Royal Decree 415/2016 of 3 November, which restructured the ministerial departments, created the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness as the Department responsible for the proposal and implementation of the policy The Committee on Economic and Industrial Policy and the Committee on Economic and Industrial Policy and the Committee on Economic and Industrial Policy and the Committee on Economic and Industrial Policy and Industrial Policy (COM).-(IT) as well as the rest of the powers and powers conferred on it by the legal system. Subsequently, Royal Decree 424/2016, of 11 November, establishing the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments, established the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. determining their senior and managerial organs up to the organic level of general direction.

It is now necessary to develop the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness by determining its higher and managerial bodies up to the organic level of general subdirection and defining the competence of each of these bodies.

On the other hand, paragraph 1 of Article 12 (1) of Royal Decree 424/2016 of 11 November 2016 is amended in order to change the name of the current Directorate-General for Internal Trade, which becomes the Directorate-General for Trade. General of Trade and Competitiveness Policy, in order to promote the contribution of internal and external trade to the improvement of the competitiveness of the Spanish economy and, at the same time, to balance the dimension of the two Directorates General dependents of the Secretariat of State of Commerce, in order to optimize the operation operational of the same.

Likewise, in compliance with the provisions of the additional provision of Law 40/2015 of 1 October 2015, of the Public Sector Legal Regime, the Statutes of various entities of the department that have the the condition of their own means, in order to adapt their legal name to the provisions of Article 86.2 of that law.

In its virtue, at the initiative of the Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, on the proposal of the Minister of Finance and Public Service and after deliberation of the Council of Ministers at its meeting of May 26, 2017,

DISPONGO:

Article 1. General organization of the Department.

1. The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness is the Department of the General Administration of the State in charge of the proposal and implementation of the Government's policy on economic matters and reforms for the improvement of competitiveness, industrial development and small and medium-sized enterprises, scientific research, technological development and innovation in all sectors, commercial policy and support for the enterprise, as well as the rest of the powers and powers conferred on it. confers the legal order.

2. The powers conferred on this royal decree shall be understood in coordination and without prejudice to those corresponding to other ministerial departments.

3. They are higher bodies of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness:

(a) The Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Support to the Company.

b) The Secretary of State for Trade.

c) The Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation.

4. The following management bodies are directly dependent on the head of the department:

(a) The General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, with the rank of Undersecretary.

b) The Deputy Secretary for Economy, Industry and Competitiveness.

5. As a body of immediate support to the Minister, there is a Cabinet, with the organic level and the composition set out in Article 14.2 of Royal Decree 424/2016, of 11 November, establishing the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments.

Article 2. Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Support to the Company.

1. The Secretariat of State for Economic Affairs and Support to the Company, under the top management of the Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, shall exercise the functions provided for in Article 62 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October, of the Legal Regime of the Public Sector, in the field of its competences, relating to the orientation of economic policy, economic situation, forecast of macroeconomic measures, sectoral economic policies, report and approval of prices, tariffs, Tolls and royalties on matters falling within its competence, State treasury, debt management public, financial policy, private insurance and reinsurance, capitalisation and pension funds, money laundering prevention policy, statistics and representation in international financial institutions and in certain fora economic and financial international.

2. The following management bodies will be directly dependent on the Secretariat of State for Economy and Support to the Company:

(a) The General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy, with the rank of Sub-Secretariat, which the General Directorate of the Treasury also depends on.

b) The Directorate-General for Economic Policy.

c) The Directorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economics.

d) The General Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds.

3. The head of the Secretariat of State for Economic Affairs and Support to the Company directly depends on the Cabinet, as an immediate assistance body to the Secretary of State, with an organic level of general subdirection, with the structure established in the Article 14.3 of Royal Decree 424/2016 of 11 November.

4. For the legal advice of the Secretariat of State of Economy and Support to the Company there will be a State Advocate, integrated organically in that of the department.

5. It also depends on the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs and Support, as a collegiate body, which continues to be governed by its specific rules, the Commission on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Monetary Violations, the Presidency of which ostentatia.

6. They are assigned to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the Secretariat of State of Economy and Support to the Company:

a) The National Institute of Statistics.

b) The Official Credit Institute.

c) The National Commission on Markets and Competition.

d) The National Securities Market Commission.

The National Securities and Markets Commission and the National Securities Market Commission are attached to this Secretariat of State in accordance with Articles 109 and 110 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October 2015.

7. The General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service will be functionally dependent on the head of the Secretariat of State for Economic Affairs and Support to the Company for the exercise of its powers in respect of organs and matters in the field of powers of that State Secretariat.

Article 3. Secretary General of the Treasury and Financial Policy.

1. The General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy has the powers conferred upon it by the legislation in force, and in particular the following:

(a) The study, proposal and management of the exceptional financial support measures to be adopted, as well as the management of those other measures entrusted to it, in relation to the Restructuring Fund Banking orderly (FROB), the European Financial Stabilisation Facility (EFSF), the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the Single Resolution Board.

(b) The management of the official records of institutions, entities and financial markets entrusted to it, the processing of authorizations relating to financial institutions, entities and markets, the functions of management and prior control of activities in the financial markets allocated to it, as well as the analysis and monitoring of the development of financial institutions and markets and the proposed management of these institutions.

c) The exercise of the financial inspection functions attributed to you.

(d) The direction, development and management of the financial policy and the preparation and processing of the provisions relating to financial and credit institutions, securities markets, systems and instruments of payment, to the regime of listed companies and good corporate governance and to the protection and protection of the users of financial services, as well as to the prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism, the movements of capital and economic transactions with the outside, with the exception of provisions relating to investments In this case, the issue of prior mandatory reporting on its adequacy to the rules on financial activity shall be the responsibility.

e) The representation of the General Administration of the State in the European Banking Committee, the European Securities Committee, the European Financial Conglomerates Committee and the working groups that depend on them, as well as in the Financial Markets Committee and in the Corporate Governance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and in the Technical Committees of the European Union, or other international organisations or conferences in the subject of credit institutions, financial markets, collective investment institutions and other financial matters in the framework of the powers of this General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy.

(f) The investigation and inspection that are necessary to prevent and correct infringements of the rules on the legal regime of capital movements and economic transactions with the outside. The initiation and processing of sanctioning cases in matters of capital movements and economic transactions with the outside in the framework of the powers established by Law 19/2003, of 4 July, on the legal regime of the (i) the introduction of a new system for the provision of services to the public and private sector; The powers relating to the obligations to block, freeze or freeze economic resources and others relating to transfers of funds, arising from financial sanctions and restrictive measures approved by the European Union or by international bodies in which Spain is a party.

(g) The powers of prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing laid down in Law 10/2010 of 28 April on the prevention of money laundering and the financing of terrorism, and The Council of the European Communities, in particular the exercise of the functions of the Secretariat of the Commission on the Prevention of the Laundering Of Capital And Monetary Violations, as well as the coordination of the representation of the Kingdom of Spain in international forums for the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.

h) The coordination and representation of the Kingdom of Spain in the Economic and Financial Committee of the European Union and its working groups, participating in the work of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of the Union European (ECOFIN Council) and the Eurogroup, as well as the preparation, coordination and representation of Spanish interests at the Asia-Europe Economic Dialogue (ASEM). The external representation of the euro will also be the responsibility of international fora.

i) The representation of the General Administration of the State in the Financial Services Committee of the European Union and its working groups, as well as the impetus of cooperation between the competent authorities in the field of financial stability in the framework of the Financial Stability Committee and the representation of the General Administration of the State in the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and its working groups.

j) The elaboration of monetary agreements with third countries, except those related to the management of the debt that the Spanish State holds as a creditor, and the monetary aspects related to Monetary Union.

(k) The permanent representation of the Kingdom of Spain and coordination in economic and financial policy with the International Monetary Fund, as well as the definition of the Spanish position in this institution and the negotiation, processing and management of contributions to trust funds in the same. Furthermore, the analysis and monitoring of the international situation regarding the international financial system, the international financing needs and the international financial architecture. Likewise, it is the representation of the Kingdom of Spain in the G20 and its working groups within the economic and financial circuit.

l) The monitoring and analysis of the evolution of national and international financial markets, including the development of periodic reports.

m) Monitoring of the compliance with the general objectives of the Society for the Management of Assets Processed in Banking Restructuring, SA (SSAREB).

2. The General Secretariat of the Treasury is directly dependent on the Treasury Department.

3. The following sub-directions are also directly dependent on the holder of the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy:

(a) The General Subdirectorate of Financial Legislation and Policy, which shall assume the functions referred to in paragraph (a), except as expressly assigned to the General Secretariat for the Coordination of Public Issuers in the Article 4.1.m), and expressly assigned to the European Union's Sub-Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs in relation to the European Financial Stabilisation Facility (EFSF) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). In addition, this Subdirectorate shall assume the functions referred to in paragraph 1 (b), (c), (d) and (e).

(b) The European Union's Deputy Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, which shall assume the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 (h), and the functions of paragraph (a) with regard to the European Facility Financial Stabilisation (EFSF) and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM).

(c) The General Subdirectorate for the Inspection and Control of Capital Movements, which shall assume the functions referred to in paragraphs (d) and (e) with regard to the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, (f) and (g) of paragraph 1.

(d) The Sub-Directorate-General for Strategic Analysis and International Financial System, which shall assume the powers referred to in paragraph 1 (i), (j), (k) (l) and (m), as well as, within the functions referred to in the paragraph (e) the representation in the Financial Markets Committee.

4. It is up to the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy a Technical Cabinet, with an organic level of general sub-direction, as an organ of support and immediate assistance to the Secretary General of the Treasury and Financial Policy.

5. For the legal advice of the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy there will be an organically integrated State Advocate in the department.

6. In the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy, there will be a Delegated Intervention of the General Intervention of the State Administration with an organic level of general sub-direction.

Article 4. Directorate-General of the Treasury.

1. The Directorate-General of the Treasury shall carry out the duties provided for in Article 66 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October 2015 in the field of its powers, in particular by:

(a) The management of the treasury treasury, the general management of payments, the processing of payments abroad, the minting of currency, the management of financial relations between the Treasury and the Institute of Official Credit, the channelling of the payments of the General Administration of the State to the European Union and of all the contributions that the European Union makes to the Public Administrations to finance actions in Spain, the authorization and control of the accounts of the public treasury and management of the revenue management of the resources Non-tax or customs public.

b) The management and administration of the General Deposit Box.

c) The representation in the European Currency Sub-Committee and in the working groups that depend on it.

(d) The study, proposal and management of the State's indebtedness, as well as the structure and financial risks of the State's debt portfolio, and the promotion of the distribution and liquidity of the State's debt.

e) The management of the official records of institutions, entities, and financial markets entrusted to you.

