Ministry of Justice Decree 993/98 Amendment of Decree No. 660/96 on the organigram approved for the State Department. Bs. As., 26/8/98 B.O: 31/8/98

VISTO file No. 118.247/98 of the registration of the Ministry of Justice, Law No. 24,946, Organic Law of the Public Prosecutor ' s Office, Decree No. 660 of 24 June 1996, Decree No. 102 of 31 January 1997 and its amendments No. 761 of 11 August 1997 and No. 1009 of 26 September 1997 and

CONSIDERING:

That Decree No. 102/97 and its amendments approved the organizational structure of the Ministry of Justice.

Which operational reasons make it necessary to modify the current functional unit of the NATIONAL DIRECTION OF CRIMINAL POLICY, transferring it from the scope of the SECRETARIAT OF TECHNICAL AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS to the SECRETARIAT OF PENITENCIARY POLICY AND READAPTATION SOCIAL in order to ensure more efficient coordination of the functions assigned to the Ministry of Justice.

That Decree No. 660 of 24 June 1996 approved the implementation structure in the area of NATIONAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION to the level of Undersecretariats and the objectives of the approved organizational units.

On the occasion of the change in the functional unit of the NATIONAL DIRECTION of CRIMINAL POLICY and the transfer of officials and employees of the CURADURY OF THE MINISTERY OF JUSTICE to the PUBLIC MINISTERY of the DEFENSA, provided for in Law No. 24,946, it is necessary to amend the aforementioned Decree No. 660/96 SECRETARIAT OF CRIMINAL, PENITENCIA AND SOCIAL AND SUBSECRETARY POLITICAL, PENITENCIARIAN AND SOCIAL READAPTATION GESTION, as well as the objectives assigned to the Secretariats and Undersecretariats under the Ministry, which correspond accordingly.

Intervention of the ongoing legal advisory service of the Ministry of Justice and the UNITY OF REFORM AND MODERNIZATION OF THE STATE expiating favorably.

That the present 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- Amend Annex I to Decree No. 660/96, as approved by Decree No. 761/97, on the approved organigram for the MINISTERY of JUSTICE, in relation to the SECRETARIAT OF PENITENCIARY POLICY AND SOCIAL READAPTATION and to the SUBSECRETARIA DE GESTION PENITENCIARIA AND SOCIAL READAPTATION. SECRETARIAT OF CRIMINAL, PENITENCIA AND SOCIAL AND SUBSECRETARY POLITICAL, PENITENCIARIAN AND SOCIAL READAPTATION OF GESTION OF CRIMINAL, PENITENCIA AND SOCIAL READAPTATION. Art. 2°- REQUESTS ANNEX II to Decree No. 660/96, as approved by Decree No. 761/97, in the relevant part to the objectives of the SECRETARIAT OF JUSTICE, the SUBSECRETARIAT OF JUSTICE, the SECRETARIAT OF TECHNICAL AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS SOCIAL, according to the Annex to this article, which is part of it. Art. 3°- Replace the organigrams approved as Annexes Ia, Ib, Ic and Id to Decree No. 102 of 31 January 1997, according to the text approved by Decree No. 1009 of 26 September 1997, by which as Annex La, lb, lc and Id are an integral part of this Decree. Art. 4°- Delete from Annex II to Decree No. 102 of 31 January 1997, Primary Liability and Actions for CURADURY OFFICIAL DIRECTION and replace primary responsibility and actions for the NATIONAL DIRECTION of CRIMINAL POLICY by which Annex II is an integral part of this Decree. Art. 5°- Replace Annex III - Charges - Permanent Plant - of Decree No. 102 of 31 January 1997, as approved by Decree No. 1009 of 26 September 1997, by which Annex III is an integral part of this Decree. Art. 6°- Contact, post, give to the National Directorate of the Official Register and archvese. - MENEM. - Jorge A. Rodriguez. - Raúl E. Granillo Ocampo.

Annex to Article 2

SECRETARIAT OF JUSTICE
OBJECTIVES

Assist the Minister of Justice in his relations with the JUDICIAL PODER OF NATION and with the PUBLIC MINISTERY and in the improvement of the service of administration of justice, in the manner established by law. To keep up-to-date the judicial guide and to carry out studies and reports on the legal regime for the preparation of the judicial map of the national and federal justice and the PUBLICO MINISTERIO.

