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Law No. 346 Of 21 July 2006 On The Organization And Functioning Of The Ministry Of Defense

Original Language Title:  LEGE nr. 346 din 21 iulie 2006 privind organizarea şi funcţionarea Ministerului Apărării

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LEGE no. 346 346 of 21 July 2006 (* updated *) on the organisation and functioning of the Ministry of National Defence * ((updated until 24 April 2015 *)
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** **) art. 3 of EMERGENCY ORDINANCE no. 221 221 of 23 December 2008 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 882 of 24 December 2008, the Ministry of National Defence is established by reorganizing the Ministry of Defense.
Consequently, the name "Ministry of Defence" and "Minister of Defence" will be automatically replaced, in the text of this normative act, with the name "Ministry of National Defence", respectively "Minister of National Defence".
---------- The Romanian Parliament adopts this law + Chapter I General provisions + Article 1 (1) The Ministry of National Defence is the specialized body of the central public administration, which leads and carries out, according to the law, the activities in the field of (2) The Ministry of National Defence consists of central structures, structures and forces subordinated to them. + Article 2 The system of central structures, structures and forces of the Ministry of National Defence is the Romanian Army, hereinafter called the army. + Article 3 (1) The Ministry of National Defence has legal personality and represents in justice the structures of the army that have no legal personality The structures of the ministry that have legal personality, according to the law, can be represented in the judiciary by the specialized bodies of the Ministry of National Defence, under the conditions established by order of the Minister (2) The Ministry of National Defence is based in Bucharest, Izvor Street no. 3-5, Sector 5. (3) The Ministry of National Defence shall be accountable to the Parliament, the Government and the Supreme Council of Defense of the Country for the application, in its field of activity, of the provisions of the Constitution, laws, decisions of the Government and of the The Supreme Council of Defense of the Country, of the other normative acts and of the international treaties to which Romania is a party. + Article 4 The Ministry of National Defence cooperates, in order to carry out its duties, with the other ministries and bodies of the specialized central public administration, with local public administration authorities, autonomous administrative authorities, non-governmental organizations, economic operators, with political-military structures and military leadership of other states, as well as of international organizations to which Romania is a party. + Chapter II Duties and responsibilities of the Ministry of + Article 5 (1) The Ministry of National Defence has the following duties and responsibilities a) the formation of the force structure and the realization of the combat capacity of the army to carry out its specific missions; b) establishment, abolition, dislocation and relocation of units and formations; c) elaboration of draft normative acts on defense of the country; d) the protection of legitimate rights and interests in relations with public authorities, institutions of any kind, as well as with any natural or legal person, Romanian or foreign, through their own structures; e) the conclusion of departmental treaties and technical agreements in the field of cooperation with the armies of other states; f) coordination of policy and integration activities in international organizations to which Romania is a party, for its own structures, maintenance and development of political-military cooperation relations with other states and insurance the representation of the army in relations with the armies of other states; g) management of information for defense, intelligence, counterintelligence and military security, as well as collaboration with intelligence, counterintelligence and security services of other states or organizations international to which Romania is a party; h) implementation of integrated defence planning; i) financing and ensuring the execution of the own budget; j) training of commands and troops, specialized training of personnel in activity and in reserve; k) computerization of all its fields of activity; l) human resources management, organization and management of military education; m) environmental protection in the activities they carry out; n) organization and management of information and public relations activity; o) issue of specific regulations for the organization and functioning of military structures, committees and councils constituted for decision-making; p) increasing the quality of life of the personnel, ensuring the religious assistance of the military and civil personnel, as well as its social, medical and legal assistance, in accordance with the legal provisions; q) implementation, at the level of the Ministry, of public policies and public administration reform programs; r) management of logistics activities; s) endowment with weapons, combat technique, equipment and materials specific to the military, relations with the national defense industry and international cooperation in the field; s) coordination of foreign trade activity on the import and export of products with military destination, under