(f) The representation of the General Administration of the State in the Technical Committees of the European Union, or of other international organizations or conferences on the management of Public Debt.

g) The impetus and coordination of the actions to promote education and financial training, as well as the Spanish representation in the International Financial Education Network of the Organization for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD).

h) The processing and management of the endorsements of the General Administration of the State. As soon as they are allocated, the authorization and coordination of the indebtedness of other public entities or with public guarantee, the authorization of securities issues of the concessionary companies of freeways, as well as the monitoring of other guarantees and contingent risks from the General Administration of the State.

i) The functions that are attributed to the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy in relation to the indebtedness and state financing mechanisms of the autonomous communities and local entities, the application to These are the rules of budgetary stability and the principle of financial prudence. It also corresponds to technical support and advice when required by the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council in the framework of the competencies attributed to the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy.

(j) The advice, and authorisations where appropriate, in relation to the investments of funds, as soon as it is attributed to it and, in particular, of the Risk Reserve Fund of the Internationalisation, of the Fund for the financing of the activities of the General Plan for Radioactive Waste, the advice of the Social Security Reserve Fund through participation as a member of the Investment Advisory Committee and the Management Committee, and the participation in the Commission of the evaluation of the projects for the securitisation of loans to SMEs (FTSMEs) and the monitoring of FTSMEs.

k) The permanent representation and coordination of the policy of the Kingdom of Spain in the European Investment Bank Group as well as in the multi-donor funds managed or co-managed by the European Bank Group Investments.

l) The management of the Electrical System Deficit-Titling Fund and participation in its decision-making bodies.

m) The study, proposal and management of the exceptional financial support measures to be adopted, as well as the monitoring of the debt policy of the FROB.

n) The design, development, recruitment and management of IT applications related to the functions entrusted to the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy, as well as the competencies related to the management of the material and budgetary resources allocated to it, without prejudice to the functions which correspond to the General Secretariat of Digital Administration and to the Directorate-General for the rationalization and centralisation of the procurement, to the General intervention of the State Administration in relation to the integrated system of accounting information and, in any case, in coordination with the Subsecretariat General Information and Communications Technology Subdirectorate.

n) The negotiation, restructuring, conversion and management, bilateral and multilateral, of the foreign debt that the Spanish State holds as a creditor, as well as the representation of the Kingdom of Spain in the Paris Club and the definition of the Spanish position on foreign debt.

o) The analysis and assessment of the financial conditions and guarantees of the repayable financing granted by the Kingdom of Spain, in particular, from the Fund for the Internationalization of the Company (FIEM), to the Fund for Investments in Foreign Affairs (FIEX), the Fund for Investment in the External Relations of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (FONSMEs) and the Fund for the Promotion of Development (FONPRODE), to ensure its coherence with the policy of debt management external.

p) The elaboration and coordination of the positions of the department in relation to the foreign financing policy of the European Union, the representation of the Kingdom of Spain in multi-donor investment funds within that framework, the representation with a headline in the instances within the framework of the Cotonou Convention, which regulates the financial relations between the European Union and the ACP countries (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific).

2. The following general sub-directions are directly dependent on the Treasury Directorate-General:

(a) The General Subdirectorate of the Treasury, which shall assume the functions referred to in paragraphs (a) (b) and (c) of paragraph 1.

(b) The General Subdirectorate for Financing and Management of Public Debt, which shall assume the functions referred to in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) of paragraph 1.

(c) The General Secretariat for the Coordination of Public Issuers, which shall assume the functions referred to in paragraphs (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), (l) and (m) of paragraph 1.

(d) The General Information and Management Subdirectorate, which shall assume the functions referred to in paragraph 1 (n).

(e) The Deputy Director-General for International Economics and Financing who shall assume the functions referred to in paragraph 1 (n), (o) and (p).

Article 5. Directorate-General for Economic Policy.

1. The following functions are the responsibility of the Directorate-General for Economic Policy:

(a) The analysis and proposal of the guidelines and guidelines of general economic policy, and in particular the study and elaboration of normative proposals on structural reforms in economic matters.

(b) The study and analysis of the impact on the general economic policy of the regulation of the labour market, vocational training, the pension system and the system of dependency and other actions in the field of social protection.

c) The study, analysis and monitoring of the economic dimension of the following areas: health system, education system, judicial system and legal security ex ante. It also corresponds to the assessment and report of the regulatory proposals for its reform.

d) The study, analysis and follow-up of proposals and actions aimed at improving the treatment of insolvency in Spain. It is also up to the formulation of proposals for reform and reporting of those submitted by other departments.

e) The impetus and coordination of initiatives aimed at improving the business climate in general. It also corresponds to the formulation of proposals for its reform and report of those presented by other departments, as well as the international representation of the General Administration of the State in this field.

f) The study, analysis and initiative of proposals for reform of the regulation of activity reserves, regulated professions and professional schools.

g) The analysis, proposal and defence, together with the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the maximum industrial prices and regulated prices for medicinal products and medical devices to be used be included in the pharmaceutical provision of the National Health System, in order to establish the position of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Drug Prices.

(h) Monitoring of the economic regulation applied abroad in the field of employment and the labour market, business climate, professional services, health and education, as well as the reports, studies and recommendations which on Spanish economic policy are issued from the European Union, the OECD or another international body.

i) Surveillance for the coherence of sectoral economic policies with general economic policy, supporting the coordination of different sectoral policies.

j) The analysis, preparation and proposal of the actions related to the participation of the department in the Delegation of the Government for Economic Affairs, without prejudice to the functions of the processing and coordination of the Technical General Secretariat.

k) The issuance of mandatory reporting on the definition and analysis of electronic communications markets in accordance with the provisions of the sectoral regulations.

l) The joint proposal with the Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda for the prices of services included within the universal electronic communications service.

(m) The analysis and preparation of reports on the economic impact of the proposals for the regulation of tariffs, prices and tolls, as well as for the remuneration of the activities carried out in the energy sector, agreement with the existing legislation.

n) The analysis and reporting on the rates of regular public passenger transport by road and the rates of Renfe-Operator for the transport of commuter and medium-distance travellers, according to the legislation in force.

n) The analysis and reporting, among others, on airport charges and the Airport Regulation Document, in the terms set out in Law 18/2014 of 15 October, for the approval of urgent measures for growth, competitiveness and efficiency.

or) On a general basis, the study and supervision of economic policy actions with implications on tariffs, regulated prices, other public sector prices and on the general level of prices.

p) The preparation, coordination, processing and supervision of the instructions which, in accordance with Royal Decree-Law 12/1995 of December 28, on urgent measures in budgetary, tax and financial matters, the Government grants the Institute of Official Credit.

q) The study, analysis and follow-up of proposals and actions aimed at improving access to finance in Spain. It is also up to the formulation of proposals for reform and reporting of those submitted by other departments.

the monitoring of the economic regulation applied abroad in the field of economic sectors, as well as of the reports, studies and recommendations on the Spanish economic policy issue from the European Union, the OECD or other international body.

s) The study and promotion of the improvement of economic regulation, in particular in the services sector and the monitoring and participation in community and international initiatives related to the improvement of the regulation economic.

t) The representation of Spain in the Expert Group for the implementation of Directive 2006 /123/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market and monitoring of the initiatives agreed in that group.

(u) The exercise of the functions of the Secretariat of the Committee for the Improvement of the Regulation provided for in Law 17/2009 of 23 November on the free access to and exercise of services activities.

v) The analysis, promotion and proposal of initiatives to reduce or eliminate barriers to the market unit and to access and exercise of economic activities. Furthermore, the exercise of the functions of the Council Secretariat for the Market Unit provided for in Law 20/2013 of 9 December of guarantee of the market unit.

w) The valuation of the economic concentrations, in accordance with the provisions of Law 15/2007 of 3 July of the Defense of Competition.

x) The elaboration of the regulatory proposals on the defense of the competition.

and) The development of valuation reports relating to the granting of public aid without prejudice to the functions conferred on the National Commission on Markets and Competition.

z) The representation of Spain in the international field in the field of competition, without prejudice to the functions attributed to the National Commission on Markets and Competition.

2. The Directorate-General for Economic Policy is structured in the following units with an organic level of general sub-direction:

(a) The Subdirectorate-General for Economic Legal Ordinance, which assumes the functions assigned in paragraphs (a) in its areas of competence, (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of paragraph 1, as well as the representation of the General Administration of the State in the Economic Policy Committee of the European Union and in the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD as regards the areas referred to in paragraph (h), without prejudice to the powers conferred on it Directorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economics and other ministerial departments.

(b) The General Sub-Directorate of Sectoral Analysis, which assumes the functions assigned in paragraphs (a) in its areas of competence, (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (n), (o), (p), (q) and (r) of paragraph 1, as well as the representation of the General Administration of the State in the Economic Policy Committee of the European Union and in the Economic Policy Committee of the OECD as regards the areas referred to in paragraph (r), without prejudice to the powers conferred on others ministerial departments.

(c) The General Subdirection of Market Unit, Improvement of Regulation and Competition, which assumes the functions attributed in paragraphs (a) in its areas of competence, (s), (t), (u), (v), (w), (x), (y) and (z) of paragraph 1.

Article 6. Directorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economics.

1. The following functions are the responsibility of the Directorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economics:

a) The development of official macroeconomic forecasts for the Spanish economy.

b) The development of forecasts on the main economic indicators of the Spanish economy.

c) The drafting of risk reports on the Spanish economy, which adequately collect and quantify both those of global and domestic origin.

d) The formulation of forecasts for the euro area and other relevant economies in the definition of the international environment of the Spanish economy.

e) The development and adaptation of quantitative instruments oriented to economic forecasting, in a special way both univariate and multivariate econometric models.

f) The Spanish representation in the Short-term Review Groups of the European Union and the OECD.

g) The dialogue with the main international bodies and forums in the field of economic forecasting.

h) The implementation of structural studies on the Spanish economy, in particular on its main macroeconomic imbalances.

i) The macroeconomic impact analysis of economic policy, as well as the participation in the definition of the economic strategy from the point of view of macroeconomic policies.

j) The preparation of regulatory projects in the areas of competence of the management centre.

k) The study of the regional impact of economic policy guidelines and the evolution of territorial macroeconomic divergences.

l) The study of the main medium and long-term trends in the Spanish economy, in particular its potential growth, ageing expenditure and debt sustainability analysis.

m) The development and adaptation of quantitative instruments oriented to structural analysis and simulation.

n) The representation of Spain, in economic matters, to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and in particular, in its Economic Policy Committee, without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph (f).

n) The representation of Spain in the Economic Policy Committee of the European Union and its working groups.

o) The maintenance and exploitation of economic indicators databases at regional, national and international levels.

p) The compilation of the statistical operations assigned by the National Statistical Plan to the Secretariat of State of Economy and Support to the Company, as well as the dialogue with the National Statistics Institute in the development of the National Statistical Plan in the areas of competence of the Directorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economics and the proposal for new operations or the improvement of existing ones.

q) The development and adaptation of appropriate quantitative instruments for the monitoring of the economic situation.

r) The periodic elaboration of notes and reports on the national and international economic conjuncture, from a global perspective and from economic and institutional sectors.

s) The analysis and monitoring of the economic evolution of the major foreign economies and the macroeconomic policies they implement.

