Spouses and children included in disclosure |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Real estate |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Movable assets |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Cash |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Loans and Debts |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Income from outside employment/assets |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Gifts received as a public official |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Holding government contracts |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Post-employment |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Concurrent employment of family members in public sector |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Filing required upon taking office |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Filing required upon leaving office |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Filing required annually |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Depository body explicitly identified |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Enforcement body explicitly identified |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Public availability |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Timing of information release specified |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Location(s) of access specified |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Cost of access specified |
No. Head of state is monarch. Legal provisions do not apply.
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Spouses and children included in disclosure |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Real estate |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Movable assets |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Cash |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Loans and Debts |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Income from outside employment/assets |
Yes. Deputies must declare any regular paid employment exercised next to his functions, either as an employee or self-employed. They must also delcare any occasional renumerated activity of the total renumeration exceeds 5,000 EUR. Income is declared with the help of four categories (5.000-10.000 EUR/year, 1.001 - 50.000 EUR/year, 50.001-100.000 EUR/year, over 100.000 EUR/year.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (2)) |
Gifts received as a public official |
Yes. Gifts worth over 150 EUR may not be accepted. An offer of a gift over 150 EUR is to be reported to the President (The President reports it to the Bureau.) Gifts by public officials visiting from abroad are exempted.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 6) |
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings |
Yes. A holding in a company or partnership must be disclosed "where there are potential public policy implications or where that holding gives the member significant influence over the affairs of the body in question."
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (2)) |
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Holding government contracts |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm |
Yes. Participation in committees or corporate boards, non-governmental organizations or associations must be disclosed.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (2)) |
Post-employment |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests |
Yes. Deputies are not allowed to become involved in a situation or follow a cause only because of thier personal interest.
A conflict of interest must be publicly declared before the deputy is allowed to speak or vote on the matter. He is responsible of resolving the conflict himself or, when in doubt, may consult the President. The law does not explicitly forbid voting on the matter, but offers a flexible handling of such a situation.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 1c, Art 3 (2) ) |
Concurrent employment of family members in public sector |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Filing required upon taking office |
Yes. A declaration must be submitted to the President within 30 days after taking office.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (1)) |
Filing required upon leaving office |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Filing required annually |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest |
Yes. When a change in circumstances concerning the declaration arises, the President must be informed within 30 days of the change.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (1)) |
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
Yes. "paragraph 1 refers to the code of conduct being “breached”, this may be any failure, including failure to submit certain information/declarations or the submission of inaccurate or false declarations. Paragraph 4 refers to Article 50 of the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which provides for the following measures: a) reprimand; b) reprimand and temporary exclusion from the Chamber entailing deprivation of the allowance payable to the MP."
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 1
Rčglement de la chambre des députés / Standing order of the Chamber of Deputies, Art. 50) |
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
Yes. "paragraph 1 refers to the code of conduct being “breached”, this may be any failure, including failure to submit certain information/declarations or the submission of inaccurate or false declarations. Paragraph 4 refers to Article 50 of the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which provides for the following measures: a) reprimand; b) reprimand and temporary exclusion from the Chamber entailing deprivation of the allowance payable to the MP."
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 1
Rčglement de la chambre des députés / Standing order of the Chamber of Deputies, Art. 50) |
Depository body explicitly identified |
Yes. Declarations are submitted to the President
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (1)) |
Enforcement body explicitly identified |
Yes. The "comité consultatif" is estbalished for providing guidance on the interpretation of the Code of Conduct. If there is a suspicion of a violation, the President brings this to the attention of the committee which formulates a recommendation on appropriate measures. The final sanctions are decided upon by the President. Sanctions foreseen in the Code of Conduct range from public blaming (oral or in written form) to the exclusion from particular meetings to up to six months, and being blocked from several higher positions.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 8) |
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission |
No. As the comité consultatif has only an advisory function, this task rests with the President.
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Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy |
No. As the comité consultatif has only an advisory function, this task rests with the President.
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Public availability |
Yes. The information provided in the declarations is is presented on the homepage of the Chamber of Deputies in an "easily accessible" form.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (3)) |
Timing of information release specified |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Cost of access specified |
Yes. The homepage of the Chamber of Deputies is public and demands no access costs.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (3)) |
Spouses and children included in disclosure |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Real estate |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Movable assets |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Cash |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Loans and Debts |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Income from outside employment/assets |
Yes. Deputies must declare any regular paid employment exercised next to his functions, either as an employee or self-employed. They must also delcare any occasional renumerated activity of the total renumeration exceeds 5,000 EUR. Income is declared with the help of four categories (5.000-10.000 EUR/year, 1.001 - 50.000 EUR/year, 50.001-100.000 EUR/year, over 100.000 EUR/year.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (2)) |
Gifts received as a public official |
Yes. Gifts worth over 150 EUR may not be accepted. An offer of a gift over 150 EUR is to be reported to the President (The President reports it to the Bureau.) Gifts by public officials visiting from abroad are exempted.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 6) |
Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings |
Yes. A holding in a company or partnership must be disclosed "where there are potential public policy implications or where that holding gives the member significant influence over the affairs of the body in question."
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (2)) |
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Holding government contracts |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm |
Yes. Participation in committees or corporate boards, non-governmental organizations or associations must be disclosed.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (2)) |
Post-employment |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests |
Yes. Deputies are not allowed to become involved in a situation or follow a cause only because of thier personal interest.
