President

Based on the Constitution

As approved by the People's Assembly at its meeting held on the date of 8-9-1424 A.H., 3-11-2003,

The following are issued:

Article 1 The expressions in the following shall mean the meanings set forth by each of them:

Article 2 A public secretariat called "The Secretariat of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers" has been chaired by the Cabinet. Directly associated with the Prime Minister.

Article 3 The Secretariat shall perform the following functions:

• The organization of the Government Programme of Action in coordination with the various ministries based on the Government's adopted plan.
• Organization and follow-up of coordination meetings and committees between ministries, preparation of records of meetings and documentation of and follow-up to decisions resulting from them.
• Oversee the secretariat of the Board.
• Audit and audit of draft laws and decrees with the State Council and competent public bodies prior to submission and submission of proposals.
• Checking the legal instruments in circulation.
• To audit and follow up the preparation of executive decisions for legislation providing for the issuance of executive instructions.
• Oversee the publication of laws, decrees, resolutions and other official texts.
• To preserve and archive laws and decrees, as well as decisions, communications and directives issued by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.

Article 4 The Secretariat shall consist of the following Directorates and Offices:

• Directorate of Legal Studies and Consultancy.
• Directorate of Administrative and Financial Affairs.
• Directorate of Information and Documentation.
• Secretariat of the Board.
• Office of the Secretary-General

Where necessary, other offices and directorates may be established by decision of the Prime Minister.

Article 5 - The functions of directors and offices associated with the Secretariat, its work mechanism and the conditions of occupancy of its functions shall be determined in the rules of procedure of the Prime Minister's Cabinet, which is issued by decision of the Prime Minister.

Article 6 The Secretariat shall be headed by a Secretary-General appointed by decree and shall exercise the powers given to both the Minister and the Associate Minister under the provisions of the Basic Law for State Workers and shall assume the following functions:

• Supervision of the implementation of Secretariat functions specified in article 3/of this Law.
• Supervision of the advisers of the Prime Minister.
• Attendance at Board meetings and oversight of the drafting and documentation of records of meetings.
• Coordination with State Ministries and Cabinet-related bodies regarding the transactions brought to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and follow-up to their treatment.
• Reply to the proceedings against the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers and appeal against sentences imposed upon them.
• Examination of complaints received to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and preparation of the necessary answers and proposals.
• Any other tasks assigned to them by the Prime Minister.

Article 7 The Secretary-General shall have an associate or more called and shall be designated by a decision of the President of the Council on the proposal of the Secretary-General.

Article 8 With the approval of the President of the Council of Ministers, the Secretary-General may contract with the owners of the expertise required by the public interest.

Article 9. The Secretary-General shall treat the Minister's treatment with respect to the salary and compensation.

Article 10. The staff of the Cabinet Office shall be redeployed to directorates, Secretariat offices and other directorates and offices of the Cabinet, by decision of the Prime Minister and based on the Secretary-General's proposal for the Secretariat and keeping their functional status, remuneration and qualification To hyper.

Article 11 The owners of the Secretariat shall be issued by a subsequent decree, working with the current chairmanship of the Prime Minister.

Article 12 - The Prime Minister issues instructions for the implementation of this law.

Article 13 - All texts contrary to the provisions of this Act shall be repealed.

Article 14 - This law is published in the Official Journal.

Damascus at 15 -9-1424 A.H. 10-11-2003

The President of the Republic.

The exponent.

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