No. 11992
Promulgation Date 2013-08-06
Ministry of Personnel Management
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Categories of Public Officials)
Article 2-2 (Senior Civil Service)
Article 3 (Scope of Application)
Article 4 (Classification of Grades, etc. of Public Officials in General Service and Technical Service)
Article 5 (Definitions)
CHAPTER II CENTRAL PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AGENCIES
Article 6 (Central Personnel Management Agency)
Articles 7 through 8-2 Deleted.
Article 8-3 (Request for Cooperation to Agencies Concerned)
Article 8-4 Deleted.
Article 9 (Establishment of Appeals Review Committee)
Article 10 (Qualifications and Appointment of Members of Appeals Review Committees)
Article 10-2 (Grounds for Disqualification of Members of Appeals Review Committees)
Article 11 (Guarantee of Status of Members of Appeals Review Committees)
Article 12 (Examination of Appeals Review Committees)
Article 13 (Right of Statement by Appellant)
Article 14 (Decisions of Appeals Review Committees)
Article 14-2 (Appointment of Temporary Members)
Article 15 (Effect of Decision)
Article 16 (Relation to Administrative Litigation)
Article 17 (Inspection of Personnel Management)
Article 18 (Statistical Reporting)
Article 19 (Personnel Records)
Article 19-2 (Computerization of Personnel Management)
Article 19-3 (Management of Candidates for Public Office, etc.)
Article 20 (Delegation of Authority)
CHAPTER III SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS
Article 21 (Institutional Establishment for Classification of Positions)
Article 22 (Institutional Principles for Classification of Positions)
Article 22-2 (Duty Analysis)
Article 23 (Assignment of Positions to Class or Duty Grade)
Article 24 (Implementation of System for Classification of Positions)
Article 25 Deleted.
CHAPTER IV APPOINTMENT AND EXAMINATION
Article 26 (Principles for Appointment)
Article 26-2 (Appointment under Reduced Hours of Duty)
Article 26-3 (Appointment of Foreigners and Dual Nationality Holders)
Article 26-4 (Appointment of Local Talent on Recommendation and their Internship)
Article 26-5 (Public Officials Appointed for Fixed Terms of Office)
Article 27 (Method of Filling Vacancies)
Article 28 (New Recruitment)
Article 28-2 (Transfers)
Article 28-3 (Changes of Position)
Article 28-4 (Open Positions)
Article 28-5 (Publicly Recruited Positions)
Article 28-6 (Appointment to Public Officials Belonging to Senior Civil Service)
Article 29 (Probationary Appointment)
Article 30 Deleted.
Article 31 (Preferential Appointment of Successful Candidates in Competitive Examinations and Coordination in Filling of Vacancies)
Article 31-2 (Holding Confirmation Hearings Prior to Appointment of State Council Members)
Article 32 (Appointment Authorities)
Article 32-2 (Personnel Rotations)
Article 32-3 (Concurrent Holding of Offices)
Article 32-4 (Dispatched Service)
Article 32-5 (Principles for Management of Assigned Positions)
Article 33 (Grounds for Disqualification)
Article 34 (Examination Administering Agency)
Article 35 (Principle of Equality)
Article 36 (Eligibility for Examination)
Article 36-2 (Additional Points in Public Service Examinations)
Article 37 (Public Announcements on Examinations)
Article 38 (List of Candidates for Appointment)
Article 39 (Procedures for Appointment of Candidates)
Article 40 (Promotions)
Article 40-2 (Method of Promotion)
Article 40-3 (Promotion Screening)
Article 40-4 (Special Promotion of Exceptional Public Official, etc.)
Article 41 (Method of Promotion Examinations)
Article 42 (Preferential Appointment of Person of Distinguished Service to State)
Article 43 (Filling of Vacancy Resulting from Leave of Absence or Dispatch)
Articles 43-2 and 43-3 Deleted.
Article 44 (Prohibition of Interfering with Examination or Appointment)
Article 45 (Prohibition of Malpractice concerning Personnel Affairs)
CHAPTER V REMUNERATION
Article 46 (Principles of Determination on Remuneration)
Article 47 (Provisions concerning Remuneration)
Article 48 (Reimbursement of Actual Expenses, etc.)
Article 49 (Remuneration of Person Dispatched by Institution other than State Agencies)
CHAPTER VI EFFICIENCY
Article 50 (Education and Training)
Article 51 (Rating of Service Records)
Article 52 (Matters to be Implemented for Increased Efficiency)
Article 53 (Proposal System)
Article 54 (Reward and Decoration System)
CHAPTER VII SERVICE
Article 55 (Oath)
Article 56 (Duty of Fidelity)
Article 57 (Duty of Obedience)
Article 58 (Prohibition of Deserting from Office)
Article 59 (Duty of Kindness and Impartiality)
Article 59-2 (Duty of Religious Neutrality)
Article 60 (Duty of Confidentiality)
Article 61 (Duty of Integrity)
Article 62 (Case Receiving Honor, etc. from Foreign Government)
Article 63 (Duty to Maintain Dignity)
Article 64 (Prohibition of Pecuniary Business and Concurrent Office)
Article 65 (Prohibition of Political Activities)
Article 66 (Prohibition of Collective Activities)
Article 67 (Provisions for Delegation)
CHAPTER VIII GUARANTEE OF STATUS
Article 68 (Measures on Status against Will)
Article 69 (Ipso Facto Retirement)
Article 70 (Ex Officio Dismissal)
Article 70-2 (Examination of Qualifications)
Article 71 (Leave of Absence)
Article 72 (Period of Leave of Absence)
Article 73 (Effect of Temporary Retirement)
Article 73-2 (Leave of Absence for Public Officials in Non-Career Service)
Article 73-3 (Release from Position)
Article 73-4 (Demotion)
Article 74 (Age of Retirement)
Article 74-2 (Honorable Retirement, etc.)
Article 74-3 (Allowances following Voluntary Retirement of Public Officials in Extraordinary Civil Service)
CHAPTER IX GUARANTEE OF RIGHTS AND INTERESTS
Article 75 (Issuance of Explanatory Note on Cause of Disposition)
Article 76 (Request for Review and Order to Supplement Successor)
Article 76-2 (Settlement of Grievance)
Article 76-3 (Settlement of Grievance of Public Official in Non-Career Service)
Article 77 (Social Security)
CHAPTER X DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Article 78 (Causes for Disciplinary Disposition)
Article 78-2 (Disciplinary Additional Charges)
Article 78-3 (Request for Another Disciplinary Resolution, etc.)
Article 79 (Categories of Disciplinary Action)
Article 80 (Effect of Disciplinary Action)
Article 81 (Establishment of Disciplinary Committee)
Article 82 (Procedures for Disciplinary Action, etc.)
Article 83 (Relation, etc. with Investigation Conducted by Board of Audit and Inspection)
Article 83-2 (Prescription of Grounds for Disciplinary Action and Imposing Disciplinary Additional Charges)
Article 83-3 (Disciplinary Action against Public Official in Non-Career Service)
CHAPTER XI PENAL PROVISIONS
Article 84 (Penal Provisions)
CHAPTER XII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 85 (Payment of Scholarships)
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