Article 26 of Decree-Law No. 15 of 1979 concerning the Civil Service

An employee is prohibited from: (a) Engaging in commercial, industrial or professional activities, except in the cases determined by the Civil Service Council. (b) Being a member of the board of directors of a commercial or industrial joint-stock company, unless representing the Government therein. Discipline Article 27 (1) Every employee who breaches the duties or violates the prohibitions stipulated in laws or regulations shall be subject to disciplinary punishment, without prejudice to criminal or civil liability, where applicable. An employee shall be exempt from disciplinary punishment if it is established that the violation was committed in execution of a written order issued to the employee by the employee's superior despite the employee having alerted the superior to the violation. In this case, liability shall rest with the issuer of the order. An employee shall incur civil liability only for the employee's personal fault. (1) Added pursuant to Decree-Law No. 2 of 1989 Home Page 816 Law Index Civil Service Decree Decree-Law No. 15 of 1979 Concerning the Civil Service