Article 3. Basic concepts

For the purposes of this Law, the following basic concepts shall apply:

employee of a state body or other organization — a management employee engaged in labour (service) activities in state bodies or other organizations under an employment contract (agreement) or in an elective or appointive position;

conflict of interests — a situation in which a personʼs personal (direct or indirect) interest affects or may affect the proper performance of his or her official or service duties, and in which there is a contradiction (existing or potential) between personal interest and the rights and lawful interests of citizens, organizations, society, or the state;

special unit for regulation of conflict of interests (special unit) — an internal anti-corruption control unit and/or personnel unit within a state body or other organization;

personal interest — any benefit or advantage that an employee of a state body or other organization, or persons related to him or her, may directly or indirectly obtain as a result of the employeeʼs decision or participation in the decision-making process;

close relatives — parents, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, spouses, as well as parents, brothers, sisters and children of the spouses.