1997 年第31 号法律第37 条和41 条修订了刑法典某些条款，按照《联合国反腐败公约》（《反腐败公约》）的要求，将无论主动还是被动的影响力交易定为犯罪。这涉及利用影响力或职权做某事或不做某事，但并不要求实际利用影响力或取得所希望的结果，也不要求公职人员实际有权实施所请求的行为。
Articles 37 and 41 of Law No. 31 of 1997, amending certain provisions of the Criminal Code, criminalizes trading in influence, whether actively or passively, which is in line with the requirements of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). This involves the use of influence or authority to do something or to abstain from doing it and does not require actual use of influence or the achievement of the desired results to, nor does it require that the public official actually has the authority to perform the act requested.