(t) Participation in the elaboration and coordination of the work programme to be developed by the network of Economic and Trade Offices in the field of activity monitoring and economic policy, in collaboration with the Secretary of State for Trade.

u) The study of the incidence of authorized price variations.

v) The permanent representation and coordination of the policy of Spain in the World Bank Group and before all development banks and other multilateral funds managed by them.

w) Negotiating, processing and managing contributions to multi-donor funds, multilateral funds, technical assistance funds, training funds, and other contributions to multilateral financial institutions, as well. as those intended to promote the participation of Spanish professionals in the staff of those institutions, without prejudice to the powers conferred on other ministerial departments and, in particular, those provided for in the Article 2.1.d) and developed in Articles 5 and 10 of Law 36/2010 of 22 October 2010, of the Fund for the Promotion of Development.

x) The permanent representation and coordination of the policy of Spain vis-à-vis the financial institutions at European level, with the exception of the European Investment Bank.

2. The Directorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Economics is structured in the following units with an organic level of general sub-direction:

(a) The Subdirectorate-General for Regional Analysis and Economic Forecasts, which assumes the functions assigned in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (o), (p), (q), (r) and (s) of paragraph 1.

(b) The Subdirectorate-General for Macroeconomic Analysis and International Coordination, which assumes the functions assigned in subparagraph (h), (i), (j), (k), (l), (m), (n), (n), (t) and (u) of paragraph 1.

(c) The General Subdirectorate of Multilateral Financial Institutions, which assumes the functions listed in paragraphs (v), (w) and (x) of paragraph 1.

Article 7. General Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds.

1. The following functions are the responsibility of the Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds:

(a) The preparation and promotion of regulatory projects in the areas of competence of the Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds.

b) The coordination of relations in the field of private insurance and reinsurance, insurance and reinsurance mediation and pension plans and funds with the institutions of the European Union, with other States and with agencies International agreements, in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

c) Administrative protection for insured persons, beneficiaries, injured parties and members of pension schemes through the attention and resolution of complaints and complaints filed against entities and individuals subject to their supervision.

d) The response to the consultations on private insurance and reinsurance, private insurance and reinsurance mediation, and pension and pension plans and funds.

e) The conduct of studies on the private insurance and reinsurance sectors, private insurance and reinsurance mediation, and pension plans and funds.

(f) The analysis of the documentation to be sent by insurance and reinsurance entities, private insurance and reinsurance intermediaries and pension fund management entities to the Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension funds to facilitate the control of their solvency and activity.

g) Financial supervision, by checking accounting financial statements, financial economic analysis, review of regulatory compliance, and review and assessment of risks and solvency of the financial institutions. insurance and reinsurance entities and groups of insurance and reinsurance entities.

(h) Supervision by the persons and entities operating in the insurance and reinsurance market, private insurance and reinsurance mediation and the plans and funds of the private insurance and reinsurance undertakings for the inspection of the operations and the activity carried out; pensions and the managing bodies of the institutions. It shall comprise the accounting review, the review of the valuation of assets and liabilities, the review of general regulatory compliance and the review and assessment of risks and solvency.

i) Monitoring by any means entrusted to the Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds, of the persons and entities listed in paragraph (f), either prior to or after the inspection, including the procedures of subsequent measures, and even intervention.

j) The verification of actuarial calculations applied in insurance and reinsurance operations, and by pension funds and pension plans and funds.

k) The monitoring and performance of financial calculations in relation to the assets and liabilities of insurance and reinsurance entities, private insurance and reinsurance intermediaries, and pension and pension plans and funds. Pension fund management entities.

l) Monitoring and participation in international groups and committees or the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority. In particular, active monitoring of Standards, Guidelines and Recommendations.

m) Monitoring and participation in the Colleges of Supervisors, derived from the Solvency II regime of insurance and reinsurance entities.

n) Authorization procedures for the calculation of regulatory capital based on internal models or specific parameters.

n) The classification of the own funds of insurance institutions, and the complementary own funds, in accordance with Solvency II regulations.

(o) The procedures for initial authorisations and communications relating to corporate governance under the new solvency regime applicable to insurance and reinsurance entities.

p) Other authorisation procedures derived from the risk-based solvency regime (Solvency II).

q) Control of compliance with the precise requirements for access to and expansion of private insurance and reinsurance activity.

r) The control of the requirements to be required of the administrators, partners and directors of the entities that carry out such activity and the other natural and legal persons subject to the regulation of private insurance.

s) Control over mergers, groupings, portfolio disposals, transformations, divisions and other operations between insurance institutions, and initiatives on measures and operations that lead to improvement in the sectoral structure or in any of its branches; without prejudice to the functions conferred on the National Commission on Markets and Competition.

t) Prior control for access to the mediation activity in insurance and the performance of the other monitoring functions provided for in the regulation of mediation.

(u) The supervision of the conduct and market practices of insurance and reinsurance undertakings and reinsurers, insurance and reinsurance intermediaries operating in the insurance market.

v) Control of compliance with the requirements to be met by pension plans and funds under the Pension Plans and Funds regulation.

w) Control of compliance with the precise requirements for access to activity by pension fund management entities.

x) Participation and collaboration with agencies and institutions, in relation to the activity developed in the framework of the supplementary social provision.

and) Monitoring and participation in the development of European or international regulations concerning pension plans and funds and managing entities.

z) The supervision of the conduct and market practices of persons and entities operating in relation to pension plans and funds, as well as pension fund management entities.

2. The Directorate-General for Insurance and Pension Funds is structured in the following sub-directorates-general, which are entrusted with the following tasks, which are specified in

following sub-directions:

(a) The General Insurance and Regulatory Subdirectorate which shall carry out the functions referred to in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (l) and paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) where they correspond to its functional scope.

(b) The Subdirectorate-General for Inspection, which shall carry out the functions referred to in paragraphs (g), (h), (i), (j) and (k), and in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) where they correspond to its functional scope, as well as the relationship with the Institute of Accounting and Audit of Accounts (ICAC) in the exercise of the regulation and interpretation of accounting and auditing standards; and with the Insurance Compensation Consortium in the exercise of its liquidating activity of insurance entities.

(c) The General Subdirectorate of Solvency, which shall carry out the functions referred to in paragraphs (m), (n), (n), (o) and (p), and in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) where they correspond to its functional scope.

(d) The General Subdirectorate for Management and Mediation in Insurance, which shall carry out the functions referred to in paragraphs (q), (r), (s), (t) and (u), and in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) where they correspond to its functional scope.

(e) The General Subdirectorate of Pensions Plans and Funds, which shall perform the functions referred to in paragraphs (v), (w), (x), (y) and (z), and in paragraphs (d), (e) and (f) where they correspond to its functional scope.

3. For the legal advice of the General Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds there will be a State Advocate, which is organically integrated in that of the department.

4. The Insurance Compensation Consortium is attached to the Secretariat of State for Economic and Business Support, through the General Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds.

5. The Insurance and Pension Funds Advisory Board is dependent on the head of the General Directorate of Insurance and Pension Funds.

Article 8. Secretary of State for Trade.

1. The Secretariat of State for Trade, under the top management of the Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry and Competitiveness, shall exercise the functions provided for in Article 62 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October, in the field of its powers, relating to the definition, development and implementation of the State's trade policy, with regard to external and internal trade, including intra-Community trade, as well as to the competitive strategy of internationalisation policy, external transactions, external transactions and promotion and internationalisation activities of the Spanish companies which in these matters correspond to the General Administration of the State.

2. The following management bodies are directly dependent on the Secretary of State for Trade:

a) The Directorate General for International Trade and Investments.

b) The General Direction of Trade Policy and Competitiveness.

3. From the head of the Secretariat of State of Commerce, the Cabinet is directly dependent on the Secretary of State, as an immediate assistance organ, with an organic level of general sub-management, with the structure set out in Article 14.3 of the Royal Decree 424/2015 of 11 November.

4. For the legal advice of the Secretary of State of Commerce there will be a State Advocate, organically integrated in that of the department.

5. The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the Secretariat of State of Trade, the business public entity ICEX, Spain Export and Investments (ICEX), whose presidency is held by the Secretary of State of State, is assigned to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. Trade.

6. They are also directly dependent on the Secretary of State for Trade, whose presidencies he holds, the Tariff Board and the Inter-Ministerial Commission for the Coordination of Spanish Participation at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, as well as the Inter-Ministerial Board of Foreign Trade in Defense Material and Double Use (JIMDDU).

7. The Secretary of State for Trade shall be responsible for the protection and supervision of the management of the instrument of coverage on behalf of the State of the risks of the internationalization of the Spanish economy, in accordance with the regulations in force in this area. material.

8. The Territorial and Provincial Directorates of Trade, regulated by Royal Decree 1456/2005 of 2 December, governing the Territorial and Provincial Trade Directorates, are organically dependent on the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness through the Secretariat of State of Commerce and, functionally, of the higher organs or directors of this Ministry for the purposes of their actions.

9. The Economic and Commercial Offices abroad are functionally and administratively dependent on this Ministry through the Secretariat of State of Commerce, without prejudice to the hierarchical dependence of the Heads of the respective Diplomatic Mission. Its organization and functions are those established in Royal Decree 2827/1998, of 23 December of organization, functions and provision of jobs of the Ministry of Economy and Trade in the Diplomatic Missions of Spain.

His performance will focus on support for Public Administrations in their internationalisation policies, with the aim of contributing to the training and development abroad of economic, financial and support policy. the internationalisation of the enterprise and of foreign investment and trade policy.

For the fulfillment of these objectives, and as regards the activities of the ICEX abroad, these will be channeled through the Economic and Commercial Offices, under the guidelines of the Secretariat of State of Trade. Thus, the Economic and Commercial Directors or, where appropriate, the Commercial Attachors, will act as directors of the ICEX in their respective territorial demarcations and will perform functionally the tasks of management, execution and coordination of such actions.

10. The General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service shall be functionally dependent on the holder of the Secretariat of State of Trade for the exercise of its powers in respect of organs and matters within the scope of the Ministry of Finance. Secretary of State for Trade.

Article 9. Directorate-General for International Trade and Investments.

