Austria applies an administrative system.  The only exception relates to bid rigging in public tenders which is explicitly prohibited also by Criminal Act, but which may also constitute fraud under specific circumstances. The BWB does not directly prosecute the criminal charges against individuals but cooperates with public prosecution. Also, § 78 para 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code obliges the BWB to flag any suspicion of criminal offences which comes to its knowledge in the course of its activities to the Criminal Investigation Department or the Public Prosecution Office. Vice versa, possible infringements of competition law may be submitted to the BWB by the criminal enforcement branch. In addition, there is a very well developed standing cooperation.