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Regulations on the anti-corruption compliance-control service of the Forestry Agency

This regulation is in accordance with the decision of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated July 6, 2021 No. PQ-5177 "On additional measures to effectively organize anti-corruption activities" Forestry of the Republic of Uzbekistan the state agency (hereinafter referred to as the Agency) determines the purpose, tasks, functions, rights and obligations of the anti-corruption compliance-control service (hereinafter referred to as the Service) and the procedure for organizing their activities.


Chapter 1. General rules.

1. In its activity, the service complies with the Constitution and laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decisions of the chambers of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Decrees, decisions and orders of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, decisions and orders of the Cabinet of Ministers and other normative legal documents, Forest follows the decisions, orders and orders of the chairman of the state agency of the economy, as well as this Regulation.

2. The service is responsible for early identification and prevention of corruption cases in the system of the Forestry State Agency, elimination of their causes and conditions, prevention of conflict of interests and formation of an uncompromising attitude towards corruption. 'ul is considered.


Chapter 2. Organization of anti-corruption compliance-control service.

3. In its activity, the service is directly subordinated to the chairman of the State Forestry Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the deputy chairman for regime and personnel issues.

4. The head of the service is hired by the agency on the basis of an open competition held together with the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan (hereinafter referred to as the Agency).

5. The issue of dismissal of the head of the service shall be agreed with the Agency.

In this case, the agency will provide the agency with the agency chairman's presentation on the dismissal of the head of the service.

This presentation shows the reasons and motives for dismissing the employee. Documents confirming the reasons and motivations for dismissing the employee (for example, the employee's application, information indicating violation of the rules of the internal labor procedure, and other similar documents) are attached to the presentation.

6. If the reasons and motives for dismissing the head of the Service are considered insufficient by the agency, including information about the persecution of the head of the Service, an interview with the head of the Service may be held on this matter.

7. The following are grounds for refusing to agree to the dismissal of the head of the Service:

When the reasons for the dismissal of the head of the service are considered insufficient;

When it is determined that the head of the service did not perform tasks beyond the scope of the tasks and obligations assigned to him or was persecuted for performing the tasks and obligations assigned to him.

8. The submitted documents will be reviewed by the Agency within three working days, and a letter will be submitted to the agency stating the reasons for agreeing to dismiss the head of the Service or rejecting the agreement.


Chapter 3. The main purpose, tasks and functions of the service.

9. The main purpose of the service is to introduce a comprehensive anti-corruption system that meets the requirements of the international standard ISO37001:2016 in the agency, as well as its regional and structural divisions (hereinafter referred to as the agency system), and in particular, the anti-corruption system and development, early identification of corrupt situations and elimination of their causes and conditions, prevention of corrupt actions, formation of an intolerant attitude towards corruption among agency system employees, raising their legal consciousness and culture, organization of anti-corruption preventive measures in the agency system is to ensure the execution of documents in the field of combating corruption.

10. The following are the main tasks of the Service:

- improvement of the anti-corruption activities of the agency;

- preventing and combating corruption offenses in the agency;

- ensuring and controlling the effective functioning of the anti-corruption system in the agency;

- to carry out cooperation with other state bodies and organizations implementing and participating in anti-corruption activities;

- to introduce mandatory instructions to the control objects to eliminate identified errors and deficiencies, cases of violations, the reasons and conditions that allow them to be committed.

11. The service performs the following functions in accordance with the tasks assigned to it:

a) in the field of improving the agency's anti-corruption activities:

- develops drafts of internal departmental documents aimed at implementing measures to fight against corruption in the agency system;

- develops the agency's anti-corruption measures and submits them to the head of the agency for approval;

- develops proposals to eliminate the corrupt norms identified in the regulatory legal documents and internal departmental documents related to the activity of the agency;

- evaluates the projects of anti-corruption measures developed by the agency in terms of compatibility, acceptability and relevance to the anti-corruption policy in the agency system and gives conclusions;

- submits specific proposals to the Agency aimed at more effective organization and improvement of anti-corruption activities in the Agency.

b) in the field of preventing and combating corruption offenses in the agency:

- assesses corruption risks in the agency, develops action plans for reducing the identified risks based on their results, and creates a list of positions with a high risk of corruption in the agency;

- gathers information about the situation and directions of corruption offenses in other bodies of state power in order to assess the probability of committing similar offenses by the agency;

- analyzes appeals received by agency employees about corruption risks and violations through special information communication channels and ensures that they are considered in the prescribed manner;

- supervises the correct and complete reflection of information on corruption facts in the register of service inspections kept in the agency or in another relevant document that registers the conducted service inspections;

- participates in the analysis of conflicts of interest in the implementation of public procurement and in the process of checking the reliability of any legal or natural persons entering into contractual relations with the agency (except for labor relations);

-gives explanations and recommendations to the agency's employees on issues of combating corruption;

- analyzes the results of the special information communication channels intended to report on the facts of corruption and delivers the analytical materials to the agency's employees;

