Law 15/2013, of 19 September, modification of article 24.2 of the Act 35/2012, of 13 December, of the budget for the financial year 2013 as the General Council at its session of 19 September 2013 has approved the following: preamble the General Council passed a resolution, at the meeting of 8 June 2012 , where he transmitted to the Government to take the necessary provisions to cover the vacancies of members of the police force that had been abandoned or left in the concept of retirement, in order to maintain a dimension of the body to preserve and improve the excellent levels of public safety what is the Principality of Andorra.

In compliance with this resolution was passed the law 15/2012, 12 July, amending article 24.2 of the law 22/2011, from 29 December, of the budget for the financial year 2012, that allows to cover with external personnel vacancies produced in the police force during the financial year 2012.

In the same vein, article 24.2 of the Act 35/2012, of 13 December, of the budget for the financial year 2013, it is expected the Faculty cover with external permanent vacancies produced in the police force during the financial year 2013.

However, these regulations do not allow for the hedging by means of permanent external thickness of the vacancies of agents of the police force generated from the year 2010, which took place this year and in 2011, although this coverage has been confirmed as necessary after an internal work of evaluation and quantification of the human resources needed to continue ensuring optimum public service and continue to maintain a high level of public safety Once modified the structure and the Organization of the body in order to optimize these resources.

Indeed, in order to continue providing a fully satisfactory service by the police force and, in particular, in order to guarantee the effectiveness and the efficiency of police officers assigned to the area of public security and Citizen Proximity, the mission and the function of which are crucial in order to ensure and maintain a high level of public security and citizen of the Principality of Andorra , which has always been one of your most important assets and recognized, and that has meant at the same time one of its attractions and differentiating features, you need a sufficient endowment of police, to ensure a significant police presence and a quick and effective action in the event that the security of the country and of its citizens being compromised.

At the same time, compliance with international commitments undertaken by our country, unavoidable and necessary prevention and the fight against new forms of crime, increasingly more complex and that our country is no stranger, advise the reinforcement of police currently existing ones.

For these reasons, it is necessary to modify the article 24.2 of the Act 35/2012, of 13 December, of the budget for the financial year 2013, in order to enable the selection procedures of revenue to cover the vacancies of police agents generated in the police force not only during the year mentioned, but also during the previous years.

Article only modifies the terms of paragraph 2 of article 24 of law 35/2012, of 13 December, of the budget for the financial year 2013, which is worded as follows: "Article 24. Recruitment of staff 1. […]

2. During the financial year 2013 vacancies of the general administration to be generated, including retirements, they cannot be covered with external permanent, except for vacancies produced in the Special Corps of Police and court clerks. You can also authorize cover vacancies produced during the previous years to 2013 in the Special Corps of police with permanent external.

The Minister responsible for finance, with the approval of the Minister, may authorize the coverage of external temporary staff vacancies for the projects that are strategically priorities. In these cases, merely cover vacancies with external temporary staff up to 10% of the seats.

Exceptionally, and to the needs deriving from compliance with international commitments acquired by the Principality of Andorra, you can authorize the hiring of temporary staff.

Also, in exceptional circumstances, it can authorize the hiring of temporary staff to cover vacancies generated in previous years and during the year 2013 in order to respond to the needs of staff in the employment of the teacher, professor, psychologist, specialist in the social field, social education, pedagogical technical specialist in the field of the school library and educational partner of the Ministry of education and youth , which are derived from the application of the legislation regulating the Andorran education system. "

Final provision this law comes into force the day after being published in the official bulletin of the Principality of Andorra.

Casa de la Vall, September 19, 2013 Vicenç Mateu Zamora Syndic General Us the co-princes the sancionem and promulguem and let's get the publication in the official bulletin of the Principality of Andorra.

Joan Enric Vives Sicília François Hollande of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell President Co-prince of Andorra Co-prince of Andorra