foremost in the context of specific technical fields such as environmental protection, biotechnology, but also for the field of business and trade. Self-regulatory measures such as codes of conduct can have important indirect legal relevance based on their effect of creating legal certainty and a waiver of liability in civil law, labor law and even criminal law. See also Conflict of interest Ethical code Marking your own homework Self-regulatory organization Notes External links US Environmental Protection Agency's Audit Policy NASA/FAA Aviation Safety Reporting System Conflict of interest Organizational behavior Self-regulation