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GENERAL STANDARDS TO GOVERN THE OPERATIONS
OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

                                                                                                                                                                             OEA/Ser.D/I.1.2 Rev.14

                                                                                                                                                                             7 July 2008

                                                                                                                                                                             Original: Spanish/English

 

                                                                                                                                                                Espaņol

INDEX

Chapter I 

NATURE, FUNCTIONS, AND STRUCTURE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT

Article 1. Nature
Article 2. Promotion of Relations Among the Member States
Article 3. Functions
Article 4. Structure
Article 5. Secretariat functions
Article 6. Personnel and Secretariat Services for inter-American Agencies
Article 7. Seat

 

Chapter II

THE SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL

Article 8. The Secretary General
Article 9. Participation in Meetings
Article 10. Notice of Threats to Peace and Security
Article 11. Reports
Article 12. Powers
Article 13. Other Powers
Article 14. Responsibility
Article 15. The Assistant Secretary General
Article 16. Autonomy, Privileges and Immunities, and Rank

 

Chapter III

 

PERSONNEL

Subchapter A:  TYPES OF PERSONNEL


Article 17. Types of Personnel and Other Human Resources

   a. Personnel (also "staff members")

      i.    Career Service Personnel

      ii.    Personnel on Continuing Contracts

      iii.   Personnel on Fixed Term Contracts

      iv.   Trust Personnel
      v.    Local Professional Personnel

      vi.   Temporary Support Personnel

      vii.   Associate Personnel

   b. Independent Contractors

   c. Financing

Article 18. Career Service Personnel
   a. Phase-out of Career Service
   b. Special Rights of Career Service Personnel
   c. Salary and Other Benefits
Article 19. Personnel Appointed Under Continuing Contracts
   a. Eligibility

   b. Eligibility List

   c. The Target Percentage

   d. Process of Appointment

   e. Duration, Termination, and Indemnification

   f.  Mobility and Reemployment

   g. Pension Rights

   h. Promotion

   i.  Training

   j.  Salary and Other Benefits

Article 20. Personnel Appointed Under Fixed Term Contracts

   a. General Characteristics

   b. Fixed-Term Contracts

      i.   Series A Contracts

      ii.  Series B Contracts

           (a)   Series B Contracts Funded by the Regular Fund

           (b)   Series B Contracts Funded by Other Funds

   c. Salary and Other Benefits

Article 21.Trust Personnel

   a.  Identification of Trust Positions

   b.  Description and Special Provisions

   c.  Salary and Other Benefits

Article 22. Local Professional Personnel

   a.  General Description

   b.  Special Provisions, Salary and Benefits

Article 23. Temporary Support Personnel

   a.  General Description

   b.  Special Provisions, Salary, and Benefits

Article 24.  Associate Personnel

   a.  General Description

   b.  Special Provisions, Salary, and Other Benefits

Article 25. Document of Appointment

 

Subchapter B:   STATUS AND OBLIGATIONS OF ALL STAFF MEMBERS AND LIMITATIONS ON THEIR ACTIVITIES


Article 26. Subjection to the Authority of the Secretary General
Article 27. Status of International Civil Servants

Article 28. Autonomy in the Performance of Duties
Article 29. Limitation of Activities
Article 30. Public Activities and Statements
Article 31. Discretion
Article 32. Provision of Services and Acceptance of Benefits
Article 33. Nomination for Elective Public Office
Article 34. Acceptance of a Governmental Post
Article 35. Statement of loyalty
Article 36. Government Influence and Support
Article 37. Privileges and Immunities

 

Subchapter C:   SALARIES, CLASSIFICATION, AND EVALUATION

 

Article 38. Classification of Posts
Article 39. Work Performance Evaluation
Article 40. Salaries

 

Subchapter D:   RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND APPOINTMENT


Article 41. Basic Conditions
Article 42. Nationality
Article 43. Medical Examination
Article 44. Selection to Fill Vacant Posts
Article 45. Preference in Filling Vacant Posts
Article 46. Probationary Period
Article 47. Register of Staff Members

 

Subchapter E:   BENEFITS

 

Article 48. Vacations
Article 49. Leave
Article 50. Social Security
Article 51. Travel, Installation, and Repatriation Expenses
Article 52. Other Entitlements and Benefits

 

Subchapter F:   LABOR RELATIONS

 

Article 53. The Staff Association and Staff Committee

 

Subchapter G:   DISCIPLINE, SEPARATION FROM SERVICE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION, AND INDEMNITIES

 

Article 54. Adoption of Disciplinary Measures
Article 55. Types of Disciplinary Measures
Article 56. Advisory Committee on Disciplinary Measures
Article 57. Separation from Service
Article 58. Notice

Article 59. Summary Dismissal
Article 60. Resignation
Article 61. Separation Indemnity
Article 62. Inapplicability of Indemnity Provisions