the law; t) approval, within the limit of its competence, of technical-economic documentation for own investment works, execution of own investment works, as well as the pursuit of execution, at established deadlines, of all investment works; t) mobilization of the army, establishment of reserve forces, requisition of goods and the call of individuals to service supplies in the public interest; u) publishing publications in their own fields of activity; v) scientific research, inventions and innovations in the military, as well as the protection of intellectual property rights on research results; x) internal control and internal public audit. (2) The Ministry of National Defence also performs other duties provided by law. + Chapter III Organisation and operation of central structures + Article 6 (1) The central structures of the Ministry of National Defence, directly subordinated to the Minister of National Defence, are: Department for Defence Policy and Planning, Department for Relations with Parliament and Public Information, Department for armaments, General Staff, General Secretariat, Directorate-General for Defence Intelligence, Human Resources Management Directorate, Financial-Accounting Directorate, Military Courts Directorate, Control and Inspection Corps, Internal Audit Directorate and Medical Directorate. (2) Under the direct subordination of the Minister of National Defence works the Minister's Advisers, the Minister's Office, the Military Courts Directorate and other (3) The personnel of the Military Prosecutor's Office of the Prosecutor's Office of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and of the Section combating corruption crimes committed by the military of the National Anticorruption Directorate are subordinated the Minister of National Defence only with regard to matters of an administrative nature, established by joint order of the Minister of National Defence, the Prosecutor General of the Prosecutor's Office of the High Court of Cassation and Justice and the chief prosecutor of the National Anti-Corruption Directorate, with the opinion of the Superior Council of Magistracy. (4) The central structures referred to in par. (1) and (3) may have in composition, as the case may be, centers, general directions, directions, offices, services, departments, offices or compartments, constituted according to the criteria established by order of the Minister of National Defence. (5) In order to fulfill the missions of the Ministry of National Defence, the Government can establish and organize, under the law, its structures operating abroad. For this, the Ministry of National Defence is authorized to purchase movable and immovable property in the countries where these structures operate. (6) For the execution of the management of the structures provided ((1)-(5) the corresponding functions are provided in the organization states. (7) The tasks of the central structures shall be established by the Organization and Functioning Regulation of the Ministry of National Defence, approved by order of the Minister + Article 7 (1) The central structures, as well as those in their composition may be subordinated, as the case may be, to general directions, directions, commands, offices, offices, services, departments, offices, compartments, educational institutions, research institutions scientific and other structures. (2) The General Staff has in subordination, in addition to the structures provided in par. (1), and the structure of forces. ---------- Article 7 has been amended by section 7. 1 1 of art. unique from LAW no. 76 76 of 17 April 2015 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 264 264 of 21 April 2015. + Chapter IV Areas of responsibility of central structures + Article 8 The Department for Defense and Planning Policy coordinates the fulfillment of the international obligations assumed, ensures the application of defense policy and integrated defense planning and coordinates international political-military cooperation. + Article 9 The Department for Relations with Parliament and Public Information coordinates the relationship with Parliament and legislative work, provides legal assistance and represents the interests of the Ministry of National Defence before the courts and other bodies with judicial activity, ensure relations with other public authorities, as well as with non-governmental organizations, guide the activity of harmonization of normative acts and provide legal assistance for the conclusion of technical agreements in view of cooperation with foreign armed forces, conduct activities that concern public information and military media, the legal regime of the real estate heritage of the Ministry of National Defence and coordinates the activity of solving the social problems of the staff. + Article 10 The armaments department elaborates and coordinates procurement policies within the ministry, as the regulatory authority in the field, manages relations with the national defense industry, ensures the management of procurement for major armaments and equipment systems and related contracts, as well as research and development activities, plan and carry out the work of international cooperation in the field of armaments, carry out surveillance quality in military equipment and equipment suppliers, coordinates the training, specialization and improvement of logistics officers in the technical-engineering field and other specialists necessary for the military, metrology and technical standardization