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1 Regulation of Lobbying and Parliamentary Ethics
MP Patricio Vallespin

2 Fuente imagen. U. S. Term Limits https://www. termlimits
Lobby law in Chile

3 The long road to lobby law
2003 Lagos 2006 Bachelet 2012 Piñera Approved in 2014

4 Obstacles Definition of lobby activities
Who is a lobbyist? No one wants to be called a lobbyist Definition of lobby activities Fuente imagen: Mother Jones Fuente imagen piedra: Gabworthy

5 The Chilean lobby law If you lobby, you are a lobbyist or interest advocate Regulates public authorities Lobby agenda transparency Every person can request a lobby meeting Equal treatment Post-lobby Registry Registry for Gifts and Travels

6 Public Consultation

7 Not great, but a breakthrough
It is enough to regulate face-to-face meetings? Should we have a pre-registry? Do we need strategies and mechanisms for monitoring and control?

8 Post-Registry and Open Data

9 No lobby law leaves space for corruption
Fuente imagen 1: Columbia County Observer No lobby law leaves space for corruption

10 Fuente imagen: American Society of Mechanical Engenners https://www
Ethics in Parliament

11 Mechanisms to promote ethics
Regulate Conflicts of Interests Financial Disclosure Lobby Law Revolving door Commissions of Ethics Regulates Controls Sanctions Office of Ethics Prevention Monitoring Investigation Bicameral Group Homologates regulations = same standards Promotion of ethics and transparency FOIA &Transparency law

12 Office of Ethics in the Bill
DETP Financial & Interests Disclousure Abstention obligations Lobby Full time job Access of Information Claim for non-delivery of public information Confidential information Justified absence Office of Ethics in the Bill

13 Commissions of Ethics and Transparency
Comisiones de Ética y Transparencia Ethical violations Objections to audit reports Challenges of final decisions of the Office of Ethics


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