Through Resolution 03/2021, the OA ordered the creation and implementation of the RITE. Its purpose is to contribute to the development, improvement and maturity of integrity programs (compliance programs), as well as the exchange of good practices and the promotion of transparent environments for business and markets.
This initiative was accompanied by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), which collaborates in the design and implementation of transparency and integrity policies in public management.
In this context, the OA entered into specific agreements with Yacimientos Petrolíferos Fiscales (YPF), the Federal Tax Authorities (AFIP), Agua y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA), Banco de la Nación Argentina (BNA), Fábrica Argentina de Aviones, Radio y Televisión Argentina (RTA), the Banco de Inversión y Comercio Exterior (BICE), the World Compliance Association (WCA), the National Ministry of Social Development, the Province of Chaco and various universities. Likewise, 35 meetings were held with more than 80 professionals specialized in the subject, and valuable comments and contributions were received for the preparation of the forms that companies must complete in the RITE and for the integral design of the registry.
The forms prepared contain different questions related, among other items, to the classification of companies, their integrity programs and due diligence processes. The objective is to visualize through these forms the integrity programs' level of development and the companies' prevention policies, in accordance with the guidelines established in Law 27,401 (Corporate Criminal Liability Law for corruption crimes).
The forms referring to the integrity programs constitute one of the fundamental elements of the RITE, since they will enable companies and entities to identify the aspects necessary to achieve the adaptation, development and improvement of their integrity programs. The answers to the said questionnaire will allow the OA to categorize the progress of the integrity programs' development in three levels: "moderate," "medium" and "advanced."
The forms on the integrity and due diligence programs constitute, in turn, a guide to the best practices and existing standards in terms of integrity and transparency, so that each company or entity can plan its own development and/or improvement of their programs.
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