Public procurements: A strong system against fraud

Public procurements are often singled out as a sector where corruption and fraud of all kinds thrive. The draft decree aims to bring order through the imple­mentation of enforcement measures. Thus, Article 159 states that ‘‘in the event of presentation of an inaccu­rate sworn statement or falsified documents, or when fraudulent acts, corruption, repeated breaches of wor­king conditions, or serious breaches of commitments have been identified at the expense of a competitor or of the holder, sanctions, without preju­dice, criminal proceedings are star­ted’’.