1. The Directorate-General for International Trade and Investments shall perform the following tasks:

(a) The participation and representation of Spanish interests in the formulation of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade policy of goods, services, public procurement, investments and intellectual property in the Council of the European Union.

b) The definition and follow-up of the strategic framework of commercial and economic relations between Spain and the rest of the world, directing the performance of the Economic and Commercial Offices and the Territorial Directorates Provincial Trade in this area. The coordination of business activities organised on the occasion of official travel or visits without prejudice to the powers conferred on other ministerial departments.

(c) The coordination and representation of Spanish interests within the World Trade Organization (WTO) and in the OECD Trade and Investment Policy Committees. Coordination on trade, monetary, financial and investment policy at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and other institutions. The design of the policy in the field of out-of-court mechanisms of reverse conflict resolution. The development and management of trade policy in relation to commodity agreements.

d) Participation in the design and implementation of the European Union's trade defence policy and the defence of Spanish interests in this field.

e) The detection and elimination of barriers to trade, investment and public procurement in third countries and in the internal market of the European Union.

(f) The negotiation, where appropriate, of international, bilateral or multilateral treaties or conventions relating to the promotion and protection of foreign investments.

g) The elaboration of the mandatory reports on international economic mobility as provided for in Section 2 of Title V of Title V of Law 14/2013 of 27 September, supporting the entrepreneurs and their internationalisation.

(h) Support in out-of-court conflict resolution systems for export companies and investors abroad.

i) The management of Community and national procedures on import and export authorisations, introduction and dispatch of agri-food and industrial products, and import and export of services, such as responsible national authority.

j) Participation in the Community procedures for the management and modification of the Common Customs Tariff, including autonomous tariff suspensions and quotas, as well as the Generalised System of Preferences. Analysis and evaluation of the commercial implications of the rules of origin for Spanish companies and the authorisation of the inward processing, passive and import and temporary export regimes in the field of their competences.

k) The elaboration of the provisions on foreign investments, prior to the report of the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy. Collaboration with other bodies of the General Administration of the State in matters of promotion of foreign investments.

(l) The authorisation, control and monitoring of external investment in the terms of Royal Decree 664/1999 of 23 April 1999 on foreign investment and the statistical recording of flows and stocks of foreign investments in Spain and Spanish investments abroad. It will also be up to the Chair of the Foreign Investment Board.

m) The Secretariat of the Spanish National Contact Point of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

n) The participation in the management or administration, as appropriate, of the instruments that integrate the Spanish system of official financial support to the internationalization of the Spanish company.

n) The relationship with the exporters ' associations and the disclosure and advice to Spanish companies on trade policy and business opportunities.

o) The definition and management or participation in the administration, as appropriate, the coordination and monitoring of the instruments that integrate the Spanish system of official financial support to the internationalization of the company Spain, as well as its coordination and monitoring of the activity of the Spanish Development Financing Company (COFIDES, S.A.) or any other management entities of these instruments, in order to ensure their consistency with the objectives of the Spanish trade policy. This support system is composed of the following instruments: cover for the State of the risks of internationalization, the Fund for the Internationalization of the Company (FIEM), the Convention of Mutual Adjustment of Interests (CARI), the funds for investments abroad (FIEX) and for the operations of Investment in the External Relations of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (FONSMEs), as well as the credit lines of the Institute of Official Credit (ICO) attributed to this Directorate General International Trade and Investment. It will also be understood as part of this system how many instruments of official financial support for internationalisation can be created in the future and are attributed to the competence of this Directorate-General for International Trade and Investments.

p) The Spanish monitoring, negotiation and representation of official financial support for internationalisation in international fora on export credit, in particular in the OECD and in the European Union.

(q) The implementation of the regulatory and management powers of the Secretariat of State in relation to the external trade in defence equipment, other material and dual-use products and technologies products covered by Regulation (EC) 1236/2005 of 27 June.

r) The preparation and implementation of the agreements of the Inter-Ministerial Board of Foreign Trade of Defense Material and of Double Use.

s) The participation in the negotiation of technical and commercial aspects arising from agreements signed within the European Union and in other international forums and bodies of control and non-proliferation, as well as the implementation and disclosure of the Arms Trade Treaty.

t) Other competencies that are attributed to it by the current legislation in international trade and investments.

2. The following sub-directorates-general are directly dependent on the Directorate-General for International Trade and Investments:

(a) The Subdirectorate-General for Trade Policy with Europe and Industrial Products, which shall exercise and participate in the functions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph 1 in respect of public procurement and intellectual property, and in the functions listed in paragraphs (a), (b), (h), (n) and (n) of paragraph 1 in relation to the Countries of Europe. It shall also exercise the function referred to in paragraph 1 (e) in third countries. It shall also carry out the duties listed in paragraph 1 (a), (c), (i) and (n) in respect of industrial products.

Will also be in charge of the secretariats of the Inter-Ministerial Commission for the Coordination of Spanish Participation at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, of the Consultative Commission on Negotiations International Trade and the Inter-Ministerial Commission for Negotiations at the World Trade Organization.

(b) The Subdirectorate-General for Trade Policy with Europe, Asia and Oceania, which shall exercise and participate in the functions referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b), (h), (n) and (n), in relation to the Countries of Europe, Asia and Oceania.

(c) The Subdirectorate-General for Trade Policy with Latin America and North America, which shall exercise and participate in the functions listed in paragraphs (a), (b), (h), (n) and (n) of paragraph 1, in relation to the countries of Latin America and North America.

(d) The Subdirectorate-General for Trade Policy with Mediterranean Countries, Africa and the Middle East, which shall exercise and participate in the functions referred to in paragraph 1 (a), (b), (h), (n) and (n) in relation to the Countries Mediterranean and Middle East Mediterranean countries.

(e) The Subdirectorate-General for International Trade in Agro-food Products, which shall carry out the functions listed in paragraphs (a), (c), (i) and (n) of paragraph 1, as regards agri-food products.

(f) The General Subdirectorate for International Trade in Services and Investments, which shall perform the functions referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c) of paragraph 1 in respect of services, trade-related investments, and other matters relating to these matters which are the subject of trade negotiations; the function listed in paragraph 1 (e), as regards barriers to trade in services and investments in the internal market of the European Union; referred to in paragraphs (f), (g), (h), (i) and (n) of paragraph 1, in respect of trade in services; the functions listed in paragraphs (k), (l) and (m) of paragraph 1, in respect of trade in services and investments; as well as the Secretariat of the Foreign Investment Board.

(g) The General Subdirectorate of Tariff Policy and Commercial Defense Instruments, which shall exercise the functions referred to in paragraph 1 (d) and (j).

(h) The Subdirectorate-General for Financial Promotion of the Internationalisation, which shall exercise the functions listed in paragraphs (o) and (p) of paragraph 1.

(i) The General Subdirectorate for International Trade in Defense Material and Double Use, which shall perform the functions referred to in paragraph 1 (q), (r) and (s).

Article 10. Directorate-General for Trade Policy and Competitiveness.

1. The Directorate-General for Trade Policy and Competitiveness has the powers conferred on it by the existing legislation on trade policy and international and internal competitiveness, and in particular the following:

(a) In the field of studies and evaluation of commercial policy instruments:

1. The analysis and evaluation of all the instruments, measures and procedures of commercial policy and support to the internationalization of the company of the Secretariat of State of Commerce and of all the entities and agencies dependent on it.

2. The realization of economic predictions and periodic reports on the evolution of the Spanish foreign sector and the exporting sectors.

3. The elaboration and dissemination of the export conjuncture survey and the analysis of the competitiveness of the external sector.

4. The management and management of the Spanish Commercial Information (ICE) publications, as well as the coordination and elaboration of the annual memory of the Spanish foreign sector.

5. The development of statistics relating to the retail distribution sector.

b) In the field of trade policy and international competitiveness:

1. The design, coordination and monitoring of internationalization strategy and collaboration in business intelligence through analysis and management of economic, financial and strategic business information, with the departments and bodies assigned to them in the Spanish legislation. It will also serve as the secretariat of the Inter-Ministerial Support Group for Internationalisation and the Interterritorial Council for Internationalisation.

2. Design and follow-up of the strategy for the participation of Spanish companies in international tenders, without prejudice to the competences of other management centers and ministerial departments.

3. The collaboration in the reduction of actions that harm the economic, financial, technological and commercial interests of Spain in strategic sectors, without prejudice to the competences of other departments and organisms.

4. The detection and elimination of barriers to trade, investment and public procurement in third countries and in the internal market of the European Union.

5. The inspection and control of the commercial quality of products subject to external trade, including intra-Community trade. The conformity check with regard to the requirements laid down in the specific rules of the European Union for certain products covered by external trade, as well as the authorisation of operators authorised to carry out this trade. The actions resulting from the implementation of Royal Decree 175/2004 of 30 January 2004 designating the coordinating authority for the purposes of Commission Regulation (EC) No 543/2011 laying down detailed rules for the application of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 175/2004 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 in the processed fruit and vegetables sectors.

6. Control of conformity in the field of safety and labelling of certain industrial products to be imported from third countries, without prejudice to the powers conferred on other departments.

7. Participation in national and international standardisation fora, without prejudice to the participation of other ministerial departments in the field of their competences. Participation and management in the field of the Agreements on Health and Phytosanitary Measures and on Technical Barriers to Trade in the World Trade Organization.

8. The representation of Spanish interests in the European Union and international fora in the area of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The actions in quality of the CITES Management Authority and the main management body of the CITES Convention.

9. The economic and financial management of the network of Economic and Commercial Offices in the Foreign Ministry. In the same way, it will be up to the technical inspection and evaluation of its operation, organization and performance, as well as the elaboration and development of actions that will allow the improvement of the network of Economic and Commercial Offices.

10. The official recognition, guardianship and relationship with the Spanish Chambers of Commerce abroad, in the terms established in Royal Decree 786/1979 of 16 March, laying down the regulatory rules of the General Statute of the Spanish Chambers of Commerce officially recognized abroad, as well as the management of the measures to promote them.

11. The coordination of the Network of Territorial and Provincial Trade Directorates and their economic and financial management, their technical inspection, the evaluation of their operation, organization and performance, as well as the (a) the development and development of how many actions will enable the network to be improved, without prejudice to the powers conferred on other departments of the department.

12. The tutelage, in coordination with the ICEX Spain Export and Investments, on the activities of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation and of the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Spain regarding internationalisation.

13. The management of the partnership scheme and aid to the associations of exporters.

c) In the field of trade policy and internal competitiveness:

1. The elaboration and proposal of rules and actions for the coordination and development of internal trade in order to eliminate bureaucratic burdens and promote the market unit. The promotion of initiatives for the improvement of regulation and administrative simplification of the commercial distribution sector.

2. The analysis, monitoring and evaluation of state, regional and local regulations with an impact on internal trade and cooperation with the Autonomous Communities and Local Entities in the field of commercial distribution.

