Subject to its Constitution and the fundamental
principles of its legal system, each State Party that has not yet
done so shall take the necessary measures to establish under its laws
as an offense a significant increase in the assets of a government
official that he cannot reasonably explain in relation to his lawful
earnings during the performance of his functions. Among those States
Parties that have established illicit enrichment as an offense, such
offense shall be considered an act of corruption for the purposes
of this Convention.
Any State Party that has not established illicit enrichment as an
offense shall, insofar as its laws permit, provide assistance and
cooperation with respect to this offense as provided in this Convention.
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