Taking note with appreciation of multilateral instruments to prevent and combat corruption, including, inter alia, the Inter-American Convention against Corruption, adopted by the Organization of American States on 29 March 1996,See E/1996/99. the Convention on the Fight against Corruption involving Officials of the European Communities or Officials of Member States of the European Union, adopted by the Council of the European Union on 26 May 1997,Official Journal of the European Communities, C 195, 25 June 1997. the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, adopted by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development on 21 November 1997,See Corruption and Integrity Improvement Initiatives in Developing Countries (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.98.III.B.18). the Criminal Law Convention on Corruption, adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 27 January 1999,Council of Europe, European Treaty Series, No. 173. the Civil Law Convention on Corruption, adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on 4 November 1999,Ibid., No. 174. and the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption, adopted by the Heads of State and Government of the African Union on 12 July 2003,
赞赏地注意到关于预防和打击腐败的各种文书，其中包括：美洲国家组织于1996年3月29日通过的《美洲反腐败公约》、见E/1996/99。 欧洲联盟理事会于1997年5月26日通过的《打击涉及欧洲共同体官员或欧洲联盟成员国官员的腐败行为公约》、《欧洲共同体官方公报》，C 195，1997年6月25日。 经济合作与发展组织于1997年11月21日通过的《禁止在国际商业交易中贿赂外国公职人员公约》、见《发展中国家的反腐倡廉举措》(联合国出版物，出售品编号：E.98.III.B.18)。 欧洲委员会部长委员会于1999年1月27日通过的《反腐败刑法公约》、欧洲委员会，《欧洲条约集》，第173号。 欧洲委员会部长委员会于1999年11月4日通过的《反腐败民法公约》同上，第174号。 和非洲联盟国家和政府首脑于2003年7月12日通过的《非洲联盟预防和打击腐败公约》，