Lög nr. 13/2005 um varnir gegn hagsmunaárekstrum taka til ráðherra og æðstu embættismanna í Stjórnarráðinu og kveða á um upplýsingaskyldu og vanhæfisreglur. Lögin innihalda þó engin ákvæði um biðtíma eftir embættiskaup — GRECO hefur gagnrýnt þennan skort og mælt með úrbótum sem ekki hafa verið lögfestar.
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Lög um varnir gegn hagsmunaárekstrum nr. 13/2005 (Act on Prevention of Conflicts of Interest no. 13/2005) is Iceland's primary statute governing conflicts of interest for officials in the central government (Stjórnarráðið). The act applies to ministers, permanent secretaries (ráðuneytisstjórar), and other senior officials. Key provisions include: (1) mandatory disclosure of financial interests, board memberships, and secondary employment upon taking office (Article 4); (2) obligation to recuse from decisions where personal financial or other interests create a conflict (Article 5); (3) a prohibition on officials using insider information obtained through their position for personal gain (Article 6). The act was strengthened in 2012 alongside the broader overhaul of the Government Offices Act (lög um Stjórnarráð Íslands nr. 115/2011). Notably, the act does NOT contain any post-employment restrictions or cooling-off periods — once an official leaves office, the act's obligations cease. This gap was flagged in GRECO's Fourth Evaluation Round report on Iceland (GrecoEval4Rep(2017)5), which recommended that Iceland introduce post-employment restrictions for persons with top executive functions. As of early 2026, no such restrictions have been enacted into law.
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Lög um varnir gegn hagsmunaárekstrum nr. 13/2005; GRECO Fourth Evaluation Round — Iceland (GrecoEval4Rep(2017)5)
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The act covers the central government (Stjórnarráðið) but does not extend to MPs, municipal officials, or officials of independent agencies. Enforcement is largely complaint-driven rather than proactive. GRECO's compliance report noted partial implementation of its recommendation on post-employment restrictions, primarily through soft-law instruments (the ministers' ethics code) rather than binding legislation.
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- Staðfest Styður Ísland hafi þegar reglur um hagsmunaárekstra, meðal annars í lögum um varnir gegn hagsmunaárekstrum í Stjórnarráðinu og í siðareglum ráðherra og ríkisstarfsmanna.
- Að hluta staðfest Styður Margar nágranna- og vinaþjóðir Íslands hafi strangari lagaumgjörð varðandi starfsval og hagsmunaárekstra.