- conducts surveys among the population and employees in order to identify corrupt situations and risks in the activity of the agency;

- monitors the proportionality and adequacy of punishment measures for persons who are subject to disciplinary liability for violations of requirements and norms related to the fight against corruption;

- in order to further improve the anti-corruption system, it analyzes the data on the results of service inspections conducted in the agency regarding the facts of corruption;

- every quarter and at the request of the head of the agency, reports to the head of the agency about the work done to fight against corruption in the agency and the corrupt situation in them.

v) in the field of ensuring and controlling the effective functioning of the anti-corruption system in the agency:

- monitors and supervises the execution of the tasks assigned to the agency in the state anti-corruption programs;

- ensures compliance of the anti-corruption system in the agency system with the requirements of the international anti-corruption standard ISO37001:2016;

- participates in the development of the anti-corruption norms part of training plans for agency employees;

- develops training materials on prevention of corruption for the agency's employees, including employees in positions with a high risk of corruption;

- supervises the conduct of anti-corruption training for all employees of the agency in accordance with the training plan and the participation of employees in them;

-participates in anti-corruption campaign activities among agency system employees and citizens;

- ensures the updating of the information posted on the "Fighting Corruption" section on the agency's official website and on its social media pages;

-monitors and controls compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the field of combating corruption and internal documents of the agency on preventing and combating corruption by employees of the agency system;

- promotes and participates in the initiative of conducting service inspections on corrupt behavior in the agency system;

- checks the impartiality and acceptability of the decisions made by ethics commissions on the regulation of conflicts of interest;

- based on the results of the implemented monitoring, service inspections and control measures, develops recommendations for improving the anti-corruption system;

- organizes conferences, meetings, seminars, contests and other events aimed at improving the legal literacy of employees, in cooperation with the structure (persons) responsible for fighting corruption in the agency system;

- the agency conducts checks on compliance with its internal anti-corruption documents and international standards.

g) in the field of cooperation with other state bodies and organizations implementing and participating in anti-corruption activities:

- participates in the development of measures to raise the legal consciousness and legal culture of the population, to form an intolerant attitude towards corruption in the society;

- sends requests to provide necessary information to competent authorities of foreign countries in accordance with the anti-corruption tasks assigned to the agency by legislative documents and participates in responding to their requests;

- develops proposals for attracting foreign experts to improve the agency's anti-corruption measures;

- cooperates with law enforcement agencies in the implementation of measures to eliminate corrupt behavior or investigate corrupt crimes;

- the service performs other functions in accordance with legal documents.

12. To the service and its employees of the functions not provided for by this Regulation and other legal documents


Chapter 4. Service rights and obligations.

13. The service has the following rights in performing the tasks and functions assigned to it:

- to receive analytical materials, conclusions, statistical and other information from the employees of the central apparatus and system of the agency where it operates;

- to request and receive the necessary assistance from agency employees within the scope of service obligations;

- to carry out service inspections in connection with the corruption violations detected in the activities of agency system employees;

- making proposals to the agency's management to improve the anti-corruption system;

- issue written instructions, assignment letters and recommendations to the agency system as part of its activities;

- formation of a working group consisting of employees of the agency's central apparatus, relevant system organizations and regional divisions (if necessary, experts from other organizations) to conduct compliance-control measures;

- independently determine the forms and methods of compliance-control inspection;

- to submit formalized information on the end of the study to the relevant departments and departments of the central apparatus for taking measures in accordance with the established procedure and for use during the work;

- to send materials on identified cases of corruption to relevant law enforcement agencies for action;

- participation in the meetings of the agency regarding corruption;

- conducting inspections, requesting documents, receiving written explanations from employees.

The Service may have other legal rights.

14. The service has the following obligations to perform the tasks and functions assigned to it:

- performing the functions assigned by this Regulation and other legal documents to the necessary extent and effectively;

- strictly complying with the requirements of legal documents and not deviating from the scope of one's authority;

- to inform immediately, directly to the higher authority, the Agency and other law enforcement bodies about the detection of signs of crime, especially cases of corruption, in the agency system;

- submitting information to the agency's leadership regarding the violation of the corruption-related part of the agency's anti-corruption policy and ethics;

- to submit the report on the actions and measures taken to fight against corruption to the Agency within the specified periods.

A service employee may also have other obligations in accordance with legal documents.

15. The employees of the service participate in training courses or special seminars and trainings intended for employees working in the field of combating corruption. Training courses or special seminar-trainings can be organized by the agency or the Agency.

16. The efficiency of service activity is evaluated based on the effectiveness of the anti-corruption system in the agency and the results of achieving target indicators.

The target indicators of service activity are approved by the head of the agency.

The control over the achievement of the target indicators of the efficiency of the service activity is carried out by the head of the agency and the Agency.


Chapter 5. Functional duties of service personnel.