activity and realize the specific control of the field of competence for imports and exports of special products. + Article 11 Each department is headed by a secretary of state, who is also head of the department. + Article 12 (1) The General Staff ensures, according to the law, the management, organization, planning and operationalization of forces, gradual lifting of combat capacity and mobilization of the army, the management of the united operations, the training of the commands and troops, basic and specialized training of military personnel in activity and in reserve, individual career management of military personnel, planning of armaments, standardization in the military field, implementation of the command system, control, communications, computers, information, computer science, surveillance, recognition, logistics and infrastructure, the conduct of international military relations, religious assistance in the Ministry of National Defence and the conclusion of technical agreements with the armies of other states, promote the values specific to and civic education. (2) The General Staff prepares and leads the military structures participating in military missions outside the territory of the national state. (3) At the level of the General Staff, the Committee of the Heads of Major States shall be established as an advisory organization and its operation shall be established by order of the Minister of National Defence. + Article 13 (1) The Directorate-General for Defence Information shall ensure the obtaining, processing, verification, storage and valorisation of information and data relating to risk factors and internal and external, military and non-military threats, which may affect national security in the military field, coordinates the application of counterintelligence measures and cooperation with both national and information services/departmental structures, and those of the member states of alliances, coalitions and international organizations to which Romania is a party and ensures security national, NATO and European Union classified information at the Ministry of National Defence. (2) The personnel of the Directorate-General for Defence Intelligence shall carry out their work openly or covered, in relation to the needs of national security in the military field. For the collection of information in the theatres of operations and for the fight against terrorism, the General Directorate of Defense Intelligence may have in subordination the combatant structures. (3) The Directorate-General for Defence Intelligence is headed by a Director-General, Military Framework in Activity. The Director General is appointed by the Minister of National Defence, with the approval of the Supreme Council of National Defence. The position of Managing Director is assimilated to the position of Secretary of State (4) Some categories of technique and specific goods are purchased, under the law, by specialized structures of their own, from internal or external partners. (5) For the performance of national security-specific tasks in the military field, the Directorate-General for Defence Intelligence shall execute independent or integrated missions at strategic, operational and tactical level, at home and abroad, including with Own combat structures. ---------- Alin. ((5) of art. 13 13 has been introduced by section 2 2 of art. unique from LAW no. 76 76 of 17 April 2015 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 264 264 of 21 April 2015. + Article 14 (1) The General Secretariat shall ensure the implementation and coordination of the secretarial works, manage all relations and circulation of documents at the level of central structures, between the Ministry and public authorities and institutions, non-governmental, legal and natural persons, monitor the elaboration and transmission of the main periodic reports provided by the regulations in force (2) The General Secretariat shall ensure the implementation, monitoring and evaluation, at the level of the Ministry of National Defence, of the provisions contained in the public administration reform strategies and programs, developed on the basis of the governance, as well as the management control system. (3) The General Secretariat shall ensure the management and dissemination of classified defence documents issued by NATO, the European Union, their Member States and other States at the level of the Ministry of National Defence. + Article 15 The Human Resources Management Directorate elaborates and monitors the application of strategies, policies and regulations in the areas of human resources management, professional individual career and military education and ensures unitary record of Ministry of National Defence Staff + Article 16 The control and inspection body exercises specific tasks of general control, according to the law, and evaluation of activities carried out in the Ministry of National Defence, based on the order of the Minister + Article 17 The financial-accounting direction ensures the performance of the financial-accounting tasks of the Minister of National Defence as the principal authorising officer. + Article 18 The direction of the military courts ensures the management of military functions at the level of military courts and acts, together with the relevant structures of the Ministry of National Defence, for the compatibility of the military jurisdictional system with NATO members. + Article 19 The internal audit direction executes the audit of the