LAW OF MINISTERIES Creation of the Secretariats, Undersecretariats and General Directorates of the various ministerial areas and the Presidency of the Nation. Default of Decree No. 42/81. DECEMBER 22

Bs. As., 22/12/81

VISTO Law No. 22.520, and

CONSIDERING:

That under Articles 9 and 11 it is necessary to proceed with the creation of the Secretariats, Undersecretariats and General Directorates of the various ministerial areas and the Presidency of the Nation.

Therefore,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINA NATION

RIGHT:

Article 1 Créanse en el ámbito de la Presidencia de la Nación y de los distintas Ministerios las Secretarías, Subsecretarias y Direcciones Generales que para cada caso se establece:

MINISTERY OF INTERIOR:

I. Undersecretary of the Interior.

II. Undersecretary for Institutional Affairs.

III. Undersecretariat Technical and Administrative Coordination.

MINISTERIO DE RELATIONS EXTERIORS AND CULTO:

I. Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs.

II. Undersecretary for International Economic Relations.

III. Undersecretariat Technical and Administrative Coordination.

Ministry of Justice:

I. Undersecretary of Justice.

II. Undersecretary for Legislative Affairs.

III. Directorate-General for Administrative Coordination.

DEFENSA MINISTERY:

I. Undersecretary for Defence:

MINISTERY OF ECONOMY:

I. Ministry of Finance.

! Budget Undersecretary

- Undersecretary for Tax Policy and Administration.

II. Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.

Undersecretary of Livestock.

- Undersecretary of Agriculture.

III. Ministry of Industry and Mining.

- Undersecretary of Industry.

- Undersecretary of Mining.

IV. Trade Secretariat.

- Undersecretary of Marketing.

Undersecretary for Foreign Trade and Regional Integration.

- Undersecretary for International Commercial Relations.

V. Secretariat of Maritime Interests.

- Undersecretary of Marina Mercante.

- Undersecretary of Fisheries.

VI. Undersecretary of Economics.

PUBLIC MINISTERY:

I. Energy Secretariat.

Undersecretary of Hydroelectric and Thermal Energy.

- Undersecretary of Fuels.

II. Secretariat of Public Services.

- Undersecretary of Communications.

- Undersecretary of Transport.

- Undersecretary of Water Resources.

III. Secretariat of Public Works.

IV. Undersecretariat Technical and Administrative Coordination.

MINISTERY OF EDUCATION:

I. Undersecretary of Education.

MINISTERY OF WORK:

I. Undersecretary of Labour.

II. Undersecretariat Technical and Administrative Coordination.

PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT:

I. Undersecretariat for Health Promotion, Assistance and Rehabilitation.

II. Undersecretary for Social Medicine and Sanitary Control.

III. Undersecretary for Health Training and Research.

IV. Undersecretary for the Environment.

V. Undersecretariat Technical and Administrative Coordination.

MINISTERY OF SOCIAL ACTION:

I. Undersecretary of Sports.

II. Undersecretary of Tourism.

III. Undersecretary for Children and the Family.

IV. Undersecretary for Social Promotion.

V. Undersecretary for Urban Development and Housing.

VI. Undersecretary for Social Security.

VII. Undersecretariat Technical and Administrative Coordination.

PRESIDENCE OF NATION:

I. Secretariat of Culture.

Undersecretary for Cultural Policy and Promotion.

Undersecretary for Cultural Relations.

- Undersecretary of Cultural Action.

Art. 2o The Cabinet of Ministers, Secretaries of Ministries and Presidency of the Nation and Assistant Secretaries shall be integrated with the number of positions and categories of the scale that governs on a general basis for the civilian staff of the national civil service, in accordance with the needs of each jurisdiction, and subject to the fact that their total cost does not exceed the amount that arises from the valuation of the following positions.

Ministers: Up to 4 positions category 24.

Secretary of the Ministry and the Presidency of the Nation: Up to 3 positions category 24.

Undersecretaries of Ministries and the Presidency of the Nation: Up to 2 positions category 24.

The charges referred to above correspond to the scale approved by Decree No. 1428 of 28 February 1973 or at the highest level of the scaffolding that governs the civilian staff of the national civil service.

The Ministers, Secretaries of Ministers and the Presidency of the Nation, shall, by resolution, establish the details of the positions and categories of the respective cabinets, on which the necessary designations will be made.

Art. 3o The Ministries for which administrative coordination is not envisaged by this decree may include it in their respective organizational structures with a level of up to the General Directorate. Its functions will be the overall coordination and administration of resources and services.

Art. 4o ∙ Establish a period of forty-five (45) working days, from the date of publication of the present decree, for ministers to raise the national executive branch, the organizational structures of their respective jurisdictions, elaborated in accordance with the provisions established jointly by the General Secretariats and Planning of the Presidency of the Nation.

Art. 5o Decree No. 42 of 29 March 1981.

Art. 6th Communicate, publish, give to the National Bureau of the Official Register and archvese.

GALTIERI. Alfredo O. Saint Jean.