Article 4. Basic Concepts

The following basic concepts shall be applied in the present Law:

state body means an organizationally separate structure with state power authorities, included in the List of state bodies and organizations in which the public civil service is introduced;

public civil service means a type of public service, which is a professional paid activity of citizens of the Republic of Uzbekistan to ensure the exercise of the powers of state bodies on positions of the public civil service;

professional competence of a public civil servant means a set of knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the proper exercise of the powers of a state body;

position of the public civil service means a position entered in the State Register of positions of the public civil service, for the exercise of the powers of a state body;

Rules of Ethical Conduct of Public Civil Servants mean a set of ethical standards that are mandatory for compliance with by public civil servants;

qualification requirements mean requirements for work experience and professional competence established by a state body in relation to candidates applying for the assignment of a certain qualification rank of the public civil service and (or) occupying a certain position in the public civil service.