Chapter III
THINGS THAT PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DO
Article 15.- Public employees must not be lazy in their work, shirk their responsibility or refuse to discharge their tasks or public duties, must not sow factionalism, discord or departimentalism or quit their job without permission.
Article 16.- Public employees must not be authoritarian, overbearing or harassing for bribes, not cause any difficulties and troubles to organizations, agencies or individuals while settling their work.
Article 17.- Public employees shall not be allowed to establish, take part in establishing, managing or running private enterprises, limited liability companies, stock companies, cooperatives, private hospitals and private scientific research institutions.
Public employees shall not be allowed to work as consultants for enterprises, business or service organizations and other organizations or individuals inside and outside the country on the work involving State secrets, work secrets and tasks under their handling competence as well as other tasks where their consulting can probably cause damage to the national interests.
The Government shall specify the consulting work by public employees.
Article 18.- Public employees working in branches and professions related to State secrets shall not be allowed to, for at least five years from the time there is a decision on their retirement or dismissal, work for organizations or individuals inside and outside the country or joint ventures with foreign parties regarding the range of work related to their previous branch or profession.
The Government shall specify the lists of branches, professions and jobs that public employees are prohibited from doing and time limits for such prohibition as well as preferential treatment policies for public employees subject to the provisions of this Articles.
Article 19.- The heads and deputy heads of agencies, their spouse, parents or children shall not be allowed to contribute capital to enterprises operating in the branches and professions over which they directly perform the State management.
Article 20.- The heads and deputy heads of agencies and organizations shall not be allowed to let their spouse, parents, children or siblings hold leading positions in charge of organizational and personnel affairs, accounting and finance; work as cashiers or storekeepers in their agencies or organizations or undertake the purchase and sale of supplies and goods, transactions or signing of contracts for such agencies or organizations.