• Federal Anti-Corruption Law for Public Contracts ( enacted in 2012 ): Criminalizes promising , offering , or delivering money or gifts to a public official or third party so that the official will either act or refrain from acting in his or her official capacity , in order to obtain or maintain an advantage in procuring a public contract .
• Federal Criminal Code : Criminalizes both the person offering the bribe and official receiving the bribe , whether a domestic or foreign public official . Applies to both individuals and corporations .
• Law on Accountability of Public Officials : Prohibits public officials from soliciting or accepting gifts , services , employment or commissions from parties who are linked , regulated , or supervised by the public official and involves a conflict of interest .
RECENTLY ENACTED ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS IN MEXICO
• Federal Anti-Corruption Law for Public Contracts ( enacted in 2012 ): Criminalizes promising , offering , or delivering money or gifts to a public official or third party so that the official will either act or refrain from acting in his or her official capacity , in order to obtain or maintain an advantage in procuring a public contract .
• Federal Criminal Code : Criminalizes both the person offering the bribe and official receiving the bribe , whether a domestic or foreign public official . Applies to both individuals and corporations .
• Law on Accountability of Public Officials : Prohibits public officials from soliciting or accepting gifts , services , employment or commissions from parties who are linked , regulated , or supervised by the public official and involves a conflict of interest .