Article 63. Adjustment of the Termination Indemnity and Repatriation Grant for Payments Already Received for Prior Service
Article 64. Right to Hearing
Article 65. Right to Reconsideration
Article 66. Advisory Committee on Reconsideration
Article 67. Appeal to the Administrative Tribunal

 

Subchapter H:   MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

 

Article 68. Scope of the Term "Staff Members"
Article 69. Applicability of the General Standards on Personnel Matters
Article 70. Amendments to the General Standards on Personnel Matters

 

Chapter IV GENERAL PROVISIONS OF A FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY NATURE

Article 71. Funds Administered by the General Secretariat
Article 72. Regular Fund
   a. Operations Subfund
   b. Reserve Subfund
Article 73. Special Multilateral Fund of the Inter-American Council for Integral Development (FEMCIDI)
Article 74. Specific Funds
Article 75. Trust Funds
Article 76. Currency of Quotas and Voluntary Contributions
Article 77. Currency of the Accounts and Financial Reports
Article 78. Banking Deposits, Interest, and Indirect Costs
Article 79. Investment of Funds
Article 80. Direct Costs and Recovery of Indirect Costs
Article 81. Revolving Funds
Article 82. Acceptance of Inheritances, Gifts, and Bequests
Article 83. Effective Period and Scope of the Program-Budget

 

Chapter V PREPARATION OF THE PROGRAM-BUDGET

Article 84. Categories of Activity
   a. Support Services for the Organs, Agencies, and Entities of the Organization
   b. Partnership for Development Services
   c. General Support Services
Article 85. Objects of Expenditure
   a. Personnel
   b. Other Expenditures
Article 86. Content, Structure, and Purposes
Article 87. Content by Chapter and Program
Article 88. Information for Budget Formulation
Article 89. Participation of the Various Dependencies of the General Secretariat in the Formulation of the Program-Budget

 

Chapter VI DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF THE PROGRAM-BUDGET

Article 90. Presentation and Complementary Information
Article 91. Participation of the Various Dependencies of the General Secretariat in the Discussion of the Program-Budget
Article 92. Schedule for Review of the Proposed Program-Budget
Article 93. Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Affairs
Article 94. General Guidelines
Article 95. Effective Period of the Resolution on the Program-Budget
Article 96. Financing of the Program-Budget
Article 97. Calculating the Amount of Quotas
Article 98. Authorization and Publication

 

Chapter VII BUDGET EXECUTION

Article 99.   Criteria
Article 100. Appropriations and Obligations
Article 101. Special Appropriations, Unforeseen Situations, and Judgments of the Administrative Tribunal
Article 102. Purchase of Equipment, Supplies, and Conference Languages Services
Article 103. Ex Gratia Payments
Article 104. Transfers Between Chapters
Article 105. Transfers within a Chapter
Article 106. Information that should be Recorded for Execution
Article 107. Notification and Payment of Quotas and of Pledges of Voluntary Contributions
Article 108. Payment of Quotas
Article 109. Cash Flow
Article 110. Loans
Article 111. Accounting System
Article 112. Accounting Records
Article 113. Closing of Accounts

 

Chapter VIII EVALUATION AND CONTROL OF FINANCIAL AND BUDGETARY MANAGEMENT

Article 114. Fiscal Supervision by the Permanent Council
Article 115. Evaluation by the CAAP
Article 116. Evaluation by the General Secretariat

 

Chapter IX ADVISORY SERVICES, AUDITING, AND FISCAL CONTROL

Article 117. Internal Audit
Article 118. The Inspector General
Article 119. Audit Reports
Article 120. Obligation to Act
Article 121. Meetings
Article 122. Evaluation of the Audit Function
Article 123. Board of External Auditors
Article 124. Access to Books and Records
Article 125. Certification of the Examination of Accounts
Article 126. Verification of the Efficacy of Internal Accounting Control
Article 127. Observations on Accounts, Deficiencies, and Irregularities
Article 128. Observations on Financial Management
Article 129. Content and Scope of the Report
Article 130. Submission of the report of the Board of External Auditors to the Permanent Council and the General Assembly
Article 131. Budgetary and Financial Statements and Reports

 

Chapter X STANDARDS ON REAL OR APPARENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST APPLICABLE TO THE SECRETARY GENERAL, THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, AND THE OTHER STAFF MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL SECRETARIAT

Article 132. Solicitation, Acceptance, or Use
Article 133. Conflict of Financial Interests
Article 134. Avoidance of Other Activities
Article 135. Competence of the Permanent Council
Article 136. Sworn Statement on Connections and Debts
Article 137. Conflicts of Interest of Staff Members
Article 138. Penalties
Article 139. Final Settlement of Credits
Article 140. Performance Contracts for Former Staff Members