The article will deal with the issue of ethical behavior of officials, taking into account national and international standards in this regard. The paper will present basic regulations regarding the ethics of public sector employees, with particular attention to the possibility of irregularities in this area.A comparative analysis of the regulations included in the European Code of Good Administrative Behavior and the Code of Civil Officials Ethics will be made, which will show somehow the ethics from different points of view, which is of interest and which has been omitted in these two regulations.Also, individual case studies resulting from the author's experience will be shown as well as the issue of disciplinary responsibility discussed...