17. The main functional tasks of the head of the service and employees are as follows:

a) Head of service:

- the head of the service reports to the chairman of the Forestry State Agency and the deputy chairman for regime and personnel issues and is accountable to them;

- as well as ensuring timely and high-quality execution of relevant orders and tasks;

- developing annual work plans of the service, submitting them for approval, ensuring timely and high-quality performance of the tasks and activities specified in them;

- monitoring the performance of tasks assigned to the service and coordination;

- developing suggestions for improving service activities and submitting them to management for consideration;

- to make proposals to the management of the agency in the selection and placement of personnel, to ensure that the personnel have professionalism, knowledge of their work, practical experience, high diligence and moral and ethical qualities, to take measures to improve their professional qualifications rish, formation of personnel reserves in the service;

- In accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Combating Corruption", taking measures to prevent corruption and other offenses in the central apparatus of the ministry, regional units, organizations and institutions in the system, as well as the practice of law enforcement and by developing and implementing measures to improve legal documents, to identify, analyze and eliminate the causes and conditions that allow them to occur;

- The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Appeals of Natural and Legal Entities", approved by the Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 341 of May 7, 2018 effective work on the consideration of appeals of natural and legal entities within the period and procedure specified in the model regulation, direct and open communication with the population in a systematic manner organization;

-participation in full and comprehensive review of drafts of proposals and regulatory legal documents submitted to the agency;

- coordinating the work of service employees;

- critically analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of service employees, listen to their personal reports at meetings, take necessary measures based on their results;

- compliance with the requirements of legislation in working with information and confidential documents considered state secrets;

- Ensuring compliance with the laws of the Republic of Uzbekistan, protection of the rights and legal interests of compliance-control objects;

- development and implementation of the training and retraining plan of service personnel;

- providing information to the head of the agency on the results of compliance-control activities and making suggestions on taking measures in the prescribed manner;

- to make relevant proposals and mandatory instructions to the management of the control facility regarding the elimination of identified violations of the law;

- to inform the chairman of the agency about situations that cause a conflict of interests;

- to ensure compliance with the rules and requirements of employees in the process of studies and inspections conducted in connection with compliance-control;

- ensuring information exchange (cooperation) with relevant state bodies;

- in addition, the Head of the Service performs the relevant tasks and functions specified in Chapter 3 of this regulation and has the rights and obligations specified in Chapter 4.

b) Chief service specialist:

- the chief specialist obeys the head of the service and is accountable to him;

- development of annual work plans of the service, submitting them for approval, ensuring timely and high-quality performance of the specified tasks and activities;

- ensures and controls the performance of tasks assigned to the service;

- participates in improving the activity of the control object, setting measures, participates in the development of proposals;

- develops suggestions and measures to eliminate cases of violations of the law identified as a result of the study, the reasons and conditions that made it possible to commit them;

- examines appeals of individuals and legal entities within the scope of their functional duties;

- ensures that anti-corruption compliance-control measures are carried out in accordance with legal documents and the requirements of this Regulation;

- developing, amending and adding drafts of normative legal documents preventing corruption and conflict of interests, making changes to internal documents of the agency;

- in case signs of crime are detected in the actions of officials of the control object as a result of compliance-control activities, it informs the head of the department and makes suggestions on taking measures in the prescribed manner;

- to ensure the reliability, impartiality and completeness of the information stated in the documents on the results of the conducted compliance-control activities;

- formalization of monitoring, analysis and study results based on relevant documents, reporting on study results;

- ensuring the preservation and return of documents obtained during the study;

- to draw up documents in the established order on the cases of non-presentation of the requested documents and materials by the officials of the compliance-control facility or non-presentation on time;

- draw up a report on the refusal of officials and responsible persons of the control object to give explanations and sign the documents formalized according to the results of the control;

- to introduce appropriate proposals and measures to the management of the control facility in relation to the elimination of identified violations of the law;

- to inform the head of the service about situations that cause a conflict of interests;

- In accordance with the requirements of the Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Combating Corruption", taking measures to prevent corruption and other offenses in the central apparatus of the ministry, regional units, organizations and institutions in the system, as well as the practice of law enforcement and by developing and implementing measures to improve legal documents, to identify, analyze and eliminate the causes and conditions that allow them to occur;

- The Law of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On Appeals of Natural and Legal Entities", approved by the Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 341 of May 7, 2018 effective work on the consideration of appeals of natural and legal entities within the period and procedure specified in the model regulation, direct and open communication with the population in a systematic manner organization;

- compliance with the requirements of legislation in working with information and confidential documents considered state secrets;

- in addition, the chief specialist performs the relevant tasks and functions specified in Chapter 3 of this regulation and has the rights and obligations specified in Chapter 4;

- ensures the timely and effective performance of assigned tasks and responds to the results of their duties;

- carries out the tasks of the agency's management and the head of the service.


Chapter 6. Final Rules.

18. Persons found guilty of violating the requirements of this Regulation shall be liable in accordance with the procedure established by law.

19. This Regulation has been agreed with the Anti-Corruption Agency.