约旦报告说行贿和受贿与主动和被动形式的影响力交易的定罪使用了几个相同的立法条款。审议人员虽然承认《反腐败公约》第十八条有任择性，但是关切地注意到 本国立法对两种犯罪未作实质性区分。
Jordan reported that the same nexus of legislative provisions were used for the criminalization of bribery and trading in influence in both their active and passive forms. The reviewers, although acknowledging the optional nature of article 18 of UNCAC, noted with concern the lack of substantive distinction between the two crimes in the domestic legislation.