The Follow-up Mechanism relies on time periods to examine each State Party. These periods are called r ounds, as is the case with follow-up mechanisms to other conventions such as that of the OECD.

A round is the period of time allotted for the States to analyze if specific selected measures have been implemented in each country.

In the case of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Inter-American Convention against Corruption (IACAC), the countries are in the midst of the Third Round of Analysis, which began in 2009 and which will end in 2011. Specific provisions are examined in each round since the breadth of the Convention makes it difficult to do a full review of each State Party.

• Third Round (2009-2011)
• Second Round (2006-2008)
• First Round (2002-2006)

First Round

1. Methodology
2. Questionnaire
3. Sequence of Analysis
4. Composition of review Subgroups
5. State responses
6. Independent Civil Society responses
7. Country reports

5. State Responses

Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brasil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Panama, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago,United States, Uruguay, Venezuela.

6. Independent civil society answers to the questionnaires

Read here the independent answers of Civil Society to the Questionnaire.

7. Country reports

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic , Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.