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Towards a list of incentives and sanctions by the public
sector to encourage reporting, cooperation and
corporate integrity
Reduce fines for self-reporting
Reduce fines for voluntary corrective actions (e.g.
payment of damages, proceeds of corruption)
Reduce/refrain from fine in case of existence of an
anti-corruption system and for its enhancement
Offer shares of sanctions to whistleblowers which
provided key information
Refrain from exclusion from public funds in case of
self-reporting and existence of anti-corruption systems
Terminate exclusion from public contracts if
company established anti-corruption system
Reduce prison sentence or refrain from
imprisonment in case of self-reporting
Refrain from termination of contracts in case of selfreporting
and existence of anti-corruption systems
Reduce sanctions for cooperation with investigation
Refrain from making corruption public in case of
self-reporting
Make existence of effective anti-corruption systems
mandatory to receive public funds
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Measures require e.g. law enforcement, resources and elaborated legal procedures such as voluntary
disclosure programs, settlements and other agreements between companies and the authorities.
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