art_12__para_4

DIRECTIVE (EU) 2026/1021 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2026 on combatting corruption, replacing Council Framework Decision 2003/568/JHA and the Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union and amending Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council · European Union

4. Without prejudice to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that natural persons who have committed offences referred to in Articles 3 to 6 and 8 to 11 may be subject to additional criminal or non-criminal penalties or measures that are proportionate to the gravity of the conduct. Such penalties or measures may include the following: fines; the removal, suspension and reassignment from a public office; the disqualification from: holding a public office, exercising a public service function, holding office in a legal person owned in whole or in part by that Member State, the practice of business activities that resulted in or enabled the relevant offence; temporary bans on running for public office; withdrawal of permits and authorisations to pursue activities that resulted in or enabled the relevant offence; exclusions from access to public funding, including tender procedures, grants, concessions and licences; where there is a public interest, publication of all or part of the judicial decision that relates to the criminal offence committed and the penalties or measures imposed, without prejudice to rules on privacy and the protection of personal data.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.