Loyalty — objective and impartial imple-mentation of legal orders and delegated tasksreceivedfrommembersofthegovernment.

Public Accountability—acivilservantisheldaccountable foracting ingoodfaithandintheinterestofthepublicgood.

Transparency—civilservantsareobligedtoprovide physical and juridical persons accessto informationas itpertains to the functionofstatebodiesaccordingtothetermsprescribedinUkrainianlegislation.

Stability—appointmentofcivil servants forindefinite terms is not subject to fluctuationscommonplace in the hiring and dismissal ofpoliticalpatronageappointments.

Responsibility—thestateholdscivilservantsdirectly accountable in cases of disciplinary,administrativeorcriminaloffence.

Equal access to the civil service—allUkrai-nianshaveaConstitutionalrightofequalaccessto civil service employment regardless of theirethnicandsocialorigin,theirfamilialandprop-erty status, race an national origin, physicalstatus (disability, HIV/AIDS, etc.), gender,sexualorientation,politicalandreligiousbeliefs,andplaceofresidence.

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Rule of law—civilservantactivityisfirstandforemost focused upon protecting individualrightsandfreedoms.

Respect for Law — a civil servant operateswithin the framework of the Constitution andthelawsofUkraine.

Patriotism — devoted service to the Ukrai-nianpeople.

Integrity — civil servants operate expresslyinthepublicinterest inthefulfillmentoftheirresponsibilities with no influence from privateinterests.

Professionalism — skilled and competentperformanceofofficialcivilservantduties.

Political neutrality — civil servants demon-strate impartiality by limiting their publicinvolvement with political parties and citizenassociations as well as by limiting their publicexpression of political viewpoints which couldimpacttheirprofessionalpositions

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