Principles, Values, and Rules of Integrity

Introduction:

Economy: Public servants responsible for public spending shall manage public assets, resources, and services with frugality, discipline, and in accordance with the law, ensuring the achievement of the objectives and goals for which they are intended, which are in the public interest.

Value:

Cooperation: Public servants shall collaborate with one another and foster teamwork to achieve the common objectives set forth in the plans and programs of their agencies and/or entities, thereby fostering a strong commitment to public service for the benefit of the community and building public trust in their institutions.

Integrity Rule:

Public Procurement: To ensure a frugal, efficient, honest, and transparent government, in the procurement and leasing of goods and services, as well as in the execution of public works and related services, all actions shall be carried out in accordance with the law, with impartiality, frugality, efficiency, honesty, transparency, professionalism, and integrity.

In addition, any public servant involved in the planning, awarding, execution, or supervision of public procurement and/or contract administration must undergo training on the applicable regulations governing procurement, leases, public sector services, public works, and related services, as applicable.

Introduction:

Equity: Public servants shall ensure that everyone has fair and equal access to the use, enjoyment, and benefits of the goods, services, resources, and opportunities provided by the State.

Value:

Leadership: Public servants shall serve as guides, role models, and advocates for the Code and Rules of Integrity; in the performance of their duties, they shall promote and apply the principles established by the Constitution and the laws, as well as those additional values that, due to their importance, are intrinsic to public service

Integrity Rule:

Human Resources: To foster a government that is honest, upright, and free of nepotism—one that works for the benefit of society—in the area of human resources, they will promote work environments based on merit-based competition, professionalization, impartiality, substantive equality and equal opportunity, inclusion, respect, and dignified working conditions. Likewise, they will rigorously enforce all provisions aimed at the proper planning, organization, and administration of the public service.

Introduction:

Transparency: Public servants, in the performance of their duties, shall prioritize the principle of maximum disclosure of public information, diligently responding to requests for access and providing the documentation they generate, obtain, acquire, transform, or retain; and within the scope of their authority, they shall proactively disseminate government information as a means of creating value for society and promoting open government, while protecting the personal data in their custody.

Value:

Public Interest: Public servants, within the scope of their powers and responsibilities, shall ensure that all residents of the state have equal access to public goods and services; to institutional programs and benefits; and to government jobs, positions, and commissions.

Integrity Rule:

Public Information: In order to promote a transparent and accountable government, they shall ensure, in accordance with the principle of maximum disclosure, access to public information under their control, and shall proactively disseminate information that is in the public interest or socially useful. Likewise, they must safeguard, at all times, the rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and objection regarding personal data, as well as ensure its protection, under the terms established by the relevant regulations.

Introduction:

Integrity: Public servants shall act in accordance with the principles that must be observed in the performance of their employment, position, assignment, or function, committed to ensuring that their conduct is guided by an ethical standard that serves the public interest and instills full confidence in their conduct among all those with whom they interact or who observe their actions.

Value:

Integrity: Public servants must perform their duties, responsibilities, or assignments with diligence, honesty, integrity, willingness, uprightness, and ethical and professional integrity.

Integrity Rule:

Conduct, Performance, and Cooperation in Support of Integrity: To promote good governance, they shall act and perform their duties in accordance with the principles and values of public service, while consistently cooperating in the promotion and implementation of measures that strengthen public integrity.

Introduction:

Rule of Law: Public servants shall ensure that all individuals, institutions, and entities—both public and private, including the State itself—are subject to laws that are publicly enacted, enforced equally, and applied impartially, and that are consistent with constitutional norms and principles as well as international human rights treaties.

Value:

Solidarity: Public servants, in the performance of their duties, shall provide care and assistance to those in need, and shall act selflessly and with a spirit of service, prioritizing the difficult or precarious circumstances of others.

Integrity Rule:

Licenses, Permits, Authorizations, and Concessions: To ensure a government that is honest, upright, and dedicated to serving the public interest, when granting licenses, permits, authorizations, and concessions, officials shall verify compliance with the requirements, rules, and conditions set forth in the relevant provisions, and shall act in strict accordance with the law, with transparency, objectivity, and impartiality.