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E.O. 11222: Prescribing standards of ethical conduct for Government officers and employees

May 8, 1965

Executive Order 11222 has been revoked.  It set out the basic principles of ethical conduct that were the foundation of the agency standards of conduct regulations that were replaced by the current executive branch-wide Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch, at 5 C.F.R. part 2635.

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