JEFATURA DE GABINETE DE MINISTERS Decree 443/96 Approve the organization and objectives of the Secretariats and Undersecretariats of the aforementioned Jurisdiction.

Bs. As., 25/4/96

VISTO article 100 of the National Constitution, Act No. 24,629, Decrees No. 909 of 30 June 1995 and 1034 of 28 December 1995 and Administrative Decision No. 3 of 1 August 1995 and

CONSIDERING:

That Decree No. 909/95 as amended by its similar Decree No. 1034/95 approved the organisational charts and objectives of the Secretariats and Undersecretariats of the JEFE GABINETE DE MINISTROS Jurisdiction.

That Act No. 24,629 granted exclusive jurisdiction to the above-mentioned jurisdiction, in order to carry out the actions necessary for the implementation of the budget and administrative reorganization.

That in order to be able to exercise these competencies it is necessary to reformulate the organization of the MINISTERS GABINETE JEFATURA in order to bring it into line with that normative reality.

That according to the spirit of this legal rule the new structure must be established according to the guidelines of efficiency and rationalization that it determines.

That the present measure is in exercise of the powers conferred by article 99, paragraph 1, of the National Constitution.

Therefore,

THE PRESIDENT OF THE ARGENTINA NATION

RIGHT:

Article 1 . Approved the organization and objectives of the Secretariats and Undersecretariats of the MINISTRY GABINETE JEFATURA which, as Annexes I and II respectively, form an integral part of this decree.

Art. 2o de Please note that the respective primary responsibilities and actions approved by Decrees No. 129 of 19 July 1995 and 1034 of 28 December 1995 and Administrative Decision No. 3 of 1 August 1995 and the posts financed by Act No. 24,624 and Administrative Decision No. 1 of 3 January 1996 shall remain in force.

Art. 3o El The JEFE DE GABINETE DE MINISTROS may distribute to the agents belonging to the units of the Secretariats and Undersecretariats that by this act are eliminated.

Art. 4o ". Incorporate as the last paragraph of Article 3 of Decree No. 736/92 the following: "With the same scope and requirements as set out in the preceding paragraphs, the Cabinet Secretary of the MINISTROS GABINETE JEFE may designate one (1) Deputy Assistant Secretary for each Undersecretariat under his authority."

Art. 5o de Exhibits 1a and 1b to Article 1 of Decree No. 909 of 30 June 1995; Annex to Article 1 and Annex I to Article 2 of Decree No. 1034 of 28 December 1995 and Annex I to Administrative Decision No. 3 of 1 August 1995.

Art. 6th . Communicate, publish, give to the National Directorate of the Official Register and archvese. . MENEM. . Jorge A. Rodriguez. Rodolfo C. Barra.

Annex I

Annex II

JEFE DE GABINETE DE MINISTERS

STRATEGIC CONTROL

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in coordinating government policies related to the implementation of government plans.

2. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in all aspects of the Administration ' s policies, relating to the achievement of the objectives proposed by the National Government in social and economic aspects.

3. Produce periodic reports for use in the Administration ' s short, medium and long-term planning system.

4. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in strategic planning and control in inter-jurisdictional, national and sectoral matters.

5. Request information from the various areas of the Administration regarding the implementation of its programmes and activities and produce periodic reports in order to recommend, where appropriate, corrective actions that will ensure the fulfilment of its objectives.

6. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers on issues inherent in the budget and the collection of the national incomes.

7. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in the functional relationship with the General Assembly of the Nation.

8. Understand the management of priority programmes and activities assigned to it by the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers.

9. Develop the necessary tools for the implementation of administrative reform in coordination with the Cabinet Secretary.

10. Understanding the development of relations with national and international, public and private agencies and designing and implementing instruments that promote inter-agency coordination, in the areas inherent in their competence.

STRATEGIC CONTROL

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Secretary of Strategic Control in the development of institutional and sectoral coordination instruments in the field of their competence.

2. Develop and implement mechanisms that support the establishment of institutional linkages and the participation of representative community organizations.

3. Develop, design and manage a data bank that will provide institutional information from public, private, national and international agencies and entities linked to the area.

STRATEGIC CONTROL

SUBSECRETARIA OF FISCAL MATTERS

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Secretary of Strategic Control in the process of analysing, formulating and evaluating the national budget and income-raising strategy.

2. Assist in actions related to the prior processing of the draft National Budget Law.

3. Design, implement and track special programs linked to your competition.

4. Assist in the development and implementation of institutional, national and sectoral coordination mechanisms on their competence.

5. Maintain an information system that allows the monitoring of collections and public expenditure.

6. Assist in the coordination of activities with international agencies on their competence.

STRATEGIC CONTROL

CONTROL SUBSECRETARIA

OBJECTIVES

1. Implement a system of strategic control and comprehensive follow-up of management policies linked to the implementation of government plans.

2. Develop criteria and indicators for strategic control of national and sectoral programmes and actions undertaken.

3. Assist the Secretary of Strategic Control in the relationship with the General Assembly of the Nation.

4. Review and evaluate the information necessary for the preparation of reports on the progress of government plans.

5. Regularly produce reports linked to the progress of government plans.

STRATEGIC CONTROL

STRATEGIC PROJECT

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Strategic Control Secretary in the analysis and formulation of Administration policies related to the implementation of the National Government ' s plans.

