Avoidance and management of conflict-of-interest situations and unjustifiable wealth

Cooling off periods for public officials are established by law

No mandatory time for the cooling-off period is defined. Only the existence of a cooling-off period post-employment is assessed. Scope of application can be for specific categories of public officials, including at least senior civil servants. Restrictions must be established by primary law.

Conflict-of-interest situations for public officials are regulated

The regulation must establish the authority of the public body responsible for the implementation of the regulation, including verification and sanctioning powers.

Regulations list incompatibilities between public functions and other public or private activities

Regulations must establish a list of specific functions or positions that are incompatible with specific public functions, meaning bans.

Regulations define institutional responsibilities for asset declarations as well as submission, compliance, and content verification procedures

Review of regulations. For all types of asset declarations. Responsibilities for content verification must be explicitly outlined.

Any member of the government must submit an asset declaration, as a minimum upon entry and at any renewal or change in public office

Review of regulations. It is not a requirement that asset declarations are made public (this is assessed elsewhere).

Any member of the parliament must submit an asset declaration, as a minimum upon entry and at any renewal or change in public office

Review of regulations. It is not a requirement that asset declarations are made public (this is assessed elsewhere).

Any member of the highest bodies of the judiciary must submit an asset declaration, as a minimum upon entry and at any renewal or change in public office

Review of regulations. It is not a requirement that asset declarations are made public (this is assessed elsewhere).

Any public employee in a high-risk position must submit an asset declaration, as a minimum upon entry and at any renewal or change in public duties

As a minimum, senior civil servants and/or top management positions, political advisors and staff with decision making powers in regulatory and procurement functions is defined as high-risk positions. In addition, any national definitions apply. Otherwise, it is for the administration to define which positions are included in high-risk positions.

Any newly appointed or reappointed top public manager of the executive branch must submit an asset declaration

Review of regulations. It is not a requirement that asset declarations are made public (this is assessed elsewhere).

All declarations are submitted electronically

Review of administrative data. No submissions can be paper-based.

Procedures are in place to verify that asset declaration obligations are adhered to by all members of government(s) during the last full calendar year

Review of administrative data and interviews. Any evidence would satisfy the criteria demonstrating that the body in charge of managing the declarations is certain that all obligors adhered to their declaration obligations positively (e.g. by providing the number of obligors and number of submissions in the latest full calendar year) or negatively (by demonstrating that the body was aware of obligors that did not adhere to their obligations during the last full calendar year).

Procedures are in place to verify that asset declaration obligations are adhered to by all newly appointed or reappointed top public managers of the executive branch during the last full calendar year

Review of administrative data and interviews. Any evidence would satisfy the criteria demonstrating that the body in charge of managing the declarations is certain that all obligors adhered to their declaration obligations positively (e.g. by providing the number of obligors and number of submissions in the latest full calendar year) or negatively (by demonstrating that the body was aware of obligors that did not adhere to their obligations during the last full calendar year).

Procedures are in place to verify the accuracy and correctness of declarations

As a minimum, politically exposed persons should be more likely to be selected. Politically exposed persons are defined for the FATF. Verification of accuracy of content is understood as checking that information submitted in the different sections is complete, consistent and coherent, and checked against other available data sources (e.g. sources of assets can be proven). Any regulation or procedures manual is counted for checking these criteria.

Declarations to be verified are selected according to a risk-based approach

As a minimum, politically exposed persons should be more likely to be selected. Politically exposed persons are defined for the FATF. Verification of accuracy of content is understood as checking that information submitted in the different sections is complete, consistent and coherent, and checked against other available data sources (e.g. sources of assets can be proven). Any regulation or procedures manual is counted for checking these criteria.