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Regulation of the Law on the Prohibition of Appointment and Hiring of Personnel in the Public Sector in Cases of Kinship
This Supreme Decree approves the regulation for Law Nº 26771, which prohibits public sector officials from appointing or hiring relatives up to the fourth degree of consanguinity, second degree of affinity, or by marriage. It defines nepotism to include direct or indirect interference in such appointments and specifies that all state organs and entities are covered. Administrative acts and contracts made in contravention of the law are null and void, and officials found responsible face sanctions such as dismissal, suspension without pay for up to 180 days, or a fine. Additionally, it mandates internal audit bodies to verify compliance and administration bodies to collect sworn declarations from new personnel regarding family ties within the entity.
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