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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

‘high-level official’ means a public official who is entrusted with key executive, administrative, legislative or judicial functions in accordance with national law; this may include: heads of central and regional government, members of central and regional government, deputy ministers, state secretaries, key political advisers, heads and members of a minister’s private office or cabinet when such have been established, members of parliamentary chambers, members of constitutional and supreme courts, a prosecutor general, and members of supreme audit institutions as well as members of the College of Commissioners of the European Commission and of the European Parliament. The provisions of this Directive concerning high-level officials shall be understood without prejudice to immunities and privileges established under national constitutions or laws.

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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.