Assist the Minister of Justice in his relations with the Congress of the Nation in matters relating to the subjects of his competence.

Assist the Minister of Justice in coordinating legal, social and community-based programmes, monitoring their functioning.

Assist the Minister of Justice in coordinating national and international legal cooperation activities.

Intervene in the activities relating to the application of the extradition regime; the participation of the Ministry in the field of human rights and the substantiation of administrative cases in the cases provided for in the existing legal system.

Planning and coordinating the activities of the Registry by the Ministry as the implementing authority.

Conduct research and studies to define the general guidelines or actions to which the initiatives and projects relating to matters of their competence should be adjusted, as well as those concerning legal institutions linked to the objectives of the Secretariat and others entrusted to it, through consultation with sectors directly concerned and by other means.

To develop collaborative activities in the areas of their competence, with other official agencies, through the provision of the necessary support and cooperation to optimize the implementation of their tasks.

JUSTICE SUBSECRETARIA
OBJECTIVES

Assist the Secretary of Justice in the analysis of matters under consideration.

Understand the topics related to the Registers dependent on the area.

Instruction of administrative sums in the cases provided for in the current legal system.

Assist the Secretary of Justice in the field of human rights, governmental and non-governmental agencies, national and international, in the field of the competence of the Ministry.

To advise on the conclusion of conventions necessary for legal cooperation and to implement the emerging actions of them.

AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
OBJECTIVES

Develop draft bills for the reform and updating of legal texts, for the adequacy of national legislation of a general nature and of the Codes, of regulations and of the ordering and compilation of legal and administrative rules; organize and support the work of the commissions that are established for such purposes.

To carry out the study of draft laws and decrees originated in other areas of the National Executive Branch to advise the Minister of Justice on the origin of its endorsement.

Assist the Minister of Justice in the follow-up to the parliamentary process of the jurisdictional projects and in the constitutional exercise of the veto.

Control the edition of the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic and the publication of laws, decrees and other acts of general interest.

Coordinate the actions of the Argentine Legal Computer System.

Intervene in the development of policy projects on legal integration with other countries.

Assist the Minister of Justice on issues related to alternative means of dispute resolution.

To develop collaborative activities in the areas of their competence, with other official agencies, through the provision of the necessary support and cooperation to optimize the implementation of their tasks.

AND LEGISLATIVE MATTERS
OBJECTIVES

Assist the Secretary of Technical and Legislative Affairs in the development of policy projects, coordinating the tasks of collecting, investigating and formulating the respective proposals.

Attend the status of the legislative studies entrusted to the units under their dependence and assess their status.

Supervising studies related to the draft laws and decrees originated in other areas of the National Executive Branch, assisting the Secretary of Technical and Legislative Affairs in his intervention in that regard.

Assist in the development of policy projects on the legal integration of our country with other States.

Coordinate tasks related to alternative dispute resolution methods.

Assist the Secretary of Technical and Legislative Affairs in controlling the edition of the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic and in coordinating the actions of the Argentine Legal Information System.

CRIMINAL POLICY, PENITENCIARIAN AND SOCIAL READAPTATION
OBJECTIVES

Assist the Minister of Justice in prison policy, prison reform and criminal execution.

Conduct studies, research and statistics on criminal policy issues and actions and coordination that are planned and implemented accordingly.

Conduct studies and actions related to prison problems, the prison system and social rehabilitation policies.

Participate in the formulation of legislative projects that in criminal, criminal procedure and criminal execution policy are elaborated in the Ministry.

To exercise the link between the Ministry of Justice, the National Directorate of the Federal Prison Service and the provincial prison services.

Promote the development of the activity of public and private Liberated Boards and their treatment actions in the social environment.

Intervene in cases of pardon and commutation of sentences.

Promote consensual development of common policies with border countries in criminal execution.

Promote joint research, training, training in service and specialized studies in prison and social rehabilitation with international, regional, national and provincial agencies.

SUBSECRETARIA DE GESTION DE POLITICA CRIMINAL, PENITENCIARIA AND SOCIAL READAPTATION
OBJECTIVES

Assist the Secretary of Criminal Policy, Prison and Social Rehabilitation in prison policy, prison reform and criminal execution.

