Consequences of infringement of the integrity clause

Abstract

In exercising the attributions by the public agencies, the integral regime is obligatory. Although the current legislation does not operate with the notion of an „integrity clause”, it is generic and binding on all civil servants. Violation of the integrity clause is manifested by non-compliance or improper compliance with the measures that ensure one of the forms of integrity provided by the legislation in force. The consequences of violating the integrity clause are complex, being formed by the occurrence of a form of liability and complementary consequences concerning either the person who violated the integrity clause, the documents issued by them, or both of these categories of consequences. The consequences are specific on a case-by-case basis and are conditioned by the gravity of the infringement, its form and the person who committed it.