ICC Rules on Combating Corruption are designed as a method of self-regulation by business against the background of applicable national law and international legal instruments. Their voluntary adoption and implementation by Enterprises promotes high standards of integrity in business transactions, whether between Enterprises and public bodies, or between Enterprises themselves.These Rules play an important role in assisting Enterprises to comply with their legal obligations and with the numerous anti-corruption initiatives at the international level. They also provide an appropriate basis for resisting attempts at Extortion or Solicitation of bribes.All Enterprises should conform to the applicable laws and regulations of the countries in which they are established and where they operate. The ICC Rules on Combating Corruption are not designed to replace or modify existing laws and regulations. Rather, the Rules are a self-regulatory set of rules, and ultimately a business toolkit, aimed to be used by Enterprises in addition to, and in careful coordination with, applicable instruments and regulations. Therefore, the Rules require voluntary adoption and implementation by Enterprises, and in case of conflict between applicable laws and regulations and these Rules, the former shall prevail.ICC Model Contracts, like the ICC model Anti-Corruption Clause, contain references to Part I of the present Rules. Enterprises are urged to incorporate, in full or by reference, Part I of the present Rules in their commercial contracts, in order to help prevent their contractual relationships from being affected by any form of Corruption.