management of the patrimony and the use of public funds in the Ministry of National Defence, + Article 20 The medical direction coordinates the provision of health care and veterinary assistance, implements the national health policy at the level of the Ministry of National Defence, elaborates the conception on the functioning of Veterinary. + Article 21 (1) The Minister of National Defence shall appoint, under the law, the heads of the central structures, the head of the cabinet and the minister's advisers, the heads of the structures provided for in 6 6 para. ((4), up to the level of office including, as well as persons who are assigned to positions provided in the organization states with degrees of general or equivalent thereof. (2) It is exempted from the provisions of par. (1) Secretaries of State, Chief of General Staff and Secretary-General of the Ministry. (3) The Minister of National Defence appoints the members of the offices of the Romanian defence attachés abroad, at the proposal of the Director General of the + Chapter V Army forces structure + Article 22 (1) The army's forces structure comprises the ground forces, the air force and the naval forces, hereinafter referred to as categories of forces, major states, commands, forces for special operations, support forces, as well as other forces. (2) The categories of forces have in composition, in addition to the structures provided in art. 23-25, major states, commands and large units. ---------- Article 22 has been amended by section 3 3 of art. unique from LAW no. 76 76 of 17 April 2015 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 264 264 of 21 April 2015. + Article 23 The ground forces consist of: General Staff of the Land Forces, operational and tactical level operational commands, fighter structures, combat support structures, logistic structures, structures for special operations, units of operation. training, military educational institutions and other structures established according to the law. + Article 24 The air force consists of: Air Force Staff, operational commands, fighter structures, combat support structures, logistic structures, structures for special operations, training units, military and military institutions. education and other structures established according to law. + Article 25 The naval forces consist of: Naval Forces Staff, operational/fleet commands, fighter structures, combat support structures, logistic structures, structures for special operations, training units, military and military institutions. education and other structures established according to law. + Article 26 The powers and powers of the army forces shall be determined by order of the Minister of National Defence or the Chief of the General Staff, when he is empowered by the Minister. + Article 27 (1) According to the destination and the level of operationalization, the forces of the army are organized into dislocable forces and generating and regenerative forces. (2) Dislocable forces are intended to fulfill the entire range of missions, according to international commitments in the field of security and defence to which Romania is a party, and include fighting, support, logistical support forces and for special operations, modular structured, with actional availability and transport in any theatre of military actions, able to self-support and ensure their protection, compatible with the armies of the allied states. (3) The generation and regeneration forces are intended for the support of the dislocable forces and the fulfilment of missions on the territory of the national state and in its proximity and include fighter structures, combat support and logistical support, such as and structures of military education and training from all categories of army forces. + Article 28 The dislocable forces are made up of commands, large units and units with a framing level of at least 90% on staff and 100% on combat technique, compared to the need for war. + Article 29 The generation and regeneration forces are made up of commands, large units and units of all categories of army forces, with a personnel framing level, in peacetime, between 40% and 70%, and at the combat technique of at least 80%, compared to War needs. + Article 30 According to missions, the forces structures are: a) fighter structures designed to carry out military actions, comprising: mechanized and similar brigades, mountain hunters, large units and units of surface-to-air missiles, aviation squadrons, frigate divisions, artillery-carrying vessels, torpedo missiles and divers, battalions of paratroopers, marine infantry and intelligence, battalions/special operations companies and other structures constituted for the fight; b) combat support structures intended for strategic, operative and tactical support of military actions, comprising: artillery and genius brigades, missile units and subunits and anti-aircraft artillery for terrestrial and radiolocation forces, regiments and battalions of genius, research, communications and computer science, nuclear, bacteriological and chemical defense, military police battalions and subunits, divisions and vessels for maritime and river support, other units, formations and combat support subunits; c) logistic structures designed to provide technical-materials, maintenance, transport, medical and veterinary assistance, accommodation and neighborhood of troops, comprising: brigades and logistic battalions, weapons depots, munitions and materials, military field