The relevant Law No. ZRU-1155 of 22 June 2026 amends the Criminal Code, the Law “On Combating Corruption”, the Law “On Public Procurement” and a number of other legislative acts. The law is aimed at clarifying the legal consequences of committing corruption offences, developing internal corruption prevention mechanisms, and reducing corruption risks in the activities of public bodies, organizations and procurement participants.
Register of Persons Convicted of Corruption
One of the key innovations is the creation of an electronic register of persons found guilty of committing corruption offences.
The register will be maintained by the Anti-Corruption Agency together with the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Information will be entered into the register by the Ministry of Internal Affairs within three business days after the conviction becomes final and will be stored for the period during which the conviction remains valid under the Criminal Code.
Persons included in the register will be barred from entering the civil service, running for elective and certain appointed positions, holding managerial positions in organizations with state ownership of more than 50% and in state educational institutions, serving on public councils under public bodies and interdepartmental collegial bodies, and being nominated for state awards. In addition, business entities in which such persons are founders or hold more than 50% of the charter capital will be prohibited from participating in public procurement and public-private partnership projects.
List of Corruption Offences
The Criminal Code now establishes a list of offences classified as corruption offences. The list includes:
- Article 167(3)(d) - misappropriation or embezzlement committed through the abuse of official position;
- Article 168(4)(g) - fraud committed through the abuse of official position;
- Article 192-9 - commercial bribery;
- Article 192-10 - bribery of an employee of a non-governmental commercial or other non-governmental organization;
- Article 192-11(2)(c) - abuse of powers by officials of a non-governmental commercial or other non-governmental organization, committed for mercenary motives;
- Article 205(2)(c) - abuse of power or official authority committed for mercenary motives;
- Article 206(2)(c) - excess of power or official authority committed for mercenary motives;
- Article 208(2) - inaction of authority;
- Article 209(2)(c) - official forgery committed for mercenary motives;
- Article 210 - taking a bribe;
- Article 211 - giving a bribe;
- Article 212 - mediation in bribery;
- Article 213 - bribery of an employee of a public body, an organization with state participation or a citizens’ self-government body;
- Article 214 - unlawful receipt by an employee of a public body, an organization with state participation or a citizens’ self-government body of material valuables or property benefits;
- Article 214-1 - unlawful receipt by participants and organizers of sports competitions of material valuables or property benefits;
- Article 214-2 - bribery of participants and organizers of sports competitions;
- Article 301(2)(b) - abuse of power, excess of power or inaction of authority by military personnel, committed for mercenary motives;
- Article 243 - legalization of proceeds of criminal activity, if related to the laundering of proceeds obtained as a result of corruption offences.
Compliance
The law clarifies the status of compliance and internal anti-corruption control structures of public bodies and organizations. They will participate in implementing internal anti-corruption policies, introducing corruption prevention mechanisms, assessing corruption risks, and coordinating the work of units responsible for combating corruption, budgetary control and internal security.
Such structures will be able to independently inform higher-level compliance services about identified corruption facts, transfer collected materials to law enforcement bodies, and issue instructions and submissions on preventing and eliminating violations that must be considered. Their activities will be coordinated by the Compliance Service of the Presidential Administration.
Separate security guarantees are established for employees of compliance and anti-corruption units. They will be under state protection; certain procedural actions against them will be allowed only subject to special guarantees, and criminal proceedings against such employees may be initiated only by the Prosecutor General.
Corruption Risk Assessment
The law establishes an obligation for public bodies and organizations to conduct corruption risk assessments. As part of such assessments, they will have to identify functions and positions exposed to a high level of corruption risk, determine the factors contributing to such risks, and develop measures to reduce them.
A corruption risk map will also be developed for public bodies, organizations, regions and sectors. The Anti-Corruption Agency will be responsible for maintaining it.
Whistleblowers
The amendments also strengthen the protection of persons reporting corruption. A public body employee who has reasonably reported a corruption offence at their workplace may not be subjected to disciplinary sanctions for two years without prior notification of the Anti-Corruption Agency. In addition, the state guarantees incentives for persons reporting corruption offences.
Public Procurement
In public procurement, a requirement is introduced to comply with the maximum permissible difference between the price of purchased goods and services and their average market value. The procedure for determining this threshold must be approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
