Executive Council Resolution No. (12) of 2020
Approving the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of Dubai Government Employees
We, Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Executive Council,
After perusal of: Law No. (3) of 2003 Establishing the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai; Law No. (8) of 2018 Concerning Management of the Government of Dubai Human Resources; and The human resources legislation applicable in Government Entities in the Emirate of Dubai,
Do hereby issue this Resolution.
Approving the Code
Article (1)
Pursuant to this Resolution, the attached Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of Dubai Government Employees (the “Code”), inclusive of the values, principles, and obligations stipulated therein, is approved.
Compliance with the Code
Article (2)
a. All Employees and officials in charge of Government Entities in the Emirate of Dubai, who are in service on the effective date of this Resolution, and those to be appointed after the commencement hereof, must sign an undertaking to fully comply with the attached Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct of Dubai Government Employees. A copy of this undertaking must be kept in each Employee's file.
b. An Employee who is proven to have violated the attached Code will be subject to disciplinary action.
Implementing the Code
Article (3)
All Government Entities in the Emirate must take the necessary action to implement the attached Code; and to circulate it and make it accessible to all Employees, and internal and external clients, to act in accordance therewith.
Publication and Commencement
Article (4)
This Resolution will be published in the Official Gazette and will come into force on the day on which it is published.
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai Chairman of the Executive Council
Issued in Dubai on 15 February 2020 Corresponding to 21 Jumada al-Thaniyah 1441 А.Н.