Act on Recusal of Public Servants Due to Conflicts of Interest Article 7

Where a public servant fails to recuse himself notwithstanding the fact that he is obligated to recuse, the interested person may apply with the organ referred to in Paragraph 2 or Paragraph 3 of the preceding Article for his recusal.The authority of the organ referred to in Paragraph 2 or Paragraph 3 of the preceding Article for accepting the application referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be investigated ex officio. Where the organ is held has no authority to accept the application, the application shall be transferred to the organ empowered with such authority and the applicant shall be notified of the fact.For disagreement with the organ’s decision to overrule the application, if any, the applicant may apply with the superior organ within 5 days. Unless with justified reasons, the superior organ shall render its decision within 10 days. Where no such superior organ is available, the application shall be filed with the organ referred to in Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3 of the preceding Article.