The offence of taking bribery in the new formula of incrimination
The offence of taking bribery in the new formula of incrimination

Summary/Abstract: The offence of taking bribery is considered as an antisocial manifestation in the field to fight corruption and, in terms of the extremely high degree of social danger which characterizes such acts, they should be carefully controlled and monitored for accoun¬tability and sanctions the persons who commit them. Consequently Romania showed an increased focus on the prevention and combating of corruption and, in the context of the realities existing in our country, determined including by the integration into the European Union, it was necessary to develop an appropriate and effective legislation in order to protect the rule of law and for policing and social protection.Current Penal Code penalizes, among other things, taking bribery, giving bribery, traffic of influence, buying influence, as crimes whose active subject is public servant. These offences set out in the Criminal Code are supplemented by the mandatory provi¬sions contained in other laws such as the Law no.78/2000 on preventing, discovering and sanctioning of corruption, Law no. 161/2003 on certain measures to ensure transparency in exercising public dignities, public functions and the business environment, preventing and sanctioning of corruption, Law no. 7/2004 on the Code of Conduct for Public Servants etc.

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