The Official Gazette of the State has developed a policy of promoting the training in subjects and techniques of different activities according to its structure and competences, through the granting of public aid in the form of of grants for the attainment of the training set out.

Therefore, this Ministry has considered it appropriate to draw up an Order establishing the general regulatory bases for the granting of these specialization scholarships in activities and matters of the competence of the Directorate General of the Official Gazette of the State, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the recast of the General Budget Law and the Rules of Procedure for the granting of State aid and grants, approved by Royal Decree 2225/1993 of 17 December 1993.

In its virtue, prior to the Department's Legal Service report, I have:

Article 1. Object.

The purpose of the grants, the concession of which is regulated in this Order, is the promotion of the training of professionals in the various activities of the autonomous agency.

To this effect, the following activities are considered:

Introduction to the Legal Documentation and Production of Legislative Bases.

Introduction to Advertising and Marketing Techniques.

Introduction to the Elaboration Of Legal Texts.

General Introduction to Graphic Arts.

General introduction to the Science and Information Technology Techniques.

General Introduction to Public Management Techniques in Administration.

Article 2. Requirements for applicants.

May be beneficiaries of the grants provided for in this Order, those natural persons who meet the following conditions:

a) Poseer of Spanish nationality or national of a member country of the European Union, resident in Spain at the time of joining the scholarship, possessing full capacity to act.

b) Having approved all the subjects required for obtaining the degree of Licentiate, Engineer or Architect by Faculty or Higher Technical School, in accordance with the studies to be established for each grant. The date of completion of such studies shall be fixed at each call.

(c) Titles obtained abroad or in non-State Spanish centres must be validated or recognised or must be documented in such a way as to be in the process of validation or recognition at the time of apply for the grant.

d) Having knowledge of the English or French language at the choice of the applicant, provided that it is accredited by the appropriate certificate.

e) To find each day in the fulfillment of all its tax obligations and in the face of Social Security.

Article 3. Calls.

In accordance with the provisions of Article 4.3 of Royal Decree 2225/1993 of 17 December 1993 on the Regulation of the procedure for the granting of State aid and grants, the procedure for granting Those referred to in this Order shall be initiated on their own initiative by means of the necessary convocation by Resolution of the Director of the Official Gazette of the State, which shall be published in the "Official Gazette of the State" and shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Order, by completing it at the following ends:

a) The Authority to which applications should be addressed.

(b) Determination that the concession is made in a competitive competition regime, by means of the appropriate competition.

(c) Deadline for submission of applications, which shall not be less than 15 days from the date of publication of the convening resolution.

d) Complementary requirements and documentation.

e) The budgetary credit to which the training grants will be allocated shall be Chapter 4 of the expenditure budget of the body.

(f) The applications and documentation submitted shall be informed by a Commission of studies and assessment whose composition shall be composed of the following members:

President: Secretary-General.

Vice President: Manager of the National Printing Office.

Vocals: Director of the Department of Editorial Programming, Documentation and Information; Director of the Information Technology Department; Director of the Financial Economic Department and Head of the Documentation Area Information.

Secretary: Chief of Staff Area.

The functioning of the Commission shall be in accordance with the system of collegiate bodies established in the Law of the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and the Common Administrative Procedure.

This Commission will also act as the manager of all the acts arising from the call, its development and resolution of incidents that may arise, including the proposal for the resolution of the grants to be granted.

g) The valuation of the applications will be made taking into account, in addition to the administrative requirements, the academic qualifications and the candidate's curriculum. If the number of candidates is exceeded by the first stage of selection, the Commission may agree to carry out a written test, the characteristics of which shall be set by the Commission itself. If the two previous stages of selection are exceeded, the number of candidates is still higher than the number of scholarships called for a personal interview.

(h) The Resolution of the Directorate-General of the Official Gazette of the State for which the training grants are awarded will be published in the "Official State Gazette" and will be displayed in the bulletin boards of the body.

(i) The resolution which agrees or refuses to grant the grants ends the administrative route and may be brought against it by the corresponding administrative-administrative appeal, subject to a replacement, if appropriate, on the basis of of the provisions of Article 116 of Law No 30/1992 of 26 November 1992 of the Legal Regime of Public Administrations and of the Common Administrative Procedure.

Article 4. Obligations of the beneficiaries and conditions for granting.

1. The enjoyment of the scholarships referred to in this Order shall be incompatible with any other grant or aid granted by a body.

public or private, Spanish or foreign, on a temporary basis with the one granted.

2. The obligation to carry out the activity for which the subsidy has been granted derives from the obligation for the beneficiary to assume the obligation to carry out the activity underlying the grant of the subsidy.

3. The beneficiary shall submit before the end of the period of the grant report on the work performed and the results obtained, including the conformity or approval of the relevant guardian.

4. The beneficiary will be obliged to provide information on the enjoyment of the grant as requested by the Court of Auditors.

Article 5. Method of making the payment.

The payment will be made in twelve natural monthly payments for an amount equal to the total amount of the grant each monthly, amount to which the discounts and deductions will be applied according to the Tax provisions in force.

Article 6. Measures to ensure the good end of scholarships.

1 Amendment of the decision granting the grant. -Any alteration of the conditions taken into account for the grant of the grant and, in any event, the concurrent obtaining of grants or aid granted by others national or international authorities or entities, whether public or private, shall give rise to the amendment of the granting decision, and the beneficiary must, where appropriate, refund the amounts received.

2.o Refull of the amount of the grant.-The reimbursement of the amounts received shall be carried out by means of the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the Rules of Procedure for the granting of aid and grants approved by Royal Decree 2225/1993 of 17 December 1993.

The recovery of the amounts received in respect of grants or public aid and, consequently, the decision of the concession, as well as the requirement of interest for late payment from the time of payment of the grant, will proceed the amount laid down in Article 36 of the recast text of the General Budget Law, where one of the circumstances laid down in Article 81 (9) of the recast text of the General Budget Law is present.

Article 7. Responsibility and sanctioning regime.

The beneficiaries of the grants and public aid provided for in this Order are subject to the regime of administrative and sanctions violations provided for in Article 82 of the recast text of the General Budget Law.

Single additional disposition.

For all those extremes not provided for in this Order, it will be applied, with an extra character, as provided for in Articles 81 and 82 of the General Budget Law and in Royal Decree 2225/1993 of 17 December 1993.

Final disposition first.

The Director-General of the Official Gazette of the State shall be empowered to dictate how many resolutions he considers necessary in the development and application of the provisions of this Order.

Final disposition second.

This Order shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the "Official State Gazette".

Madrid, 31 October 2000.

RAJOY BREY

Ilmo. Mr. Director-General of the Official State Gazette.