Article 4 of Decree-Law No. 15 of 1979 concerning the Civil Service

A council called the Civil Service Council shall be established, chaired by the Prime Minister or whomever the Prime Minister delegates for that purpose. It shall operate within the framework of the Government's general policy to modernize public administration, develop civil service systems in government entities and improve the efficiency of their personnel. A decree shall be issued forming the aforementioned Council, specifying the term of membership, the rules and procedures for its meetings, and other matters required by its working arrangements. The Council may form committees, whether from among its members or others, to study or follow up on the matters it refers to them. Article 5 (1) The Council shall have competence over the following matters: 1 - Establishing general policies concerning administrative development in government entities in a manner that ensures their organization and the planning and development of their workforce, as well as the development of employment systems and other fields of the civil service. 2 - Working to develop the administrative organization of the State and expressing opinions on determining the objectives, competences and organization of ministries and public departments and the means of coordination among them. - Proposing general policy on salaries and wages in a manner that ensures coordination among government entities, public authorities and institutions, and companies in which the State contributes more than half of the capital. - 4 Proposing draft laws and regulations concerning the civil service and expressing opinions on those proposed. 5 - Proposing the establishment of public authorities and institutions and expressing opinions on proposals for their establishment. 6 - Issuing interpretations binding upon government entities concerning civil service legislation. - Proposing systems for monitoring performance, following up on its results and identifying its impediments. - Organizing recourse to consultancy firms specializing in the fields of organization and administration (1) Amended pursuant to Law No. 19 of 2000 Law Index 811 Home Page and contact with scientific bodies, and encouraging research and studies in these fields. 9 - Considering such workforce and civil service matters as the Council of Ministers deems appropriate to refer to it. 10 - Establishing policies for employing the national workforce in the various entities and following up on their implementation in a manner that achieves equality and equal opportunities among all citizens. 11 - Establishing systems that encourage non-governmental sectors to employ the national workforce and determining appropriate incentives to attract this workforce to those entities, in a manner that ensures coordination of the benefits and rights received by the workforce in all entities. 12 - Taking measures that lead to coordination between the outputs of educational and training institutions and the employment opportunities available in the various entities. 13 - Establishing a system for appointing employment affairs controllers in ministries, government departments and attached entities, subordinate to the Civil Service Bureau. 14 - Proposing policies concerning changes to the composition of the workforce that lead to the implementation of plans to replace expatriate labour with national labour, to the extent that implementation capabilities permit. This shall be in addition to the other competences conferred upon it under this Law and the Civil Service Regulations referred to in Article One. Organizational Provisions Article 6 (1) Repealed Article 7 (2) Repealed