67. Are there provisions for conflict of interests for candidates and/or elected officials?

5. GRECO recommended that rules be introduced for the ad hoc disclosure when a conflict arises with a parliamentarian’s private interests.

16. The authorities submit that art. 3 of the Code of Conduct stipulates that all MPs must notify the President of the Parliament in respect of any situation which could cause a conflict of interest in the performance of their duties. The President refers the matter to the Special Permanent Committee on Parliamentary Ethics, who hears the MP concerned. If the Committee finds that there is a conflict of interest, it makes a recommendation to the President on what action should be taken.

17. GRECO welcomes the introduction in the Code of Conduct of rules on the ad hoc disclosure of MPs’ conflicts of interest and concludes that recommendation iii has been implemented satisfactorily. Source: Greco, 4th evaluation round Recommendation iii, Paragraphs 15,16,17, October 2017 

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