3. The analysis, monitoring, participation and implementation, within the scope of the basic state competence, of the Community legislation and initiatives, to ensure the effective implementation of the same, and to promote the removal of administrative barriers and unjustified barriers to the exercise of commercial activity.

4. The registration, control and monitoring of those modalities of marketing of a special nature at national level and the exercise of the powers deriving from Law 7/1996, of 15 January, of the Management of Trade Retailer, as well as those resulting from the condition of Sectoral Point of Contact of Law 20/2013, of December 9, of Guarantee of the Market Unit and any others that attribute to it the legislation in force.

5. Legal Assistance, Reporting and Resolution of Trade Distribution Consultations.

6. Management of measures to promote the productivity and competitiveness of companies in the commercial distribution sector, by drawing up general plans and financial support for their development.

7. The impetus of the support lines of the commercial sector in collaboration with the Institute of Official Credit for SMEs in the commercial sector.

8. The management of the National Internal Trade Awards, as provided for in their regulatory regulations.

9. The administrative support to the Sectoral Conference on Internal Trade and the Sectoral Committee on Internal Trade.

10. The development, support and statistical advice on prices in the commercial distribution sector, perishable and consumer products, as well as the carrying out of studies in this field, without prejudice to the powers of other management bodies of the department.

11. The elaboration and proposal of the basic regulations in relation to the Official Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of Spain, as well as the collaboration with autonomous administrations to which the law grants the protection of Cameras.

12. The exercise of administrative protection in relation to the Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Navigation of Spain, as well as the Official Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Navigation of the cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

13. The coordination, technical and administrative assistance in the Observatories in the field of commercial distribution, sectoral committees and working groups.

14. The conduct of studies on commercial distribution and commercial structures.

15. In the framework of the current legislation, the impulse to the activity of the professional associations linked to the scope of action of the Secretariat of State of Commerce regarding which the order attributes to this Ministry administrative powers of control and guardianship.

16. The coordination, technical and administrative assistance to the Observatory of Payments with Electronic Card attached to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the Secretariat of State of Commerce.

17. The promotion and promotion of new forms of marketing.

2. The following general sub-directions depend on the Directorate-General for Trade Policy and Competitiveness:

(a) The Subdirectorate-General for Studies and Evaluation of Trade Policy Instruments, which shall exercise the functions listed in paragraph 1 (a), and the functions 10 and 14. of point (c) of that paragraph.

(b) The Subdirectorate-General for Analysis and Strategy for Internationalisation, which shall exercise the functions 1, 2, 3, 3, 10, 12, 12 and 13. of point (b) of paragraph 1, and function 15. of point (c) of that paragraph.

(c) The Subdirectorate-General for Inspection, Certification and Technical Assistance for Foreign Trade, which shall exercise the functions 5. ª. 6. 7. and 8. (b) of paragraph 1, and shall contribute to the provisions of the fourth subparagraph of point (b) of paragraph 1. (b) in paragraph 1 concerning obstacles to trade in goods on the market of the European Union. It will also exercise the coordination and development of the above functions through the territorial network.

(d) The Subdirectorate-General for Economic and Commercial Offices on the Foreign and Trade Territorial Network, which shall exercise the functions 9. and 11. of point (b) of paragraph 1.

(e) The Subdirectorate-General for Internal Trade, which shall exercise the functions 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 11, 11 and 12. of paragraph 1 (c).

(f) The Subdirectorate-General for the Promotion and Modernisation of Internal Trade, which shall exercise the functions 6. ª, 7. and 8. of paragraph 1 (c).

(g) The Subdirectorate-General of the Marketing and Institutional Relations Channels, which shall exercise the functions 9. ª, 13. 16. and 17. of paragraph 1 (c).

Article 11. Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation.

1. The Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation shall carry out the tasks provided for in Article 62 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October 2015 in the field of its competence in the field of scientific and technical research, development and innovation, including the direction of international relations in this field and the Spanish representation in international and European Union programmes, forums and organisations of their competence.

2. The Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation will be responsible for the following management bodies:

(a) The General Secretariat for Science and Innovation, with a sub-secretariat rank.

b) The Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy.

3. It also directly depends on the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation, the General Secretariat for the Coordination of Public Research Bodies, which will carry out functions in support of the Secretariat of State of Research, Development and Innovation in the field of impulse, development and coordination of the activities of the public research agencies attached to the Secretariat of State.

4. From the head of the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation, the Cabinet is directly dependent, as an immediate assistance body to the Secretary of State, with an organic level of sub-directorate general, with the structure established in Article 14.3 of Royal Decree 424/2016 of 11 November 2016.

5. For the legal advice of the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation there will be a State Advocate, which is organically integrated in that of the department.

6. It is attached to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation, the State Research Agency (AEI), whose presidency will be held by the head of the Secretariat of State Research, Development and Innovation.

7. The following public research bodies are assigned to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness through the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation:

(a) The State Agency Higher Scientific Research Council (CSIC).

b) The Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII).

c) The National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA).

d) The Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research (CIEMAT).

e) The Spanish Oceanography Institute (IEO).

f) The Geological and Mining Institute of Spain (IGME).

8. The Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias will relate to the General Administration of the State through the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation.

9. The Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation holds the chair of the Spanish Polar Committee.

10. The Inspectorate General of the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service shall be functionally dependent on the Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation for the exercise of his powers in respect of organs and matters in the field of powers. of the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation.

Article 12. General Secretary for Science and Innovation.

1. The General Secretariat for Science and Innovation has the powers conferred on it by the legislation in force, and in particular the following:

a) The proposal and management of initiatives to promote productivity and competitiveness in the field of innovation, including the movement of knowledge and public-private collaboration.

b) The impetus for innovative public procurement.

c) Promotion and collaboration with technology platforms in strategic areas.

d) The coordination of activities to promote strategic areas in the field of innovation.

e) The issuance of the reasoned reports provided for in Royal Decree 1432/2003 of 21 November, which regulates the issuance by the Ministry of Science and Technology of reasoned reports regarding compliance with requirements scientific and technological, for the purposes of the application and interpretation of tax deductions for research and development and technological innovation activities, without prejudice to the powers conferred on other bodies.

(f) The elaboration of the reports on which the employer has the right characteristics to carry out R & D + i activities, in order to authorize the residence and work in Spain of foreign nationals referred to in the Regulation of the Organic Law 4/2000, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration, approved by Royal Decree 557/2011 of 20 April.

g) The management of the State-wide Technology Centre Registry and Technology Innovation Support Centres.

h) The accreditation and management of the Innovative SME register provided for in Royal Decree 475/2014 of 13 June on bonuses in the contribution to the Social Security of the research staff.

i) The promotion of joint programs with Autonomous Communities and Local Corporations in the field of research, development and innovation, without prejudice to the competences of other bodies.

j) Strategic planning, coordination, monitoring and representation of large national scientific and technical facilities with Autonomous Communities, and strategic planning, coordination, monitoring and representation of the actions relating to large scientific facilities of a state nature.

k) The international representation of large scientific and technical facilities in Spain.

l) The coordination of activities linked to internationalisation and international promotion in the field of R & D + i.

m) The impetus for Spanish participation in R & D + i promotion programmes promoted by the European Union, without prejudice to the competences of the Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy.

n) Strategic planning, coordination, development, monitoring and representation of Spanish participation in large international scientific and technological facilities and facilities.

n) The planning and coordination of strategic international scientific and technical research programs and agreements, of a bilateral and multilateral nature, aimed at strengthening the leadership and internationalisation of the I + D + i.

o) International cooperation in the field of R & D + i, the formulation and coordination of the Spanish position in international forums, and the proposal or designation, if any, of those who have to represent Spain in the international bodies responsible for the relevant programmes, without prejudice to the powers of other bodies.

p) Economic and budgetary management and economic and financial control of the actions of the budgetary services corresponding to the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation, to the Secretariat General of Science and Technology and the Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy.

q) The impetus, the elaboration, the coordination of actions and the control of the agreements of the State of Investigation for the management of the calls for public aids to the R + D + i belonging to the Plan State of Scientific and Technical Research and the State Plan of Innovation to be financed by appropriations from Chapter VIII of the expenditure budget of the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation.

r) The tasks attributed to the Ministry of Economy and Industry, in coordination with the Autonomous Communities, Royal Decree 53/2013 of 1 February, laying down the basic rules applicable to the protection of animals used in experimentation and other scientific purposes, including teaching, and their development regulations.

s) The management of the General Register of Research Aid Programs, as provided for in the Staff Regulations of Investigating Staff in Training.

2. The following Subdirectorates-General depend on the General Secretariat for Science and Innovation:

(a) The General Subdirectorate for the Promotion of Innovation, which assumes the functions assigned in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) and (i).

(b) The General Subdirectorate of Large Scientific-Technical Facilities which assumes the functions attributed in paragraphs (j) and (k).

(c) The Subdirectorate-General for the Internationalisation of Science and Innovation, which assumes the functions attributed in paragraphs (l), (m), (n), (n) and (o).

(d) The General Subdirectorate for Economic and Administrative Management of Science and Innovation, which assumes the functions attributed in paragraphs (p), (q), (r) and (s).

3. It is up to the General Secretariat of Science and Innovation a Technical Cabinet, with an organic level of general subdirection, as an organ of support and immediate assistance to the Secretary General of Science and Innovation.

4. It is attached to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the General Secretariat of Science and Innovation, the Enterprise Public Entity Center for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI), whose presidency will be the Secretary General of the Ministry of Science and Innovation. General of Science and Innovation.

Article 13. Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy.

1. It is for the Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy to perform the following tasks:

a) The elaboration, planning, coordination and follow-up of the Spanish Strategies of Science and Technology and Innovation and the actions of the General Administration of the State in the field of promotion and coordination of the I + D + i including the State Plans for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation and their corresponding Annual Action Programmes.

b) Coordination and reporting, R & D & I indicators and statistics as well as the promotion, analysis and evaluation of public R & D & I policies and their main instruments.

c) The coordination and development of the Information System on Science, Technology and Innovation and the promotion of activities in this field.

d) The impetus and coordination of research and innovation promotion activities and scientific, technological and innovative culture.

e) The promotion and promotion of new models for the dissemination of the results of open research.

f) Relations and coordination with other units and agencies of the General Administration of the State responsible for R & D + i policies and sectoral policies closely related to R & D & I policies.

g) The coordination of Spanish participation in the development and monitoring of European R & D & I policies, including the Framework Programme for research and innovation, and the Spanish representation in other programmes, European and international forums and organisations competent in the design of policies in the field of R & D & I, without prejudice to the competences of other bodies.

