A/RES/51/191Page 197-76873/...UNITEDANATIONSDistr.GENERALA/RES/51/19121 February 1997Fifty-first sessionAgenda item 12RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY[on the report of the Second Committee (A/51/601)]51/191.United Nations Declaration against Corruption and Bribery in International Commercial TransactionsThe General Assembly,Recalling its resolution 3514 (XXX) of 15 December 1975, in which it, inter alia, condemned all corrupt practices, including bribery, in international commercial transactions, reaffirmed the right of any State to adopt legislation and to investigate and take appropriate legal action, in accordance with its national laws A/RES/51/191Page 21E/1991/31/Add.1.and regulations, against such corrupt practices, and called upon all Governments to cooperate to prevent corrupt practices, including bribery,Recalling also the further work carried out by the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council on the issue of illicit payments and on elaborating a code of conduct on transnational corporations,1 consideration of which helped call attention to and raise international awareness of the adverse consequences of bribery in international commercial transactions,Recalling further its resolution 50/106 of 20 December 1995, in which it recommended that the Economic and Social Council consider the draft international agreement on illicit payments at its substantive session of 1996 and report to the Assembly at its fifty-first session,Welcoming the steps taken at the national, regional and international levels to fight corruption and bribery, as well as recent developments in international forums that have further advanced international understanding A/RES/51/191Page 3/...2See E/1996/99.3See E/1996/106.and cooperation regard...
