1. Commission for the Prevention of Corruption Republic of Slovenia INTEGRITY I ACCOUNTABILITY I RULE OF LAW

2. “Our mandate is preventing corruption, strengthening the rule of law, integrity and transparency of public sector. Our motto is: integrity, accountability, rule of law.” INTEGRITY I ACCOUNTABILITY I RULE OF LAW

3. Establishment of CPC  Government Office for the Prevention of Corruption (2002-2004) – government office  GRECO (Council of Europe's Group of States against Corruption) – iniative for establishment of independent and autonomous body for preventing corruption  Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (2004- … ) – independent and autonomous state authority - the CPC is not subordinate to any other state institution or ministry, and does not receive direct instructions from the executive or the legislature. INTEGRITY I ACCOUNTABILITY I RULE OF LAW

4. Organizational Structure and Staff of Commission INTEGRITY I ACCOUNTABILITY I RULE OF LAW

5. Jurisdiction The tasks of the CPC, among others, include: conducting administrative investigations into allegations of corruption, conflict of interest and illegal lobbying; protection of whistleblowers; monitoring the financial status of high level public officials in the executive, legislature and judiciary through the assets declaration system; maintaining the central register of lobbyists; adopting and coordinating the implementation of the National Anti- corruption Action Plan; assisting public and private institutions in development of integrity plans and internal compliance mechanisms, and monitoring their implementation; designing and implementing different anti- ‐ corruption preventive measures (awareness raising, training, education, publications...).

6. INTEGRITY I ACCOUNTABILITY I RULE OF LAW The CPC has legal powers to: access and subpoena financial and other documents (notwithstanding the confidentiality level) from any state authority or private entity, question public servants and o ffi cials, conduct administrative investigations and proceedings; request di ff erent law enforcement authorities (e.g. Anti-Money Laundering O ffi ce, Tax Administration, …) to gather additional information and evidence within the limits of their authority; issue fines for di ff erent violations under its jurisdiction to natural and legal persons in public and private sector; Request direct supervision from a head of a public servant; Proposal for a dismissal of an official, a high-ranking civil servant or functionary Jurisdiction

7. Relationship: Parliament - CPC Parliament Adoption of the annual budged of the CPC Proposal to the CPC to conduct investigation on suspicion of corruption Proposal to the president of the RS for dismissal of the member of the CPC CPC Advise on strengthening integrity & preventing and eliminating the risks of corruption Legislative initiative Training & educating MP’s on issues of lobbying, conflict of interests, etc. Conducting investigations concerning MP’s INTEGRITY I ACCOUNTABILITY I RULE OF LAW

8. Appointment and accountability of the CPC Previous (2004 – 2010) Chief commissioner and 4 members of CPC appointed by the Parliament Special parliamentary committee established for supervision of CPC Never revised Never inspected Now (2010 -) Chief commissioner and two deputy chief commissioners appointed by the President of RS CPC reports once a year to the Parliament Mandatory external revision every two years Inspected last year INTEGRITY I ACCOUNTABILITY I RULE OF LAW

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