Decree-Law No. 15 of 1979 concerning the Civil Service

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Article 1The provisions of this Law shall apply with regard to the fundamental principles of the civil service, and the Civil Service Regulations issued by decree shall apply to…
Article 2Every ministry, department or administrative unit whose budget is included in or annexed to the State's general budget. Home Page 810 Law Index Civil Service Decree…
Article 3The provisions of this Law shall apply to: (a) Government entities. (b) Entities whose service affairs are regulated by special laws, in matters for which no special…
Article 4A council called the Civil Service Council shall be established, chaired by the Prime Minister or whomever the Prime Minister delegates for that purpose. It shall…
Article 5The Council shall be competent in the following matters: 1 - Establishing general policies relating to administrative development in government entities so as to ensure…
Article 8A planning committee shall be established in each ministry, with competence for the following: 1 - Proposing plans and implementation programmes and following them up. 2…
Article 9The Civil Service Regulations aim to organize posts in entities subject to this Law on the basis of their duties and responsibilities, by classifying them into groups…
Article 10The Civil Service Council shall, upon a proposal by the Civil Service Bureau, establish a training system that includes specifying its types and levels, evaluating the…
Article 11Public posts are a national service entrusted to those holding them, and State employees shall pursue the public interest in performing their duties. Posts shall be…
Article 12Positions are either permanent or temporary. Permanent positions are divided into the following principal groups: 1 - The leadership positions group. 2 - The general…
Article 13By a decision of the Minister, after the approval of the Civil Service Bureau, the principal groups referred to in the preceding Article may be divided into specialized…
Article 14The grades corresponding to each of the principal and occupational groups of positions, the financial allocation assigned to each grade, and the rates of periodic…
Article 15Positions shall be filled by appointment, promotion, transfer or secondment. Appointment shall be by a decision of the competent authority or by contract, except for…
Article 15 مكررThe term of appointment to any position in the group of leadership positions shall be four years, renewable. Renewal of appointment to leadership positions and the…
Article 16The appointment grade and the salary granted therein shall be determined with regard to the type of position and the level, type and rarity of the qualification,…
Article 17Appointment to certain positions may be probationary. If the appointee is proven unsuitable, the appointee shall be dismissed from service or the contract concluded with…
Article 18The employee shall be entitled to his salary from the date on which he assumes work. He shall also be entitled to a periodic increment at the rates and in accordance…
Article 19The Civil Service Council shall, upon the proposal of the Civil Service Bureau, determine the rules, provisions, and conditions for granting the following: 1 -…
Article 20No deduction or attachment may be made against amounts payable by the Government to an employee in any capacity whatsoever, except in satisfaction of court-ordered…
Article 21The right of the governmental entity to recover amounts paid by it to an employee without entitlement shall be time-barred upon the expiry of 5 years from the date of…
Article 22Employees may be granted study leave or sent on missions, study grants, or training courses with full pay, reduced pay, or without pay. The Civil Service Council shall…
Article 23An employee may not absent himself from work except within the limits of the leave authorized for him. Article 23 bis (1) Annual leave shall be for thirty-five days per…
Article 23 مكررPeriodic leave shall be thirty-five days per year, increased to forty-five days for an employee who has spent no less than fifteen years in State service. Weekly rest…
Article 24The employee must: 1 - Personally carry out the work entrusted to him, perform it faithfully and proficiently, and treat citizens appropriately. 2 - Devote official…
Article 25An employee is prohibited from: 1 - Purchasing or leasing, personally or through an intermediary, immovable or movable property from the government entity in which he…
Article 26An employee is prohibited from: (a) Engaging in commercial, industrial or professional activities, except in the cases determined by the Civil Service Council. (b) Being…
Article 27Every employee who breaches the duties or violates the prohibitions prescribed in laws or regulations shall be subject to disciplinary punishment, without prejudice to…
Article 28The disciplinary penalties that may be imposed on employees are: 1 - Warning. 2 - Deduction from salary for a period not exceeding fifteen days on any one occasion and…
Article 29Disciplinary penalties imposed on an employee may be expunged in accordance with the rules specified by the Civil Service Regulations. Expungement of a penalty shall…
Article 30The employee shall be suspended from work in the following cases: 1 - If the interests of the investigation or the public interest so require. Suspension shall be by a…
Article 31The termination of the employee’s service for any reason shall not preclude his criminal and civil liability where appropriate. Termination of Service Article 32 (1)…
Article 32Service shall terminate for one of the following reasons: 1 - Resignation. 2 - Non-renewal of appointment to a leadership position. 3 - Referral to retirement. 4 -…
Article 33The withdrawal of decisions issued concerning appointment, promotion or the granting of incentive increments that contravene laws and regulations shall take place within…
Article 34The Civil Service Bureau shall be notified by a copy of decisions issued by the government entity concerning appointment, promotion or the granting of incentive…
Article 35Employees in service at the time this Law enters into force who have reached the age prescribed for termination of service under its provisions shall have added to their…
Article 36The Civil Public Positions Law promulgated by Decree No. 7 of 1960 and Law No. 18 of 1960, as well as the aforementioned Law No. 14 of 1974, are repealed with respect to…
Article 37The regulations and decisions in force concerning employment matters at the time this Law enters into force shall continue to apply for one year or until the regulations…
Article 38The salary systems in force in public authorities and institutions and wholly state-owned companies shall be submitted to the Civil Service Council to consider approving…
Article 39The salaries, increments and allowances relating to employees whose employment affairs are regulated by special laws may be amended by decrees.