The resonsibility for handling proceeds of corruption in Polish criminal law

After many years of work on drafts, on June 6, 1997, the new Polish Penal Code was passed. It is just one of many statues adapting Polish criminal law to the reality of the free market economy and includes provisions connected with economic crime. One of the most important statutes in this area was the Economic Crime Law of October 12, 1994. This law contained new offenses criminalizing behavior that has a negative impact on economic activity in the country. Corruption provisions are placed in Chapter XXIX. The new Penal Code also carries new provisions connected with corruption in the private sector concerning relations between creditors and debtors. Provisions on money laundering are much easier to interpret than former ones.