Supervising studies, research and statistics on criminal policy issues and actions and coordinations that are planned and implemented accordingly.

Coordinate studies and actions related to prison problems, the prison system and social rehabilitation policies.

To promote actions of enlightenment in society on the problem of the social reintegration of the offender.

Coordinate actions to promote and develop the activity of public and private Liberated Boards linked to treatment in the social environment.

To promote the development of prison and criminal execution studies.

Coordinate the operational relationship of the Ministry of Criminal Policy, Prison and Social Rehabilitation with the National Directorate of the Federal Prison Service and the provincial prison services.

Assist the Secretary of Criminal Policy, Penitentiary and Social Rehabilitation with regard to his participation in the formulation of the legislative projects that in the area of criminal policy and criminal execution are elaborated in the Ministry.

ANNEX Ia

Annex Ib

Annex Ic

Annex Id

Annex II

NATIONAL DIRECTION OF CRIMINAL POLICY
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY

Plan and develop scientific research on criminal policy and execute and coordinate actions resulting from criminal policy, providing technical advice to the other agencies of the national State that require it and, where appropriate, non-governmental entities whose objectives are relevant.

ACTION

1. Design appropriate tools to collect empirical information about the functioning of criminal system agencies.

2. Program, plan, coordinate and execute criminal policy research actions, which are priorities for the National Government and those required by provincial and municipal levels.

3. Conduct studies, surveys and statistics on criminal policy matters, as well as intervene in the design of the computer systems that the Ministry calls for in this regard. To carry out such studies, you may propose agreements with international agencies, universities, research institutes and other public or private bodies interested in the subject.

4. To keep up-to-date the information collected for the preparation of their studies and research, as well as the information base of the National Criminal Policy Register.

5. Implement and coordinate activities related to criminal policy programmes.

6. To intervene in the formulation of legislative projects which, in the field of criminal policy, are elaborated in the Ministry area.

Annex III

PLANTA PERMANENT

JURISDICTION: 40 - Ministry of Justice
ENTITY: 000 - Central Administration
PROGRAMME BUDGET: Central activities
ESCALAFON: Decree No. 993/91

Presupues-tarian activity	Description of Activity	Organizational unit- tiva	E.E.	A	B	C	D	E	F	Sub-total
01	Central activities	Minister of Justice	(a)	.	2	3	7	7	2	21
.	.	National Directorate of Criminal Policy	.	.	3	21	7	1	.	32
.	.	Office of Dispatch, Table of Entries and Public Inf.	.	.	2	1	5	13	1	22
.	.	Departa-mento de Ceremonial	.	.	1	1	3	2	.	7
.	.	Press Department	.	.	1	1	1	1	.	4
02	Audit Services	Internal Audit Unit	(b)	4	9	9	7	1	.	30
03	Services	Assistant Secretary of Admin-Tradition	.	.	.	.	.	2	.	2
.	.	General Directorate of Administrative	.	1	2	9	24	18	4	58
.	.	General Directorate of Human Resources	.		1	7	4	3	1	16
04	Legal Counseling	General Directorate of Legal Affairs	.	1	6	13	7	12	2	41
05	Computer Management	Legal Databases Directorate	.	1	3	8	15	4	.	31
.	.	Directorate of Computer Management	.	1	4	7	7	4	.	23
TOTAL:				8	34	80	87	68	10	287

(a) Extraordinary Charge: 1 Chief of Cabinet Advisers
(b) Extracurricular charge: 1 Auditor

PLANTA PERMANENT

JURISDICTION: 40 - Ministry of Justice
ENTITY: 000 - Central Administration
BUDGETARY PROGRAMME: Legal assistance
ESCALAFON: Decree No. 993/91

Presupues-tarian activity	Description of Activity	Organizational unit- tiva	E.E.	A	B	C	D	E	F	Sub-total
01	Direction and Institutional Relations	Directorate of Integration Law	.	1	.	6	1	3	.	11
.	.	Secretary of Justice	.	1	.	3	2	4	2	12
.	.	General Directorate of Coordi-nation	.	1	1	4	3	1	.	10
.	.	Under-Secretary of Justice	.	1	1	5	6	1	3	17
02	Mediation	National Directorate of Alternative Dispute Resolution	.	.	4	12	5	7	.	28
TOTAL:			.	4	6	30	17	16	5	78

