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4.4 Implementati<strong>on</strong> of the Code of C<strong>on</strong>duct<br />
Under Article 19(3) of the SSM Regulati<strong>on</strong>, the <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g> is required to have a Code of<br />
C<strong>on</strong>duct that governs <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g> staff and management involved in banking supervisi<strong>on</strong><br />
and that addresses in particular any c<strong>on</strong>cerns regarding c<strong>on</strong>flicts of interest. The<br />
relevant provisi<strong>on</strong>s are c<strong>on</strong>tained in the <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Ethics Framework, which is<br />
implemented by the Compliance and Governance Office (CGO). The CGO advises<br />
all <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g> staff <strong>on</strong> ethical issues.<br />
More than 1,500<br />
Requests received by<br />
the Compliance and<br />
Governance Office in<br />
2016<br />
Throughout 2016 more than 1,500 requests were received by the CGO from <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
staff members relating to a wide range of topics. One-third of those came from staff<br />
involved in banking supervisi<strong>on</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>cerned, inter alia, private financial<br />
transacti<strong>on</strong>s, post-employment restricti<strong>on</strong>s, gifts and hospitality and other c<strong>on</strong>cerns<br />
regarding c<strong>on</strong>flicts of interest (see Chart 10). The CGO identified a limited number of<br />
instances of n<strong>on</strong>-compliance, roughly <strong>on</strong>e-third of which related to staff and<br />
management involved in banking supervisi<strong>on</strong>. N<strong>on</strong>e of those instances related to<br />
intenti<strong>on</strong>al misc<strong>on</strong>duct or other serious instances of n<strong>on</strong>-compliance.<br />
Chart 10<br />
Requests received in 2016 mostly c<strong>on</strong>cerned private financial transacti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
Private financial transacti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
206<br />
Post-employment restricti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
110<br />
Gifts & hospitality<br />
53<br />
Account declarati<strong>on</strong><br />
41<br />
C<strong>on</strong>flicts of interest<br />
36<br />
Other<br />
29<br />
External activity<br />
28<br />
0 50 100 150 200 250<br />
Of those members of staff and management involved in banking supervisi<strong>on</strong> who<br />
resigned from their post in 2016, no case triggered a cooling-off period in line with<br />
the Ethics Framework.<br />
With a view to achieving an adequate corporate and ethics culture across the SSM,<br />
the NCAs have communicated to the <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g> the measures they have taken to<br />
implement and comply with the <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Guideline setting out the comm<strong>on</strong> principles of<br />
an Ethics Framework for both the <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g> and NCAs. A dedicated ethics task force<br />
facilitated these <strong>activities</strong> and c<strong>on</strong>tinued to support the Governing Council in this<br />
respect.<br />
The <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s Ethics Committee advises members of those bodies that are involved in<br />
the <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s decisi<strong>on</strong>-making processes <strong>on</strong> ethical issues. It issued SSM-related<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Annual</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Report</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>supervisory</strong> <strong>activities</strong> 2016 − Organisati<strong>on</strong>al set-up of <str<strong>on</strong>g>ECB</str<strong>on</strong>g> Banking<br />
Supervisi<strong>on</strong> 60