Egyptian Legislation

Egypt's Penal Code criminalizes active and passive bribery , attempted corruption, gifts with the intention to influence, abuse of office and the use of public resources for private gain; extortion and the bribery of foreign officials are not criminal offenses ( GP&A 2012 ). The Anti-Money Laundering Law criminalizes money laundering . Facilitation payments are commonplace but illegal (International Law Office, Sep. 2010). Egypt suffers from a weak rule of law, so legislation is inconsistently enforced ( FitW 2015 ). Public officials are subject to financial disclosure laws upon taking and leaving office and every two to five years during their mandate (Transparency International, May 2015). The Law on the Regulation of Prohibition of Conflict of Interest (in Arabic) bans public officials from holding any interest in areas over which they exercise power ( HRR 2014 ). There are no laws that provide for the protection of whistleblowers in Egypt. Public procurement is regulated by Law No. 89/1998 (in Arabic).

Egypt has ratified the UN Convention against Corruption , although compliance with the Convention has been inconsistent since the 2011 Revolution. Egypt is not a party to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention or the AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption . The government's Business Services Portal (mostly in Arabic) presents business-related legislation.