(h) Coordination of State aid with the State Research Agency and the Centre for Industrial Technological Development, as well as inter-ministerial coordination and with Europe to ensure the correct implementation of the the State aid in the framework of the current rules, without prejudice to the powers of other departments of the department.

i) The coordination, as an intermediate body, of the agencies with financial path of the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation for actions co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

j) The management of national research and innovation and design awards.

k) The overall coordination, design and development of cooperation with the Autonomous Communities and Local Corporations in R & D + i.

l) Administrative support to the Council for Scientific, Technological and Innovation Policy, to the Advisory Board of Science, Technology and Innovation and to the Spanish Research Ethics Committee.

2. The following sub-directorates-general depend on the Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy:

(a) The General Planning and Monitoring Subdirectorate, which shall perform the functions described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of paragraph 1.

(b) The General Secretariat for Coordination and Institutional Relations and with Europe, which shall perform the functions described in paragraphs (g), (h), (i), (j), (k) and (l) of paragraph 1.

3. It is attached to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the Directorate-General for Research, Development and Innovation Policy, the National Museum of Science and Technology.

Article 14. General Secretariat for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

1. The General Secretariat for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises shall exercise, in respect of the units which are dependent on it, the powers provided for in Article 64 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October in the field of industrial development, small and medium-sized enterprises. Medium Enterprise (SME) and innovation. The General Secretariat for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises is responsible for the following tasks:

a) The proposal, development and follow-up of the department's overall policy in relation to industry and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

b) The impetus, programming and monitoring of the department's activities in the field of industry and SMEs.

(c) The elaboration and implementation of industrial and SME policies, whether national or emanated from the European Union, affecting the industries in which they exercise their competence. Proposals for the incorporation into the legal system of policies and actions emanating from international and European Union legislation, as well as the coordination and advice of European and international affairs and cooperation In the areas of competence of the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

d) The proposal and implementation of SME support and promotion policies.

(e) Those relating to cooperation and coordination with the Autonomous Communities in the field of industry and those aimed at promoting and promoting the entrepreneurial activity of SMEs.

(f) The proposal and in its case implementation of actions that reduce the administrative burdens of the companies favoring their creation and the development of their activity, without prejudice to the competences of the Directorate General Economic Policy.

g) The proposal and implementation of actions and programmes aimed at improving the competitiveness of SMEs, facilitating their access to finance and promoting entrepreneurship.

h) The establishment of collaboration agreements for the Enterprise and the Accession Points of Attention to the platform "Emprende en 3" with Aymósas and Comunidades Autónomas.

i) The development of policies for the development of companies incorporated in the industrial sectors, promoting entrepreneurship, creating a company and improving the resources of companies.

j) The proposal for legislative and regulatory initiatives for development in its field of competence.

k) The development of support and impulse policies to provide the industry with a favourable environment and the necessary conditions to improve its competitiveness as well as those related to the digital transformation of enterprises, without prejudice to the powers conferred on other ministerial departments.

l) The development of policies to promote industrial development that stimulate the generation and consolidation of the Spanish industrial fabric and the competitiveness of companies, in collaboration with the Autonomous Communities.

m) The dialogue with the industrial business sector and business associations for, inter alia, the promotion of cooperation between companies and business associations to carry out actions of common interest linked to the development of industrial activities involving the joint demand for services, their modernisation or international expansion.

n) The proposal for action in plans and programmes aimed at improving the competitiveness of companies in the industrial sectors on which it exercises its competence, as well as the creation of a favourable environment which promote the international competitiveness of these sectors and the coordination with other administrations in matters that directly impact the competitiveness of the industry.

n) The impetus, direction and follow up of the actions and programmes related to the aeronautics and space industry, as well as the other strategic sectors, including representation and participation in the international organisations and companies.

(o) The promotion and promotion of the adaptation and compatibility of industrial activities to environmental and safety requirements, without prejudice to the powers that may be conferred on other departments ministerial, encouraging companies to develop and incorporate the right technologies.

p) The elaboration, in agreement with the Autonomous Communities, of programs and initiatives in the field of industrial quality and safety, that contribute to the competitiveness and elimination of technical barriers and the elaboration and Proposal for regulatory provisions for the management of industrial activities and infrastructure for industrial quality and safety.

q) Any other action that the Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness entrusts to him in the field of the competences granted to him by Law 21/1992, of 16 July, of Industry, and of its standards of development.

2. The Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the General Secretariat for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, shall be responsible for carrying out the tasks set out in Article 15.

3. It is up to the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, a Technical Cabinet, with an organic level of general sub-management, as an organ of support and immediate assistance to the Secretary General of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Company.

4. The Secretary General of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises will be the vice president of the State Council for Small and Medium Enterprises, which is regulated by Royal Decree 962/2013 of 5 December 2013. It is also up to the Minister to attend the State Small and Medium Enterprise Council.

5. It is up to the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to assist the Minister in the Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises Sectoral Conference for Industry and SME Affairs.

6. The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the General Secretariat of Industry and SMEs, is attached to the Public Foundation School of Industrial Organization (EOI) and the Spanish Metrology Center.

7. The Functional Areas of Industry and Energy, integrated in the Government Delegations, will exercise the functions that they have in the field of industry under the functional dependence of the General Secretariat of Industry and the Small and Mediana Company, according to its scope of competence of action.

8. They shall be linked to the performance of the functions of the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, through the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, the State-owned companies National Innovation Company, S.A. (ENISA) and Compañía Española de Reafientículo, S.A. (CERSA). In relation to ENISA it will be up to the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, through the Directorate General of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises the exercise of the functions of guardianship as foreseen in the Articles 169.d and 176 of Law 33/2003 of 3 November of the Heritage of Public Administrations. In relation to CERSA, the monitoring of its activity and the formulation of proposals and initiatives to facilitate the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises will correspond to the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, to through the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. The chair of both companies will be the Director-General of Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

9. It is attached to the General Secretariat of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises, through its Technical Cabinet, the General Secretariat of the National Authority for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, regulated by Royal Decree 663/1997, of 12 of May.

Article 15. Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises.

1. It is for the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises to exercise the following tasks:

(a) The proposal, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of industrial policy and policies to support and promote the activity of small and medium-sized enterprises aimed at improving their competitiveness, as well as proposals for the incorporation of industrial and small and medium-sized international and European Union initiatives at national level.

b) The development, management and monitoring of programmes and actions aimed at improving the competitiveness and efficiency of the productive sectors or generating value for industrial activities, without prejudice to the competencies corresponding to other ministerial departments.

(c) The analysis and assessment of the impact of the actions resulting from the application, inter alia, of technical and environmental regulations on the competitiveness of industrial sectors, as well as the development of adaptation to them.

d) The representation of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in institutions and working groups that address issues affecting the competitiveness of industrial sectors, without prejudice to the competences of the other organs of the department.

e) The development, monitoring and development of programmes and actions in the field of industrial quality and safety and the development of technical infrastructures associated with them, as well as standardisation, accreditation and certification of industrial enterprises and products.

(f) The preparation and monitoring of regulatory provisions in the field of industrial quality and safety on industrial products and installations provided for in Law 21/1992 of 16 July, as well as the preparation, monitoring and implementation of the regulatory provisions on the approval of vehicles, systems and components provided for in the recast of the Law on Traffic, Motor Vehicle Circulation and Road Safety, approved by the Royal Decree Legislative 6/2015 of 30 October.

g) The management of the Integrated Industrial Register within the framework of Law 21/1992 of 16 July, as well as the new sections that will be created as a result of regulatory development.

h) The elaboration, management and monitoring of specific support plans for industrial sectors, actions aimed at improving the competitiveness and efficiency of the productive sectors or that generate value for the activities industry, as well as the coordination of programmes and actions aimed at promoting the technological modernisation of enterprises.

i) The proposal for legislative and regulatory initiatives for development in its field of competence.

j) The elaboration, management, monitoring and coordination of programmes and actions aimed at promoting the digital transformation of companies and the digitalisation of industry, without prejudice to the competences attributed to others ministerial departments.

k) Collaboration with other ministerial departments in the implementation of state policy on regional economic incentives in their industrial aspects.

l) The development, management and monitoring of the following programmes: programmes for the aeronautics and space industry; strategic programmes and programmes of high technological content and industrial innovation; actions aimed at increasing the competitiveness of industrial sectors; programmes aimed at strengthening the implementation of management systems and infrastructure aimed at increasing industrial competitiveness; and cooperation programmes public-private in areas of strategic importance for the sectors industrial.

m) The implementation of programmes aimed at strengthening industrial districts and networks of collaboration between small and medium-sized enterprises and the management of the Ministry's Special Register of Innovative Enterprise Pools Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, as well as support for the constitution and consolidation of industry-led technology platforms, in coordination with other departments or other areas of this department.

n) The analysis and proposals for regulatory simplification and reduction of administrative burdens for SMEs. Cooperation with other ministerial departments, with the Autonomous Communities and Local Entities in the identification and proposal of actions aimed at simplifying and improving the relations of the SME with the Administration.

n) The analysis, proposals for improvement, development and dissemination of funding sources for small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as the development of actions and programmes aimed at facilitating access to the financing of SMEs, either directly or implemented through the CERSA and ENISA companies.

o) The Presidency and the participation in the evaluation committee setting out the requirements to be met by the Agreements on the Promotion of the Funds for the Titling of Assets to Promote Financing Business (FTSMEs), as well as the rest of those attributed to them in the regulations in force for those Funds.

p) Technical and administrative assistance to the Industry and SME Sectoral Conference. It will also carry out the actions to be carried out in the framework of the State Council of SMEs, as regulated by Royal Decree 943/2015 of 29 July.

q) The implementation and monitoring of government policies aimed at facilitating the creation of companies, management of the Information Center and Network of Business Creation (CIRCE) regulated by Royal Decree 682/2003 of 7 June, and advice to entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises.

r) The ownership, management and management of the E-Business Point of Attention of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, as well as the management of the platform "Emprende en 3".

s) The management and administration of the Single Window as provided for in Law 17/2009 of 23 November on the free access to and exercise of services activities.

t) The follow-up of the evolution of the delinquency and the results of the effectiveness of Law 15/2010, of July 5, of amendment of the Law of the 3/2004, of December 29, for which measures of fight against late payment are established in the commercial operations, without prejudice to the powers that may be conferred on other ministerial departments.

participation in the activities derived from the membership of Spain to international organizations and in general bilateral and multilateral relations in industrial policy and small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as the promoting and developing the activities necessary to comply with European and international commitments and programmes in support of industry and small and medium-sized enterprises, in particular those deriving from the "Small Business Act" the European Council, the European Council and the OECD, as well as representing the General Administration of the State in the OECD and European Union Committees in their field of competence.

v) The development of entrepreneurship actions as well as the dissemination of information of direct interest to small and medium-sized enterprises, the management of the SME portal as well as other websites of the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises for entrepreneurs and SMEs.

w) The planning, overall coordination and administrative and economic management of the public aid programmes which fall within the competence of the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, as well as the monitoring and centralised control with coordinated and uniform criteria for the fulfilment of the obligations of the beneficiaries of the aid, and the monitoring of the risk of fraud operations and monitoring, as well as the proposal and implementation of the necessary measures to prevent this.

x) The performance of studies, statistics, databases, reports and industry analysis of the sector, regional and aggregate, and for the monitoring and evaluation of policies carried out by the Directorate-General of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises in small and medium-sized enterprises.

and) Cuisine other actions that are entrusted to you by the Secretary General of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises.