hospitals, maintenance units, other logistic formations; d) forces for special operations, which constitute the specialized rapid intervention component, with components from all categories of army forces, trained and equipped for the execution of specific missions of special research, action direct and military assistance on the territory of the Romanian state or in other theatres of operations, together with the special forces of coalitions and alliances to which Romania is a party, according to the law; e) military education and training structures for basic individual training and improvement of specialized training of military personnel in activity and in reserve. + Article 31 (1) The management of the forces for special operations, except those provided in art. 13 13 para. (5), shall be exercised by the head of the General Staff, by the structure established by order of the Minister of National Defence, and in case of participation in military operations outside the territory of the national state, according to the technical with foreign partners, based on the treaties to which Romania is a party. ---------- Alin. ((1) of art. 31 31 has been amended by section 4 4 of art. unique from LAW no. 76 76 of 17 April 2015 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 264 264 of 21 April 2015. (2) Special operations forces shall cooperate with the other specialized structures of the State. + Article 31 ^ 1 (1) The Ministry of National Defence may constitute leadership structures and forces to be made available to NATO for the performance of specific missions. They integrate into the command and control structure as well as the NATO forces structure. (2) The level of authority that may be exercised over the Romanian structures shall be determined according to NATO procedures. ---------- Art. 31 ^ 1 was introduced by item 1. 5 5 of art. unique from LAW no. 76 76 of 17 April 2015 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 264 264 of 21 April 2015. + Chapter VI Ministry of National Defence + Article 32 (1) The Ministry of National Defence is headed and represented by the Minister of National Defence (2) In the exercise of management, the Minister of National Defence is assisted by the Secretaries of State, the Chief of General Staff and the Secretary-General (3) The Minister of National Defence may delegate by order the competence to carry out duties under his responsibility. (4) The secretaries of state are appointed and relieved of their duties by decision of the Prime Minister, at the proposal of the Minister of National Defence. (5) The head of the General Staff is the highest ranking military in the army, appointed by the President of Romania, at the proposal of the Minister of National Defence, with the opinion of the Prime Minister, for a period of 4 years, with the possibility of extension by up to one year. As head of the General Staff can be appointed its deputy or one of the heads of the army's categories of forces. (6) Provisions of para. ((5) relating to the term of office shall not apply in case of mobilization or war, as well as during the curfew or emergency. (7) The Secretary General of the Ministry of National Defence is a senior civil servant, appointed according to (8) The Ministry of National Defence shall constitute the College of the Ministry of National Defence, with advisory role, as well as the Defence Planning Council, the Supervisory Board, the Procurement Council and the Standardisation Council and Interoperability, with deliberative role. The organization and their functioning shall be established by order of the Minister of National Defence. + Article 33 (1) In exercising the powers conferred by law, the Minister of National Defence shall issue orders and instructions. (2) State Secretaries, Secretary-General of the Ministry, Director-General and Heads/Directors of directorates of central structures shall issue provisions, according to specific competences. (3) The Chief of General Staff issues orders with military content and provisions, according to areas of competence. (4) The commanders/heads of the military units shall enter in the day order per unit, under the conditions established by order of the Minister of National Defence, the orders/provisions given in the exercise of their missions and duties, according to the law. + Article 34 During the absence of the Minister, the leadership of the Ministry of National Defence shall be exercised by the Secretary of State appointed by + Article 35 The leadership of the forces structures is carried out by their commanders/heads appointed according to the competences established by order of the Minister of National Defence. + Chapter VII Ministry of National Defence Staff + Article 36 (1) The personnel of the Ministry of National Defence consists of military personnel and civilian personnel. (2) The nomenclature of the general functions of the Romanian Army is approved by the Supreme Council of Defense of the Country. (3) The transformation of a general function into a civil function shall be approved by the Supreme Council of National Defence, at the proposal of the Minister of National Defence. + Article 37 The records of the general directorate of defense information shall be kept separate from that of the personnel of the Ministry of National Defence. The funding of the Directorate-General for Defence Information shall be made from budgetary funds approved with this destination The planning, record and use of the necessary funds shall be determined