It is prohibited for any company active or interested in the Guinean mining sector, or any official, director, employee, representative or subcontractor of such a company, or any shareholder thereof acting on behalf of such company, subject to prosecution, to make offers, promises, donations, gifts or benefits of any kind to:
- a Civil Servant, an official of the Guinean Government or an elected official, to influence a decision or action taken in connection with the exercise of functions relating to the mining sector, including but not limited to, the grant of Mining Title or Authorisations, the supervision or control of Mining Activities, the monitoring of the payment of mining dues, and the approval of applications or decision intended to extend, sub-lease, assign, transfer or cancel a Mining Title or Authorisation;
- any other individual, association, company, or individual or legal entity to use its alleged or actual influence on any action or decision of any official of the Guinean Government or elected official through the exercise of functions relating to the mining sector as defined in the previous paragraph.