Nigar Rafibeyli st. 7 AZ 1001, Baky - Azerbaijan” Belarus “According to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus is designated as a central authority for the purposes of Chapter IV of the Convention. The contact information are the following: General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus 22, Internacionalnaya str. 220050 MINSK Republic of Belarus Tel.: (+375-17)227-31 Fax : (+375-17)226-42-52” Bosnia and Herzegovina Declaration from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, dated 18 August 2011, registered at the Secretariat General on 7 September 2011 “

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of the Convention, Bosnia and Herzegovina declares that the designated Central Authority for Bosnia and Herzegovina is the: Ministry of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina Trg Bosne i Hercegovine no. 1 71 000 Sarajevo.” Georgia Declaration contained in a letter from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, dated 15 January 2008, registered at the Secretariat General on 15 January 2008 “

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, paragraph 2, of the Convention, Georgia declares that it designates as central authorities pursuant to Article 29, paragraph 1, of the Convention: Ministry of Justice of Georgia 30, Rustaveli Avenue TBILISI 0146 GEORGIA Tel. +995-32-75-82-10/82-77/82-78 Fax.: +995-32-75-82-76/82-29 Email: Intlawdep@justice.gov.ge Internet: www.justice.gov.ge and Office of the Prosecutor General of Georgia 24 Gorgasali str. Tbilisi 0133 Georgia Tel./Fax: (+995 32) 40 51 42 Internet: http://www.psg.gov.ge” Iceland “

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, paragraph 2, of the Convention, the following authority is hereby designated as the central authority for the Republic of Iceland: The National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police (Ríkislögreglustjórinn) Skúlagötu 21 101 Reykjvík Iceland” Liechtenstein Declaration contained in a Note Verbale from the Permanent Representation of Liechtenstein, deposited with the instrument of ratification on 9 December 2016: “

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of the Convention, the central authority designated by the Principality of Liechtenstein is the following: Office de la Justice Postfach 684 Äulestrasse 70 FL-9490 Vaduz” Monaco “According to the provisions of Article 29, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the Principality of Monaco declares that the central authority is the “Direction des Services Judiciaires, Palais de Justice, BP 5132, 98015 Monaco Cedex, Tél. =377.98.98.81.28, Fax: +377.98.98.85.89.” […]” Montenegro Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Serbia and Montenegro, dated 1 July 2004, registered at the Secretariat General on 5 July 2004, and updated by a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro, dated 13 October 2006, registered at the Secretariat General on 19 October 2006. “

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of the Convention, the following institutions have been designated as central authority of the Republic of Montenegro responsible for sending and answering requests made under Chapter IV of the Convention, the execution of such requests or transmission of them to the authorities competent for the execution: Agency for Anti-corruption Initiative of the Republic of Montenegro Trg Vektra bb 81 000 Podgorica” Norway Declaration contained in a Note Verbale handed over to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe at the time of deposit of the instrument of ratification on 2 March 2004: “

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of the Convention, the Kingdom of Norway declares that the designated authorities are: […] 2. the central authority concerning Extradition, Ref. Article 27: The Ministry of Justice and the Police P.O. Box 8005 Dep. 0030 Oslo - NORWAY” Republic of Moldova “According to Article 29, paragraph 1, of the Convention, the following central authorities of the Republic of Moldova have been designated as the authorities competent for its implementation:

1. a)the Prosecutor General Office - for mutual assistance requests formulated within the criminal proceedings stage, including the requests for extradition;
2. b)the Ministry of Justice - for mutual assistance requests formulated within the judicial stage and that of the execution of the sentences, including the requests for extradition.” Russian Federation Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Russia, dated 2 January 2009, registered at the Secretariat General on 5 January 2009 “

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of the Convention, the Russian Federation designates as central authorities: For civil law issues including civil law aspects of criminal cases: the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. For other issues of international co-operation: the Prosecutor General’s Office of the Russian Federation.” San Marino Declaration contained in a letter from the Permanent Representative of San Marino, dated 20 October 2016, registered at the Secretariat General on 24 October 2016:

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of the Convention, the central authorities for the Republic of San Marino is: Segreteria di Stato Affari Esteri Palazzo Begni Contrada Omerelli 47890 San Marino Repubblica di San Marino Serbia Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Serbia and Montenegro, dated 1 July 2004, registered at the Secretariat General on 5 July 2004, and updated by a letter from the Permanent Representative of Serbia, dated 20 July 2006, registered at the Secretariat General on 20 July 2006: “

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of the Convention, the following institutions have been designated as central authorities of Serbia responsible for sending and answering requests made under Chapter IV of the Convention, the execution of such requests or transmission of them to the authorities competent for the execution: Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia Nemanjina 22-26 11 000 Belgrade Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Department against Organised Crime Finance Intelligence Unit Section for the Suppression of Corruption Kneza Milosa 101 11 000 Belgrade The aforementioned Ministry of Justice is the only central authority in Serbia responsible for requests made with respect to the matter of extradition, dealt with in Article 27 of the Convention.” Switzerland Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 31 March 2006 “The central authority designated by Switzerland pursuant to Article 29 is the “Office fédéral de la justice, CH-3003 Berne”.” Ukraine Declaration contained in the instrument of ratification deposited on 27 November 2009 “Ukraine declares that the central authorities which are authorised pursuant to Article 29, paragraph 1, of the Convention, shall be the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (concerning requests of courts) and the General Prosecutor’s Office of Ukraine (concerning requests of pre-trial investigations authorities). Declaration contained in a Note verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, dated 12 October 2015, transmitted by a Note verbale from the Permanent Representation of Ukraine, dated 13 October 2015, registered at the Secretariat General on 16 October 2015 “[…] Documents or requests made or issued by the occupying authorities of the Russian Federation, its officials at any level in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol and by the illegal authorities in certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, which are temporarily not under control of Ukraine, are null and void and have no legal effect regardless of whether they are presented directly or indirectly through the authorities of the Russian Federation. The provisions of the Conventions, Protocols, Agreement regarding the possibility of direct communication or interaction do not apply to the territorial organs of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, as well as in certain districts of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, which are temporarily not under control of Ukraine. The order of the relevant communication is determined by the central authorities of Ukraine in Kyiv.” GIVEN under my Official Seal, 18 July, 2019. SIMON COVENEY, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) The effect of this Order is to apply the provisions of Part II of the Extradition Act 1965 to the countries listed in Part A of Schedule 3 to the Order in respect of offences under the 1999 Criminal Law Convention on Corruption. The Convention was ratified by the State on 3 October 2003. The countries listed in Part A of Schedule 3 are those states parties to the Convention other than Member States of the European Union because extradition to and from those Member States is regulated by the European Arrest Warrant system. Part B of Schedule 3 lists the reservations and declarations, or parts thereof, made by certain states parties which relate to extradition under the Convention. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais