440 OF 1998

(May 15)

Official Journal No 43,304 of 21 May 1998

COLOMBIA CONGRESS

By which the issue of the departmental prohospital stamp is authorized

university of the Quindio, Saint John of God.

DECRETA:

ARTICLE 1o. Authorize the Assembly of the Department of the Quindio to order the issue of the pro-hospital stamp of the University Departmental University of the Quindio San Juan de Dios, whose production will be used for the maintenance, extension and refurbishment of the physical plant; for the purchase, maintenance and repair of the equipment assigned to the different services provided by the hospital; for the provision of instruments and purchase of supplies; for the acquisition of new technologies in the areas of laboratories, centres or diagnostic units, biotechnology, microelectronics, informatics and communications, and for the development of research and training activities.

From the total deducted, the hospital will be able to allocate up to thirty-five (35%) in the payment of specialized personnel and to attend to the contributions of counterpart that must cover the social security attention of its employees.

ARTICLE 2o. The issue of the stamp whose creation is authorized, will be up to the sum of six billion pesos ($6,000,000,000). The total amount raised is established at constant 1996 prices.

ARTICLE 3o. Authorize the Departmental Assembly of the Quindio to determine the characteristics, rate, and all other matters concerning the use of the stamp in the activities and operations to be performed perform in the department and in the municipalities of the department.

The providences issued by the Assembly of the Department, under the provisions of this law, will be brought to the attention of the National Government through the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.

PARAGRAFO.

ARTICLE 4. Facultate to the municipal councils of the department of the Quindio so that, after authorization of the Departmental Assembly, make compulsory the use of the stamp, whose emission by this law is authorized, always destined to the Hospital University Departmental of the Quindio San Juan de Dios.

ARTICLE 5o. The obligation to adhere and annul the stamp referred to in this law is left to the departmental and municipal officials to intervene in the acts.

ARTICLE 6o. The collection of the stamp will be for the purposes of the article 1or. of this law.

PARAGRAFO. The rate referred to in this law may not exceed two percent (2%) of the value of the fact or object of the lien.

ARTICLE 7o. The control of the collection and the timely transfer of the resources to the hospital will be carried out by the Comptroller General of the Department.

ARTICLE 8o. This Law governs from the date of its publication.

AMYLKAR ACOSTA MEDINA

The President of the honorable Senate of the Republic,

PEDRO PUMAREJO VEGA

The Secretary General of the honorable Senate of the Republic,

CARLOS SQUIRLA BALLESTEROS.

The President of the honorable House of Representatives,

DIEGO VIVAS TAFUR.

The Secretary General of the honorable House of Representatives,

COLOMBIA-NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

PUBLISH AND EXECUTE.

Dada in Armenia, 15 May 1998.

ERNESTO SAMPER PIZANO

EDUARDO FERNANDEZ DELGADO.

The Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Credit, in charge of the functions of the

office of the Minister of Finance and Public Credit,

JOHN CARLOS GIRALDO VALENCIA.

The Deputy Minister of Health, in charge of the functions of the Health Minister's office,