A conflict of interest must be publicly declared before the deputy is allowed to speak or vote on the matter. He is responsible of resolving the conflict himself or, when in doubt, may consult the President. The law does not explicitly forbid voting on the matter, but offers a flexible handling of such a situation.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 1c, Art 3 (2) ) |
Concurrent employment of family members in public sector |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Filing required upon taking office |
Yes. A declaration must be submitted to the President within 30 days after taking office.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (1)) |
Filing required upon leaving office |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Filing required annually |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest |
Yes. When a change in circumstances concerning the declaration arises, the President must be informed within 30 days of the change.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (1)) |
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
Yes. "paragraph 1 refers to the code of conduct being “breached”, this may be any failure, including failure to submit certain information/declarations or the submission of inaccurate or false declarations. Paragraph 4 refers to Article 50 of the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which provides for the following measures: a) reprimand; b) reprimand and temporary exclusion from the Chamber entailing deprivation of the allowance payable to the MP."
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 1
Rčglement de la chambre des députés / Standing order of the Chamber of Deputies, Art. 50
GRECO evaluation 2013, p. 21) |
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
Yes. "paragraph 1 refers to the code of conduct being “breached”, this may be any failure, including failure to submit certain information/declarations or the submission of inaccurate or false declarations. Paragraph 4 refers to Article 50 of the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which provides for the following measures: a) reprimand; b) reprimand and temporary exclusion from the Chamber entailing deprivation of the allowance payable to the MP."
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 1
Rčglement de la chambre des députés / Standing order of the Chamber of Deputies, Art. 50) |
Depository body explicitly identified |
Yes. Declarations are submitted to the President
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (2)) |
Enforcement body explicitly identified |
Yes. The "comité consultatif" is estbalished for providing guidance on the interpretation of the Code of Conduct. If there is a suspicion of a violation, the President brings this to the attention of the committee which formulates a recommendation on appropriate measures. The final sanctions are decided upon by the President. Sanctions foreseen in the Code of Conduct range from public blaming (oral or in written form) to the exclusion from particular meetings to up to six months, and being blocked from several higher positions.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 8) |
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission |
No. As the comité consultatif has only an advisory function, this task rests with the President.
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Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy |
No. As the comité consultatif has only an advisory function, this task rests with the President.
|
Public availability |
Yes. The information provided in the declarations is is presented on the homepage of the Chamber of Deputies in an "easily accessible" form.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (3)) |
Timing of information release specified |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Cost of access specified |
Yes. The homepage of the Chamber of Deputies is public and demands no access costs.
(Rčglement de la chambre des députés, / Standing Order of the Chamber of Deputies, Annex: Code of Conduct of deputies concerning financial interests and conflict of interests / Code de conduite des députés luxembourgeois en matičre d'intéręts financiers et de conflits d'intéręts (2015), Art. 4 (3)) |
Spouses and children included in disclosure |
Yes. Civil Servants must declare to the government al professional activity carried out by their spouse or partner. If the responsible minister considers that there is a conflict of interest that cannot be avoided, the civil servant is moved to another unit.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 14 (4) , (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Real estate |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Movable assets |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Cash |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Loans and Debts |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Income from outside employment/assets |
Yes. Civil servants may not take up another employment which would challenge their integrity or committtment if exercising their job. Any additional employment must be approved of by the responsible Minister first.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art 14. (1, 2), Art. 5 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Gifts received as a public official |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Private firm ownership and/or stock holdings |
Yes. Civil servants may not have any interest in any legal entities or firms which are controlled or regulated by his or her administration. Any participation in a firm, or the supervision of the firm must be approved of by the responsible Minister.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 14 (3), Art. 6 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Ownership of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) |
Yes. Civil servants may not have any interest in any legal entities or firms which are controlled or regulated by his or her administration. Any participation in a firm, or the supervision of the firm must be approved of by the responsible Minister. Civil servants may only hold a renumerated position in the public service if approved of by the responsible Minister.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 14 (3), Art. 6, Art. 7 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Holding government contracts |
Yes. Civil servants may only hold a renumerated position in the public service if approved of by the responsible Minister.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 7 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Board member, advisor, or company officer of private firm |
Yes. Civil servants may not have any interest in any legal entities or firms which are controlled or regulated by his or her administration. Any participation in a firm, or the supervision of the firm must be approved of by the responsible Minister.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 14 (3), Art. 6 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Post-employment |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Simultaneously holding policy-making position and policy-executing position |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Participating in official decision-making processes that affect private interests |
Yes. No specification, except that potential conflict of interest must be declared to the superior.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 15 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Concurrent employment of family members in public sector |
No. Absent from legal framework.
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Filing required upon taking office |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Filing required upon leaving office |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Filing required annually |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Ad hoc filing required upon change in assets or conflicts of interest |
Yes. Conflicts of interest must be reported and approved by the responsible Minister as they arise.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 15 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Sanctions stipulated for late filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
No. No filling system exists.
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Sanctions stipulated for non-filing (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
Yes. Possible disciplinary sanctions, namely a warning, reprimand and fines. Judgement is up to the disciplinary committee depending on how grave the violation is.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 44, 47, (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Sanctions stipulated for false disclosure (fines, administrative, and/or criminal) |
Yes. Possible disciplinary sanctions, namely a warning, reprimand and fines. Judgement is up to the disciplinary committee depending on how grave the violation is.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 44, 47, (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Depository body explicitly identified |
Yes. To the extent that laws specify who conflicts of interests or taking up of additional positions must be declared to or approved by. This is either the immediate superior or Minister.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 15, Art 6, 7, 14 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Enforcement body explicitly identified |
Yes. In the case of a conflict of interest, civil servants inform their superior who relieves them of the case should independence be compromised.
(Fonctionnaires de l'état Statut général / General statute for civil servants, Art. 15 (adopted 1979, amended 2016)) |
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying submission |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Some agency assigned responsibility for verifying accuracy |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Public availability |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Timing of information release specified |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Location(s) of access specified |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|
Cost of access specified |
No. Absent from legal framework.
|