PLANTA PERMANENT

JURISDICTION: 40 - Ministry of Justice
ENTITY: 000 - Central Administration
BUDGETARY PROGRAMME: Regulation and Registration Control
ESCALAFON: Decree No. 993/91

Presupues-tarian activityA	B	C	D	E	F	Sub-total
01	Registration, Registration and Control of Societies	General Inspectorate of Justice	(a)	.	2	68	30		64		.	164
02	Registration of the Property	General Directorate of the Register of Property of the Federal Capital	.	2	1	22	89		93		1	209
03	Register of Reoffence and Criminal Statistics	National Directorate of the National Registry of Crime and Crime Statistics	.	1	1	5	61		66		9	143
05	Registration of acts of Government	National Directorate of Official Records	.	1	2	4	14		19		.	39
06	Registration of Intellectual Property	National Authority of Copyright	.	1	2	6	4		7		.	20
07	Registration of the Automotive Property	National Directorate of National Registers of Automotive Ownership and Prendary Credits	.	2	5	37	27		82		6	159
TOTAL:			.	7	14	141	225		331		16	734

1. Extracurricular charge: 1 Inspector General

PLANTA PERMANENT

JURISDICTION: 40 - Ministry of Justice
ENTITY: 000 - Central Administration
BUDGETARY PROGRAMME: Development of Standard Projects
ESCALAFON: Decree No. 993/91

Presupues-tarian activity	Description of Activity	Organizational unit- tiva	E.E.	A	B	C	D	E	F	Sub-total
01	Management and Development of Standard Projects	Secretary of Technical and Legislative Affairs	.	1	.	4	1	2	1	9
.	.	Departa-mento Biblioteca, Centro de Documen-tación y Traduc-ciones	.	.	.	3	4	4	.	11
.	.	Assistant Secretary for Technical and Legislative Affairs	.	1	.	.	1	1	.	3
.	.	General Directorate of Legislative Technique	.	2	5	6	4	1	.	18
TOTAL:			.	4	5	13	10	8	1	41

PLANTA PERMANENT

JURISDICTION: 40 - Ministry of Justice
ENTITY: OOOOO - Central Administration
BUDGETARY PROGRAMME: Legal and Notarial Defence and Representation of the State
ESCALAFON: Decree No. 993/91

Presupues-tarian activity	Description of Activity	Organizational unit- tiva	E.E.	A	B	C	D	E	F	Sub-total
01	Legal representation of the State	Procuration of the Treasury of the Nation	(a)	11	22	60	41	8	5	147 (1)
.	Notarial Representation of the State	Government of the Nation	(b)	.	.	5	9	7	1	22
TOTAL:			.	11	22	65	50	15	6	169

(a) A Procurator of the Treasury of the Nation and two Sub-Procurers.
(b) Extracurricular charges: 1 General Government Writer and 3 Adscripts.
(1) Under Act No. 24.667, its organizational structure is approved independently.

PLANTA PERMANENT

JURISDICTION: 40 - Ministry of Justice
ENTITY: 000 - Central Administration
PROGRAMME BUDGET: Prison Policy and Infrastructure
ESCALAFON: Decree No. 993/91

Presupues-tarian activity	Description of Activity	Organizational unit- tiva		E.E.		A		B		C		D		E		F		Sub-total
01	Prison Policy and Social Rehabilitation	Secretary of Criminal Penitentiary and Social Rehabilitation Policy		.		.		.		.		.		1		.		1
.	.	Assistant Secretary for Criminal Policy, Prison and Social Rehabilitation		.		.		.		1		.		2		.		3
.	.	National Directorate of Social Rehabilitation		.		1		.		1		3		.		.		5
02	Protection of the Rights of the Prisoner	Prisoner		(a)		.		.		.		.		.		.		.
03	Project management		General Directorate of Maintenance and Prisons		.		1				2		1		1		.		5
TOTAL:				.		2		0		4		4		4		0		14

(a) Extracurricular charges: 1 Penitentiary Procurator and 1 Prison Assistant