Experience of foreign countries in preventing conflict of interest in the public service

The article deals with the problem of preventing conflicts of interest as a key problem of the functioning of the civil service. A detailed analysis of the norms and provisions of normative legal acts of European countries in the field of public service, conflict of interests, declaration of income and interests has been carried out.

The issues of observance of ethical standards of professional behavior in the public service are investigated. The legal and institutional aspects of identifying and investigating conflicts of interest are considered. Particular attention is paid to the disciplinary and administrative punishments established by the legislation of European countries, as well as the norms of the criminal systems of European countries, which provide for criminal punishment for corruption-related crimes.

Based on the analysis of advanced foreign experience, proposals have been developed for legislative regulation of the procedure for preventing conflicts of interest as a method of preventing officials and civil servants from selfish desire to abuse power in violation of professional ethics and further increase the effectiveness of anti-corruption reforms in the Republic of Uzbekistan.