Supreme People's Procuratorate, Rules for the Criminal Procedure of People's Procuratorates (Trial Implementation)

最高人民检察院人民检察院刑事诉讼规则 (试行)

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Crime of particularly serious bribery defined.

Clp Reference: 1430/12.11.22 Promulgated: 2012-11-22 Effective: 2013-01-01

Promulgated: November 22 2012
Effective: January 1 2013
Interpreting authority: Supreme People's Procuratorate


Applicability: These Rules have the effect of a judicial interpretation (Article 707). In the case of inconsistency between these Rules and the judicial interpretations or normative documents previously promulgated by the Supreme People's Procuratorate, these Rules shall prevail (Article 708).


Main contents: The crime of particularly serious bribery shall be constituted if it:

(i) involves a suspected amount of Rmb500,000 or more, and the criminal circumstances are severe;

(ii) has a major impact on society; or

(iii) involves major state interests (Article 45).


Repealed legislation: Rules for the Criminal Procedure of People's Procuratorates, Jan 18 1999

clp reference:1430/12.11.22promulgated:2012-11-22effective:2013-01-01

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