2. Assist the Strategic Control Secretary in the analysis and monitoring of strategic projects for the Administration.

3. Assist the Secretary of Strategic Control in the inter-jurisdictional and inter-agency coordination of strategic projects mandated by the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers.

4. Intervene in the management of programmes and activities assigned as a priority by the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers.

5. Regularly produce the reports of the state of progress of the programmes and actions in implementation, recommending, where appropriate, corrective actions that will enable the implementation of the proposed objectives.

SECRETARIAT OF GABINETE

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in relations with the Secret Ministers, coordinating matters to be dealt with at the meetings of the National Cabinet.

2. Organize the call and prepare the meetings of the Cabinet of Ministers.

3. Provide the Chief of Staff of Ministers with the information of the respective jurisdictions necessary for decision-making.

4. Intervene in the development of the projects of the Law on Ministries and National Budget promoted by the National Executive and its submission to the Honorable Congress of the Nation.

5. Intervene in the analysis of the opportunity, merit and convenience of the draft acts requiring the endorsement of the Chief of Staff of Ministers and the messages accompanying bills to send to the Honorable Congress of the Nation.

6. Develop administrative acts to be signed by the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers.

7. Understand the administrative management of jurisdiction.

8. Develop the necessary tools for the implementation of administrative reform in coordination with the Secretary of Strategic Control.

SECRETARIAT OF GABINETE

SUBSECRETARIA DE ADMINISTRATION

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Cabinet Secretary in the administration of the financial, computer, human, general services and assets of the jurisdiction.

2. Enter, process and discard all internal documentation of jurisdiction.

3. Assist the Cabinet Secretary in the development, protocolization, registration and archive of administrative acts relating to the internal organization of jurisdiction.

4. Prepare the annual draft budget of jurisdiction.

5. Assist the Cabinet Secretary in the administration of the financial and economic resources of the jurisdiction.

6. Assist the Cabinet Secretary in the computer management and human resources policy of the jurisdiction.

SECRETARIAT OF GABINETE

GABINETE SUBSECRETARIA

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Cabinet Secretary in coordinating, preparing and convening the meetings of the Cabinet of Ministers.

2. Participate in the development of draft administrative acts, draft messages and laws to the National Congress.

3. Systematize information provided by different jurisdictions.

4. Assist the Cabinet Secretary in developing the necessary tools for the implementation of administrative reform.

SECRETARY-GENERAL

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers in assessing the opportunity, merit and convenience of the bills, of message to the Honorable Congress of the Nation and of decree providing for the extension of ordinary sessions or the call for extraordinary ones.

2. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in his concurrence to meetings at the National Congress, as well as in the preparation of reports that any of the Chambers request and those that should be provided to the Permanent Bicameral Commission.

3. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in his concurrence to the Congress of the Nation in compliance with article 101 of the National Constitution.

4. Participate in the elaboration of the detailed memory of the State of the Nation.

5. Assist the Chief of Cabinet of Ministers in relation to the relations of the National Executive Branch with both Chambers of the Congress of the Nation, its Commissions and members and, in particular, with regard to the handling of acts to be referred to the Congress of the Nation pursuant to article 100, paragraph 6, of the National Constitution and other laws.

6. To assist in the evaluation of the opportunity, merit and convenience of the draft decrees concerning the exercise of powers delegated by Congress, of necessity and urgency and of which the laws are partially promulgated.

7. Understand the management of the Commission for the Development of Legislative Projects and Complementary Rules of the Constitutional Reform.

SECRETARY-GENERAL

SUBSECRETARIA DE GESTION PARLAMENTARIA

OBJECTIVES

1. Assist the Secretary of Parliamentary Relationship in the elaboration of the descriptive memory of the business of the Nation for the purposes provided for in article 100, paragraph 10, of the National Constitution and the report of article 101.

2. Assist, from the point of view of opportunity, merit and convenience in bills that are required by the Secretary of the area for further processing.

3. Participate from the point of view of its opportunity, merit and convenience, in the analysis of the draft regulations of the laws sanctioned by the Honorable Congress of the Nation.

4. Assist the Secretary of Parliamentary Relationship in organizing the concurrence of the Chief of Staff of Ministers and of the officials of the National Executive to the sessions of both Houses of the National Congress and the various committees of work and/or parliamentary blocks.

5. Assist the Secretary of the area in his work on the management of the Commission for the Development of Legislative Projects and Complementary Rules of the Constitutional Reform.

SECRETARY-GENERAL

SUBSECRETARIA DE INFORMATION AND PARLAMENTAL ENLACE

OBJECTIVES

1. Receive, process and discard the messages subscribed by the National Executive Branch that promote the legislative initiative and the decrees sent to the Honorable Congress of the Nation in respect of its competence.

2. Collect, evaluate and channel the information and documentation of the National Civil Service required by the legislative bodies.

3. Control and follow-up of bills in the National Congress.

4. Assist the Secretary of Parliamentary Relationship in the requirement and referral to the different jurisdictions of the information necessary for the development of bills.

5. Understand the organization and operation of the documentary and bibliographical centre on national, provincial and municipal standards in relation to the management of the area.