The convention is a legally binding international agreement that focuses on the supply-side of bribery by criminalizing acts of offering or giving bribes to foreign public officials by companies or individuals.
[4] In 1989, the OECD established an ad hoc working group for comparative review of national legislations regarding the bribery of foreign public officials.
[5] A 2009 recommendation provides further guidance for signatory countries on how to deter and detect the supply-side of foreign bribery and on how to investigate allegations.
Phase 1 consists of a review of legislation implementing the conventions in the member country with the goal of evaluating the adequacy of the laws.
[11] 16 May 2017, 19 January 2013[12] and 30 May 2014,[13] Countries that have participated as observers in the Working Group include China, Peru, Indonesia, and Malaysia.