Article 74 of Decree of 1979 concerning the Civil Service Regulations

An employee may submit his resignation from his position. The decision accepting it shall be issued by the Minister if the employee holds a position in the leadership positions group, and by the Undersecretary of the Ministry for other positions. The authority competent to accept the resignation may defer consideration of it within thirty days from the date of its submission; otherwise, it shall be deemed accepted by operation of law. Acceptance of the resignation may not be postponed for more than six months, upon the expiry of which it shall be deemed accepted. The resignation must be in writing and free of any restriction or condition. If the resignation is coupled with a restriction or made conditional, it shall be deemed never to have existed unless a decision is made to accept it while granting the employee's request. (1) Amended by Decree-Law No. 28 of 2016 Law Index 507 Home Page Civil Service Regulations Decree of 1979 concerning the Civil Service Regulations An employee's resignation may not be accepted if he has been referred for investigation, suspended from work, or subjected to any other disciplinary proceedings. If these proceedings conclude that he is not responsible or impose a penalty other than dismissal, his resignation may be accepted.