2. From the Directorate-General for Industry and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, it is structured in the following units with organic level of general sub-direction:

(a) The General Subdirectorate of Industrial Sectoral Policies, which shall carry out the tasks assigned in paragraphs (a), (i), (p) and (u), in the field of industry; (b), (c), (d) and (h) of paragraph 1.

(b) The General Subdirectorate of Industrial Quality and Safety, which shall carry out the tasks assigned in paragraphs (a), (i), (p) and (u) in the field of industry; (b), (e), (f) and (g) of paragraph 1.

(c) The General Subdirectorate of Industrial Areas and Programs that assumes the functions assigned in paragraphs (a), (i), (p) and (u) in the field of industry, (b), (d), (h) and (l) of paragraph 1.

(d) General Sub-Directorate for Digitalisation of Industry and Collaborative Environments which shall exercise the functions assigned in paragraphs (a), (d), (h), (i), (j), (m), (p) and (u) of paragraph 1.

(e) General Support Subdirectorate for SMEs, which shall carry out the tasks set out in paragraphs (a), (i) (p) and (u) in the field of small and medium-sized enterprises; (n), (n), (o), (q), (r), (s), (t), (v) and (x) of paragraph 1.

(f) The General Subdirectorate for the Management and Implementation of Programmes, which shall exercise the functions assigned in paragraphs (a) and (i), in the field of industry, and (w) of paragraph 1.

Article 16. Deputy Secretary for Economy, Industry and Competitiveness.

1. The Secretariat for Economic, Industry and Competitiveness shall be responsible for carrying out the tasks listed in Article 63 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October, and in particular the following:

a) The ordinary representation of the Ministry.

(b) The institutional relations of the department, without prejudice to the powers conferred on other senior and managerial bodies.

c) Support to the higher bodies of the department in the planning of the Ministry's activity through corresponding technical advice.

d) Assistance to the Minister in the control of the effectiveness of the Ministry and its public bodies.

e) The proposal of the measures of organization of the Ministry and the management and the exercise of the own competences of the common services, through the corresponding instructions or orders of service.

(f) The head office of all staff of the department and the resolution of all matters relating to the department, except for cases reserved for the decision of the Minister or of the Secretaries of State.

g) The responsibility of the legal advice to the Minister in the development of the functions which he is responsible for and, in particular, in the exercise of his normative power and in the production of the administrative acts of the competence of the person, as well as the other organs of the Ministry.

h) The coordination of the actions related to the participation of the department in the collective organs of the Government and in those of collaboration and support to the Government.

i) The planning, management and administration of the human resources of the department, the elaboration of the relations of jobs, the management of the remuneration and the relations with the trade unions and the professional associations of officials.

(j) The establishment of plans for the training of staff, without prejudice to the powers of other management bodies of the department in this field, and the management of social action and risk prevention programmes labor.

k) The management of the department's material resources; the adequacy and preservation of the buildings of the central services and the maintenance of its facilities; the general register of the Ministry; the technical services, security, reprographics and, in general, other general services and internal arrangements.

l) Planning, coordination, elaboration and management of works projects.

m) The wealth management related to the processing of the records of affectation or lease of buildings linked to the specific purposes of the department, as soon as it does not correspond to other organs of the Ministry; the maintenance of the inventory of the buildings affected to the department; the financial and treasury management of the budget appropriations of the common services and the coordination of the different boxes of the department through the unit central.

n) The direction, momentum and coordination of the electronic administration in the department.

n) The impetus and coordination of the IT policy of the Ministry and its various agencies and the development of the information systems necessary for the operation of services.

o) The implementation of electronic administration in the department, management and administration of voice and data communication networks, administration of the Internet domain and portal of the Ministry and advice and assistance in the field of information technology.

p) The elaboration of the proposal for the annual budget of the Ministry and the coordination of the corresponding to its public bodies attached, as well as the monitoring of the budgetary implementation and the authorization or, in its case, processing of its amendments.

(q) The inspection of services of the bodies and agencies dependent or attached to the department, with the form and scope provided for in paragraph 3.c), and the coordination of the department's actions in the field of equality gender.

r) Approval of the annual service inspection plan.

s) The exercise of disciplinary authority for serious or very serious misconduct by department personnel, except separation of service.

t) The protectorate of foundations whose purposes are linked to the department's privileges, in the terms established by the current regulations.

u) The coordination of department statistics and representation in inter-ministerial bodies in this field.

v) The management and maintenance of the Internet and Intranet portal of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness in coordination with the content managers of the management centers and agencies of the department.

w) The implementation and monitoring of austerity measures and rationalisation of public expenditure by specific instructions on the use of means by the department and the bodies attached to it.

x) The approval of the service commissions entitled to compensation from the department's staff or their delegation to those responsible for the respective management centres; and the commissions entitled to compensation for exact amount of the high charges attached to the Secretariat.

2. The Technical General Secretariat is directly dependent on the Secretariat for Economic, Industry and Competitiveness.

3. With organic level of general sub-direction, the following bodies are directly dependent on the Secretariat:

(a) The Subdirectorate-General for Human Resources, which shall carry out the tasks referred to in paragraphs (i) and (j) of paragraph 1

(b) The General Staff, which shall carry out the duties provided for in paragraphs (k) and (l) of paragraph 1

(c) The Subdirectorate-General for Financial Management and Inspection of Services, which shall exercise the functions set out in paragraphs (m), (q) and (w) of paragraph 1 and the coordination of actions in the field of gender equality intended for the Equality Units.

Service inspection functions in the areas of Science and Innovation, Industry and Commerce will be performed by this General Subdirection, along with the overall follow-up of the coordinated measures from other horizontal ministries that affect the whole department and its agencies. This Subdirectorate-General shall act, in the exercise of its inspection functions and under the supervision of the General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service, without prejudice to the actions to be carried out directly by the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service. General Inspection; all in accordance with the inspection plan approved by the Undersecretary.

(d) The General Subdirectorate of Information and Communications Technologies, which shall exercise the functions provided for in paragraph 1 (n), (o) and (v).

(e) The Office for the Budget, which shall carry out the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 (p), and in particular those set out in Royal Decree 2855/1979 of 21 December 1979 establishing the Budget.

4. Depending directly on the Sub-Secretariat, with an organic level of general sub-direction, there will be a Technical Cabinet as an organ of support and immediate assistance to the Assistant Secretary.

5. They are also attached to the Secretariat for Economic, Industry and Competitiveness, with the tasks assigned to them by their specific rules, and without prejudice to their respective dependencies, the following bodies with a sub-directorate general:

(a) The State Advocate in the department, in which the legal advice of the Ministry's Secretaries of State is made up organically.

b) The Delegated Intervention of the General Intervention of the State Administration in the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, to which a Chief Executive Officer will exist and which is structured in three areas: Audit, Audit and Accounting, the first two with rank of general subdirection.

6. The Assistant Secretary for Economy, Industry and Competitiveness is attached to the Permanent Advisory Board.

7. It is attached to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the Secretariat, the autonomous agency Institute of Accounts and Audit of Accounts.

8. The General Inspectorate of the Ministry of Finance and Civil Service shall be functionally dependent on the holder of the Secretariat for Economic, Industry and Competitiveness for the exercise of its powers in respect of organs and matters in the field of privileges of that Sub-Secretariat.

Article 17. Technical General Secretariat.

1. The Technical General Secretariat of the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness shall be responsible for the tasks conferred on it by Law 50/1997 of 27 November of the Government and Article 65 of Law 40/2015 of 1 October, and in particular, the following:

a) The provision of technical and administrative assistance to the Minister and other senior department officials.

b) Participation in the elaboration of normative projects.

c) The preparation of the documentation and reports, as well as the processing and coordination of the actions related to the participation of the department in the Council of Ministers, the Commission Delegated Commissions and the Commission General of Secretaries of State and Undersecretaries, without prejudice to the powers conferred on the Directorate-General for Economic Policy in relation to the Government's Delegation for Economic Affairs.

d) The monitoring and reporting of the acts and provisions of the Autonomous Communities and the processing of the conventions regulated in Chapter VI of the preliminary title of Law 40/2015 of 1 October.

e) The processing of the publication in the "Official State Gazette" of the general provisions and administrative acts of the Ministry and its public bodies.

f) Coordination of regulatory projects to be promoted by the Ministry and follow-up of the corresponding elaboration procedure, as well as the processing of requests for reports from other ministries, agencies and entities.

g) The issuance of reports, in particular those of a prescriptive nature for the development of draft standards with a range of law and with regulatory status, as well as reports in relation to proposals for conventions or agreements

(h) the monitoring and coordination of questions referred to the European Union and the transposition of directives, as well as the exercise, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and (a) Cooperation, other powers in relation to the European Union and international bodies in matters of the department not expressly assigned to other management bodies.

i) The study, processing and formulation of motions for resolutions in relation to the appeals against administrative acts of any department of the department, the ex officio reviews of the administrative acts nulls and nullibles, claims for damages for patrimonial liability, claims prior to the court, jurisdictional disputes and competition issues.

j) The Ministry's relations with the Administration of Justice.

k) Performing studies and reports of general interest to the department.

l) Preparation of compilations of existing provisions affecting the Ministry and the proposal for recasts or revisions of legal texts deemed appropriate.

m) The management of the department's editorial program and the coordination, promotion and dissemination of publications.

n) The organization, management, and maintenance of libraries, department files, and their documentation.

n) The provision of the department's administrative information service and the functions that Law 19/2013, of December 9, of transparency, access to public information and good governance attributes to the units of information.

2. The Technical General Secretariat shall be composed of the following bodies with a rank of general subdirección, which shall perform the specific functions indicated:

(a) The Technical Vice-Secretary-General, who shall perform the duties provided for in paragraphs (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1.

(b) The General Subdirectorate for Reporting and Development, which shall carry out the tasks referred to in paragraphs (f), (g) and (h) of paragraph 1.

(c) The Subdirectorate-General for Resources, Claims and Relations with the Administration of Justice, which shall exercise the functions provided for in paragraphs (i) and (j) of paragraph 1.

(d) The Subdirectorate-General for Studies, Information and Publications, which shall carry out the tasks referred to in paragraphs (k), (l), (m), (n) and (n) of paragraph 1.

Additional disposition first. Removal of organs.