by the Minister of National Defence, similar to the regulations on operational expenditure. + Article 38 (1) In the actual needs of the Ministry of National Defence shall not be included: a) military personnel operating in other structures of the central specialized public administration, other central structures and budgetary units, as well as those subordinated to them. Their financing shall be ensured in accordance with the legal provisions in force; b) military and civilian personnel from the structures financed from budgetary chapters other than "National Defence" from the budget of the Ministry of National Defence, as well as those from the structures that are fully financed from their own income; c) military in term and with reduced term, soldiers and volunteer gradations, located during the basic training, students and students of military educational institutions, military personnel at the basic courses. Their funding is from the budget of the Ministry of National Defence d) staff of the National Office for Heroes ' Cult. (2) The records of the staff provided in par. ((1) shall be kept separately. + Article 39 The staff of the Ministry of National Defence is organized and operates under the legislation specific to each category of personnel and internal regulations of the ministry. + Chapter VIII Common provisions + Article 40 The Ministry of National Defence provides, according to the law, the medical assistance of its staff, retired and retired military personnel, their families and descendants, as well as the pension rights of military personnel. + Article 41 (1) The retired military cadres, the retired ones, their families, as well as the civil personnel of the Ministry of National Defence benefit, as a measure of social protection, from facilitations established by order of the Minister of National Defence in the use of work capacity restoration centres, sanatoriums, garrison hostels, military clubs and other recreational and sporting facilities. (2) Staff may benefit from the use of service or intervention housing, according to the order of the Minister of National Defence + Article 42 (1) In order to resolve the housing situation of military personnel, soldiers and volunteer graders, as well as civilian personnel in the military, the Ministry of National Defence may conduct programs for the construction of personal property housing, from beneficiaries ' funds, on available land, public property of the state, under the administration of the ministry (2) The land referred to in par. (1) are passed, under the law, from the public domain in the private domain of the state, the owners of the homes acquiring, according to the Government's decision, a right of onerous use on land, during the existence of construction + Article 43 The other rights and obligations of military and civil personnel are provided by law and other normative acts. + Article 44 Within the Ministry of National Defence can be constituted colleges, councils, committees or professional commissions. Their organization and functioning shall be established by order of the Minister of National Defence + Article 45 The organization states of the structures of the Ministry of National Defence shall be developed, approved and approved according to the provisions of the order of the Minister + Article 46 The Ministry of National Defence organizes its own system of training and improvement of military and civilian personnel, integrated into the national education system. + Article 47 (1) The Ministry of National Defence has its own health network, garrison hostels, sports and recreational facilities, sanatoriums, work capacity restoration centers, training centers, service and intervention housing, press structures. The equipment and other goods necessary to carry out the specific activity can be provided by specialized suppliers agreed, on the basis of contract, under the conditions and under the forms provided by law. (2) The Ministry of National Defence may have in its subordination or in coordination of autonomous kings, national companies, agencies, military clubs, cultural-artistic formations, clubs and sports associations. (3) In addition to the Ministry of National Defence, activities financed entirely from their own income, according to the law, (4) The Ministry of National Defence operates the following institutions of national interest: the National Military Museum, the National Military Library and the National Military Circle. + Article 48 The Ministry of National Defence establishes, by order of the Minister, its own system of distinctions and military insign + Article 49 The Ministry of National Defence provides its own staff and equipment against specific risks, as well as for civil liability cases established by order of the Minister of National Defence, under the law. + Article 50 (1) The Ministry of National Defence may capitalize on the surplus tangible and intangible assets of its patrimony, technique, armaments, munitions and atypical or surplus materials removed from the endowment, under the conditions of competition provided by law, through the National Company "Romtechnique"-S.A., in the coordination of this ministry, and according to the company's regulation, approved by Government decision. ((2) The amounts obtained from the capitals shall be considered as own income, shall be retained by the Ministry of National Defence and shall be used to finance current and capital expenditure. + Article 51 The Ministry of National Defence has its