JUSTICE Law 25.519 The Federal Court of First Instance is established with a seat in the city of Quilmes, province of Buenos Aires, a First Instance Prosecutor ' s Office and an Ombudsman ' s Office for Children and Incapaces, which will act before the Court, and the charges of Judges, Magistrates ' Secretaries, Procurator of First Instance, Public Defender and officials and employees.

Sanctioned: November 21, 2001.

Promulga de Hecho: December 14, 2001.

The Senate and Chamber of Deputies of the Argentine Nation assembled in Congress, etc. sanction with force of Law:

ARTICLE 1 Trust the Federal Court of First Instance with seat in the city of Quilmes, Buenos Aires province.

ARTICLE 2 The Federal Court of First Instance of Quilmes will have five Secretariats, two of them with competence in the Civil, Commercial, Labour and Administrative Disputes, one with competence in the Criminal and Correctional fields, and the two remaining ones, with specific competence in the field of tax executions.

Article 3 It will have competition over Avellaneda, Berazategui, Florencio Varela and Quilmes matches. ARTICLE 4 The Federal Appeals Chamber of La Plata will be the High Court of the Court established by this law.

ARTICLE 5o A First Instance Prosecutor ' s Office and an Ombudsman ' s Office for Children and Incapaces are established, which will serve in the Federal Court of First Instance of Quilmes. ARTICLE 6 The cases before the current Federal Magistrates ' Courts in La Plata will continue to be brought before those judicial bodies until their complete termination, except as expressed otherwise by the parties. ARTICLE 7 Modify the territorial competence of the Federal Courts of First Instance of La Plata, province of Buenos Aires, of which the parties of Avellaneda, Berazategui, Florencio Varela and Quilmes are excluded. ARTICLE 8 Refer to the positions of Judge, Registrars of the Court, Prosecutor of First Instance, Public Defender and officials and employees referred to in Annex I as part of this Act.

Article 9 The establishment of the bodies established by this Act shall be carried out to the extent that the budgetary provisions necessary for the care of this purpose are available, the expenditure must be charged to the Budget of the Judiciary of the Nation, the Public Prosecutor ' s Office and the Public Ministry of Defence, as appropriate.

Judges, officials and employees who are appointed in the posts established shall only take possession of them when the above-mentioned financial condition is given.

ARTICLE 10 Contact the national executive branch.

IN THE SESSION OF THE ARGENTINE CONGRESS, IN GOOD AIRES, TO THE VEINTH DAYS OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER OF THE ANO DOS MIL UNO.

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PASCUAL RAFAEL. . MARIO A. LOSADA. . Guillermo Aramburu. . Juan C. Oyarzún.

Annex I

FEDERAL JUZGADO DE FIRST INSTANCIA

MAGISTRADO AND FUNCIONARIOS

Judge of First Instance............... 1

First Instance Secretaries......... 5

ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL PERSON

Administrative secretaries... 5

Senior Officer (Private Secretary) ............... 1

Administrative Assistants........................ 20...

SERVICE, OBRERO AND MAESTRANZA

Assistant (Ordinance) ....................................... 1

FIRST INSTANCE FISCALIA

MAGISTRATE

Prosecutor of First Instance............... 1

ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL PERSON

............ 1

Administrative Assistants... 2

SERVICE, OBRERO AND MAESTRANZA

Assistant (Ordinance) ....................................... 1

DEFENSORIA OF MENORES AND INCAPACES

MAGISTRATE

... 1

ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL PERSON

............ 1

Administrative Assistants... 2

SERVICE, OBRERO AND MAESTRANZA

Assistant (Ordinance) ....................................... 1