Globalization has turned local corruption into a transnational phenomenon.This change has led the International Community to adopt a number of conventions in order to combat it.The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions became a milestone.Spain, which ratified it in 2000, introduced a new type of crime into the criminal code.The new provision was amended in 2003 and, more in-depth, in 2010.This paper analyses this provision in view of the international obligations taken by Spain in this field.