own fleet of vehicles, according to the states of organization, of communication and computer systems and means, as well as of other types of technique and materials established by the norms of endowment. + Article 52 (1) The Ministry of National Defence has its private property and manages the public or private assets of the state, which are in its patrimony, being able to lease them, to rent them or to capitalize them, in function of their legal regime, under the legislation in force. (2) The Ministry of National Defence may provide, with the approval and under the conditions established by the Government, to Romanian or foreign legal entities, on a limited term, goods under its administration, in order to carry out projects for the benefit of military institution. (3) By decision of the Government or by order of the Minister of National Defence, as the case may be, can be transmitted real estate in the public or private domain of the state and in its administration, in free use, in limited term, to organizations non-governmental recognized by Government decision as being of public utility and operating in the field of defense. + Article 53 (1) The Ministry of National Defence may engage and execute, upon request, through its units, services for legal persons or for individuals, in the fields and under the conditions established by order of the Minister of National Defence. (2) The structures of forces provide mandatory services provided by law. The tariffs related to these services, including those as a matter of urgency, are established by Government decision. With the amounts resulting from the execution of these activities, collected within the same financial year, the budgetary appropriations used for this purpose shall be reconstituted. + Article 54 (1) At the request of the foreign armed forces, as well as of the commands, foreign military bases or military representations of international organizations established on the territory of Romania, according to the law, the Ministry of National Defence can ensure logistical support both on and off the territory of the national state. (2) The provision of logistical support can be achieved with the support of expenses from the budget approved by the Ministry The budgetary appropriations used for this purpose shall be reconstituted with the funds reimbursed during the same budgetary exercise by the foreign armed forces, the commands, the foreign military bases or the military representations of international organizations established on Romanian territory. (3) In application of the provisions of (1), the Ministry of National Defence is empowered to conclude contracts in its own name or on behalf of foreign partners. (4) Goods and services purchased by the Ministry of National Defence in order to ensure the logistical support provided in par. (1) are exempt from the payment of taxes to the extent that foreign armed forces, commands, foreign military bases or military representations of international organizations established on the territory of Romania benefit from such exemptions according to law ---------- Article 54 has been amended by section 4. 6 6 of art. unique from LAW no. 76 76 of 17 April 2015 , published in MONITORUL OFFICIAL no. 264 264 of 21 April 2015. + Article 55 The funds necessary to carry out activities in the Ministry of National Defence shall be ensured from the state budget, as well as from other legally constituted sources. + Article 56 The Ministry of National Defence is entitled, only in the performance of its duties, to request and obtain, under the law, from the central and local public administration authorities, from economic operators and from any other persons legal or natural persons, information, data or documents. + Article 57 (1) Within 60 days from the entry into force of this Law, the Ministry of National Defence shall develop and submit for approval to the Government the draft decision on the organizational chart of the central structures and the total number of their posts. (2) The number of personnel and the distribution of functions by personnel and military bodies shall be established annually by Government decision, with the opinion of the Supreme Council of National Defence. + Article 58 (1) The provisions of this Law shall be supplemented by provisions Law no. 90/2001 on the organization and functioning of the Romanian Government and ministries, with subsequent amendments and completions, in so far as they do not contain contrary provisions. (2) The provisions of art. 13 13 para. ((3) relating to the assimilation of the position of director-general with that of the Secretary of State shall enter into force from 1 January 2007. To this date, the rank of the Director-General of the Directorate-General for Defence Intelligence is under Secretary of State. + Article 59 The date of entry into force of this Law shall be repealed Government Emergency Ordinance no. 14/2001 on the organization and functioning of the Ministry of National Defence, published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I, no 65 65 of 7 February 2001, approved with amendments by Law no. 389/2001 ,, as well as any other provisions to the contrary. This law was adopted by the Romanian Parliament, in compliance with the provisions of art. 75 75 and art. 76 76 para. (1) of the Romanian Constitution, republished.
CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES PRESIDENT
BOGDAN OLTEANU
SENATE PRESIDENT
NICOLAE VACAROIU Bucharest, July 21, 2006. No. 346. -----