1. The following units with organic level of general sub-direction of the extinct Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness are deleted:

a) The General Subdirection of Evaluation of Commercial Policy Instruments.

(b) The Subdirectorate-General for Trade Policy of the European Union and International Trade in Industrial Products.

c) The General Subdirectorate for the Promotion of Competitiveness.

d) The General Coordination, Planning, and Tracking Subdirection.

e) The General Subdirectorate of International Relations.

f) The General Subdirection of Analysis of the Company's Economic Policy and Financing.

2. The following units with organic level of general sub-direction of the extinct Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism are deleted:

a) The General Subdirection of Strategic Programs.

b) The General Subdirectorate for Institutional Environment and Innovation Programmes for SMEs.

3. References in the legal order to the bodies referred to in the preceding paragraphs shall be construed as having been made to those who, in accordance with this royal decree, assume the corresponding powers.

Additional provision second. Supply of the holders of certain higher and managerial bodies.

In the case of vacancy, absence or sickness of the holders of the following higher and managerial bodies, the supply shall be carried out as follows:

(a) The holders of the Secretaries of State shall meet each other according to the order of precedence derived from this royal decree.

b) The holders of the Secretariat, the Secretaries-General, the Technical General Secretariat or the Directorates-General of the department shall be supplied by the governing bodies which are dependent on each of them according to the order in which they appear quoted in this royal decree. However, in relation to the powers conferred on the Directorate-General of the Treasury under Article 4.1.d), the holder of the Directorate-General of the Treasury shall be replaced by the holder of the General Sub-Directorate for Financing and Management of the Debt Public, in case of vacancy, absence or disease.

Additional provision third. Functional dependency of the Economy and Finance Delegations.

1. The Economy and Finance Delegations will be organically dependent on the Secretariat of Finance and Public Service, without prejudice to its functional dependence on the General Secretariat of the Treasury and Financial Policy in the areas of its competence, in (a) in particular, those relating to the General Deposit Box and the collection of non-tax or customs public resources.

2. The delegations of the National Statistics Institute are organically attached to the Economy and Finance Delegations, without prejudice to their functional dependence on the autonomous body to which they belong.

Additional provision fourth. Carlos III Health Institute.

1. The Carlos III Health Institute, a self-governing body of public research, assigned organically to the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, will have a double functional dependency on the Ministries of Health, Social and Equal Services and Economic, Industry and Competitiveness, in the sphere of their respective competences.

In particular, the Carlos III Health Institute will be functionally dependent on the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality for the development of health, planning and health activities. health care and, in coordination with the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, of those other applied research when they have translation into the National Health System. The Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness will be responsible for the implementation of the rest of the activities through the Secretariat of State for Research, Development and Innovation.

2. The functional dependency of the OA Institute of Health Carlos III with respect to the Ministries of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness and Health, Social Services and Equality will be articulated through the Joint Commission of Coordination created by the Royal Decree 1589/2012 of 23 November.

Additional provision fifth. Accounting and Audit Institute of Accounts.

The Institute of Accounts and Audit of Accounts will request a report from the Ministry of Finance and Public Service regarding the proposals of the general accounting plan, the adaptations of this plan as well as all the proposals for legislative or regulatory changes in relation to the continuous improvement and updating of the accounting planning referred to in paragraphs (a) and (c) of Article 2 of Royal Decree 302/1989 of 17 March 1989 on the that the Statute and the organic structure of the Institute of Accounting and Audit of Accounts.

Additional provision sixth. No increase in public expenditure, no increase in appropriations, remuneration or other staff expenditure.

The application of this royal decree will be made without an increase in the operating costs of the respective management bodies and will not increase public expenditure.

The measures included in this rule may not result in an increase in appropriations, remuneration, or other personnel costs.

Additional provision seventh. Consolidation of ICT units.

In the exercise of the functions of implementation and development of the policy in the field of information and communications technologies in the sector sector of the Ministry, the Undersecretary of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness, through the General Information and Communications Technology Subdirectorate, will promote, in collaboration with the competent units of the Ministry and its agencies, the consolidation of human resources, economic-budgetary, technical and related materials.

Taking into account your unique competence regime, in units and agencies under present or future, there may be a different organic dependency for your ICT units.

First transient disposition. Units and jobs with lower organic level than general sub-direction.

1. The units and posts with a lower organic level than that of the general subdirección, which are in the organs suppressed by this royal decree, shall continue to remain and shall be remunerated from the same budgetary appropriations, until the relations of jobs adapted to the organic structure established in this royal decree are approved.

2. Until the new employment relationship has been approved, the units and posts in the organs removed by this royal decree shall be provisionally attached, by means of a resolution of the Deputy Secretary, to the bodies regulated in this royal decree based on the attributions assigned to them.

3. In the case of units and posts of lower organic level than under general heading attached to the common services bodies of the defunct Secretariat for Industry, Energy and Tourism, the membership shall be effected by means of a resolution. The Joint Committee on Energy, Tourism and the Digital Agenda and the Economy, Industry and Competitiveness.

Second transient disposition. Collegiate contracting authorities.

Without prejudice to the provisions of the first transitional provision on the subsistence of units and jobs and until such time as the ministerial order is approved and the corresponding collegiate bodies of the Contracts adapted to the structure established in the present royal decree, subsisting, with the character of interministerial organs, the Contracting Boards and the Single Tables of Contracting of the extinct Ministries of Economy and Competitiveness and Industry, Energy and Tourism, with the structure and powers attributed to them, respectively, Order ECC/1446/2012 of 29 June and Order IET/1418/2012 of 21 June.

Transitional provision third. Delegation of powers.

The delegation of powers granted by the various higher bodies and directors affected by this royal decree and by the Royal Decrees 415/2016, of 3 November, for which the departments are restructured ministerial; and 424/2016, of November 11, for which the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments is established, will continue in force until they are expressly revoked or again granted.

When the delegations of powers that maintain their effects under the previous paragraph have been made in favor of organs suppressed by any of the actual decrees cited, the referring delegations will be understood in force for the bodies in whose field of action the corresponding competence is framed.

Transitional disposition fourth. Management of budget appropriations from the Directorate-General for Trade and Competitiveness Policy.

With the exception of staff costs, which will be subject to the provisions of the first transitional provision, the management of the appropriations of the Directorate-General for Trade and Competitiveness Policy and of the units attached to the The same shall be made from the same budgetary appropriations which previously corresponded to the Directorate-General for Internal Trade and the units attached to the new general direction, until the Ministry of Finance and The public will carry out the necessary budgetary changes for the implementation of the plans in this royal decree.

Single repeal provision. Regulatory repeal.

1. Royal Decree 345/2012 is hereby repealed, of 10 February, for which the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness is developed, and in general, how many provisions of equal or lower rank are opposed to the this royal decree.

2. Royal Decree 2549/1977 of 19 September 1977 on the establishment of the Inter-Ministerial Foreign Financing Committee and how many provisions are derived from it is hereby repealed.

Final disposition first. Amendment of Royal Decree 424/2016 of 11 November establishing the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments.

Royal Decree 424/2016 of 11 November, establishing the basic organic structure of the ministerial departments, is amended as follows:

One. Article 12 (1) (B) shall be worded as follows:

" B) The Secretary of State for Trade, on which the following management bodies depend:

1. The Directorate General for International Trade and Investments.

2. The General Directorate of Trade Policy and Competitiveness. "

Two. Article 12 (2) is worded as follows:

"The Under-Secretary for Economic and Competitiveness and the Directorate-General for Internal Trade are deleted."

Final disposition second. Adaptation to Law 40/2015 of 1 October, of Public Sector Legal Regime, of the denomination of the entities of the department that have the condition of their own.

1. The Statute of the ICEX Spain Export and Investments Business Entity (ICEX), approved by Royal Decree 1636/2011 of 14 November, is hereby amended as follows:

"(a) Article 1 becomes the heading of" Nature, membership and denomination ".

(b) A paragraph 4 is added to Article 1, with the following wording:

" 4. The name of the entity is ICEX Spain Export and Investments, EP.E., M.P. ""

2. The Statute of the State Investigation Agency, approved by Royal Decree 1067/2015 of 27 November 2015, is hereby amended as follows:

"(a) Article 1 shall have the heading" Nature, legal status, membership, seat and name ".

(b) A paragraph 6 is added to Article 1, with the following wording:

" 6. The name of the entity is State Research Agency, M.P. ""

3. A second paragraph is added to Article 1 of the Statute of the State Agency for Scientific Research, approved by Royal Decree 1730/2007 of 21 December, with the following wording:

"The denomination of the entity is the State Agency Higher Scientific Research Council, M.P."

4. The "Carlos III" Health Institute Statute, approved by Royal Decree 375/2001 of 6 April, is amended as follows:

"(a) Article 1 becomes the heading of" Legal nature, membership, principles of action and denomination ".

(b) A paragraph 5 is added to Article 1, with the following wording:

" 5. The name of the entity is Institute of Health 'Carlos III', O.A., M.P. ""

5. The Statute of the National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology, approved by Royal Decree 1951/2000 of 1 December 2000, is hereby amended as follows:

"(a) Article 1 becomes the heading of" Legal nature, membership, purpose and denomination ".

(b) A paragraph 5 is added to Article 1, with the following wording:

" 5. The name of the entity is the National Institute of Agricultural and Food Research and Technology, O.A., M.P. ""

6. The Statute of the Centre for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research, approved by Royal Decree 1952/2000 of 1 December 2000, is hereby amended as follows:

"(a) Article 1 becomes the heading of" Legal nature, membership, purpose and denomination ".

(b) A paragraph 5 is added to Article 1, with the following wording:

" 5. The name of the entity is the Center for Energy, Environmental and Technological Research, O.A., M.P. ""

7. The Statute of the Spanish Oceanography Institute, approved by Royal Decree 1950/2000 of 1 December, is hereby amended as follows:

"(a) Article 1 becomes the heading of" Legal nature, membership, purpose and denomination ".

(b) A paragraph 4 is added to Article 1, with the following wording:

" 4. The name of the entity is the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, O.A., M.P. ""

8. The Statute of the Spanish Geological and Mining Institute, approved by Royal Decree 1953/2000 of 1 December 2000, is hereby amended as follows:

"(a) Article 1 becomes the heading of" Legal nature, membership, purpose and denomination ".

(b) A paragraph 5 is added to Article 1, with the following wording:

" 5. The name of the entity is the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain, O.A., M.P. ""

Final disposition third. Powers of development.

The Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness is hereby authorized to take the necessary steps to implement and implement this royal decree, prior to the appropriate legal procedures.

Final disposition fourth. Entry into force.

This royal decree will enter into force on the day of its publication in the "Official State Gazette".

Given in Madrid, on May 26, 2017.

FELIPE R.

The Minister of Finance and Civil Service,

CRISTOBAL MONTORO ROMERO