Department of Legal and General Affairs

Nomotechnical preparation of drafts of laws and by-laws in the area of ​​the environment at the proposal of the Sectors, prepares a response to the submissions and proposals, conducts examinations in the area of ​​the environment, holder of activities for integrity policies

Description of the activity and obligations of the sector

• The department for general and legal affairs gives instructions in the preparation of internal acts, prepares opinions, analyses, information and reports on them;
• Nomotechnically prepares draft laws and by-laws in the field of the environment as well as amendments and additions to laws and by-laws in the field of the environment
• Prepares criteria and indicators related to measurement and evaluation of the effective prevention of corruption, integrity policy
• Response in relation to all submitted petitions and proposals;
• The department for general and legal affairs is also the holder of the activities for the development of procedures from the Quality Management System in accordance with the requirements of the ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9001:2015 standards, and the holder of the activities for the development and application of the System for a common CAF assessment framework;
• The Department for General and Legal Affairs closely monitors, studies and applies the regulations from the Law on Handling Complaints and Proposals, the Law on General Administrative Procedure, the Law on Archival Material, the Law on the Organization and Work of State Administration Bodies, The Law on the acquisition and exchange of evidence on official duty, the Law on the introduction of a quality management system and a common framework for assessing the operation and provision of services in the civil service, the Law on the use and disposal of the property of state bodies, the Laws in the field of environment, law on protection of personal data, law on public information, law on safety and health at work, law on whistleblowers;
• Conducts environmental exams (SEA, EIA and professional exam for waste manager)
• Made advice at the request of the departments, control of part of the legal acts of the institution 
• Participates in the preparation of the Strategic Plan of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Implementation Plan of the Work Program, as well as the budget proposal of the Ministry from the scope of work.