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DECEMBER No. 641

THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE SALVADOR,

CONSIDERING:

I.- On 19 December 2002, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and the Economy signed a Coordination Agreement between the two Ministries, with regard to strengthening the management of the Republic of El Salvador to the World Trade Organization, WTO and the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO, in Geneva, Switzerland.

II.- In accordance with paragraph 14, paragraph 1, of the Convention, it was established that the operating expenses of the Permanent Mission of El Salvador in Geneva, Switzerland, would be divided and covered by both ministries, in accordance with a plan of expenditure, previously defined and that the contribution of the Ramo de Economía will be transferred to the Ramo de Relaciones Exteriores, so that it will transfer those resources to the Permanent Mission in Geneva, Switzerland.

III.- That it is necessary that the Permanent Mission of our country based in Geneva, Switzerland, be able to have the necessary resources to continue its management of enhancing trade negotiations of a bilateral, regional and multilateral nature aimed at the adoption of international legal instruments that will improve the conditions of access of Salvadoran exports of goods and services that help to bring to the country increased flows of investment and technology.

IV.- That in order to transfer the resources necessary for the operation of the Permanent Mission of our country based in Geneva, Switzerland, during the present fiscal financial period of 2014, it is necessary to incorporate the reforms corresponding to the budget approved by Legislative Decree No. 522, dated 31 October 2013, published in Official Gazette No. 225, Volume No. 401, of 2 December of the same year.

TANTO,

in the use of its constitutional powers and at the initiative of the President of the Republic, through the Minister of Finance,

RIGHT:

Art. 1.- The current Budget Act, Section - General Budget BUDGET, Part III - Expenses, introduces the following modifications:

A. In the portion of the Foreign Affairs Branch, the allocations of the

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Budget Unit 02 Diplomatic, Consular and Salvadoran Service on the Exterior, Working Line 01 Diplomatic Representations, in the amount of $22,452, as follows:

B. RESOURCES ASIGNATION

1. Destiny of Expenditure by Source of Financing

Code Responsible Budget Unit General Fund

02 Diplomatic Service, Consular and Salvadoran Foreign Office 22,452

3. Purpose ratio with Assigned Resources

Budget Unit and Cost Purpose Work Line

02 Diplomatic Service, Consular and Salvadoran Foreign Service

01 Diplomatic Representations Project our foreign policy with a new dynamic of country, defending and assisting the interests of our foreign-based nationals, further promoting the principles and values

such as justice, peace, solidarity, equity, respect for the sovereignty, independence, self-determination of peoples and non-intervention, all of the above in harmony with what in this regard and the laws of

diplomatic and consular bodies.

22,452

22,452

4. Budget allocation by Rubro de Agrupación, Fuente de Financiamiento y Destination Económico

Budget and Budget Unit

Labour Line 54

Property and

Services

55 Expenditure

Financial and Other

Current costs

02 Diplomatic, Consular and Salvadoran Service Outer 2014-0800-1-02-01-21-1 General Fund Diplomatic Representations

21,192

21,192

1,260

1,260

22,452

22,452

B. The resources to finance the present modification will be taken from the Economy Ramo, Budget Unit 02 Trade Policy and Treaty Management, Labour Line 03 Representation to WTO and WIPO, the Revenue 54 Property and Services Procurement, the amount of $21,192 and the Revenue 55 Financial and Others, the amount of $1,260, funded by the General Fund.

Art. 2.- This Decree shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Gazette.

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DADO en EL SALON AZUL DEL PALACIO LEGISLATIVE: San Salvador, on the twenty-seventh day of the month of March of the year two thousand fourteen.

OTHON SIGFRIDO MORALES, PRESIDENT.

ENRIQUE ALBERTO LUIS VALDES SOTO, GUILLERMO ANTONIO GALLEGOS NAVARRETE, FIRST VICEPRESIDENT. SECOND VICEPRESIDENT.

JOSE FRANCISCO MERINO LOPEZ, FRANCISCO ROBERTO LORENZANA DURAN, TERCER VICEPRESIDENT. VICEPRESIDENT FOURTH.

CARLOS ARMANDO REYES RAMOS, QUINTO VICEPRESIDENT.

LORENA GUADALUPE PEÑA MENDOZA, MANUEL VICENTE MENJIVAR ESQUIVEL, FIRST SECRETARIAT. SECOND SECRETARY.

SANDRA MARLENE SALGADO GARCIA, JOSE RAFAEL MACHUCA ZELAYA, TERCERA SECRETARIA. SECRETARY FOURTH.

IRMA LOURDES PALACIOS VASQUEZ, ERNESTO ANGULO MILLA, QUINTA SECRETARIA. SECRETARY SIX.

FRANCISCO JOSE ZABLAH SAFIE, JOSE SERAFIN ORANTES RODRIGUEZ, SEPTIMO SECRETARIO. OCTAVO SECRETARY.

CASA PRESIDENCIAL: San Salvador, on the nine days of April of the year two thousand fourteen.

PUBLIQUESE,

Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena, President of the Republic.

Roberto de Jesús Solórzano Castro, Vice Minister of Finance, Charge of the Office.

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