Notice No. 4/2006 of June 20 - Amendment to the Standard Check Model Specifications

Monday, July 12, 2006 I SERIES - Number 28
REPUBLIC GAZETTE
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE NATIONAL PRESS OF MOZAMBIQUE

NOTICE

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SUMMARY

Prime Minister:
Decree No. 3/2006:
Approves the general, common, and exclusive staff structure of the Prime Minister's Office.

Order:
Authorizes the bulk sale of the assets of TEXMOQUE - Têxtil de Moçambique, SARL.

Ministries of Agriculture, Tourism, and Interior:
Ministerial Diploma No. 128/2006:
Approves the Statute of Forest and Wildlife Rangers.

Bank of Mozambique:
Notice No. 4/2006:
Amends number IV of letter d) Fourth Strip of the specifications of the Standard Check Model.

PRIME MINISTER

Decree No. 3/2006 of July 12

Given the need to adapt the staff structure of the Prime Minister's Office, under the provisions of Article 19 of Decree No. 64/98 of December 3, with the agreement of the Minister of State Administration and the Minister of Finance, I determine.

Article 1. The general, common, and exclusive staff structures of the Prime Minister's Office are approved, which form an integral part of this Decree.

Art. 2. Decree No. 1/99 of December 29 is revoked.

Maputo, June 19, 2006. — The Prime Minister, Luísa Dias Diogo.

Common staff structure of the Prime Minister's Office

Number
Designation of positions

Management, leadership, and trust positions:
Secretary of the Council of Ministers 1
Director of the Prime Minister's Office 1
Deputy Director of the Prime Minister's Office 1 National Director 2 Head of Central Department 4 Head of Central Office 3 Head of Central Section 2 Advisor to the Prime Minister 8 Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1 Secretary to the Prime Minister 1 Assistants 8 Private Secretary 2 Subtotal 34

Professional Careers:
Specialist 2
Senior Public Administration Technician N1 3
Senior Technician N1 3
Senior Public Administration Technician N2 3
Senior Technician N2 3
Professional Technician in Public Administration 10 Professional Technician 5 Technician 6 Subtotal 35

Grand Total 69

Exclusive staff structure of the Prime Minister's Office

Number
Designation of positions

General regime careers:
Technical Assistant 13
Administrative Assistant 13
Laborer 7
Service Agent 8
Auxiliary 15
Subtotal 56

Grand Total 125

Order

TEXMOQUE - Têxtil de Moçambique, SARL, was constituted by public deed of April 24, 1973.
Due to technical and financial difficulties, the factory was closed in 1993.
Within the framework of the restructuring of the national business fabric, in general, and the reactivation of the textile industry, in particular, the shareholders of TEXMOQUE - Têxtil de Moçambique, SARL, decided in an Extraordinary General Assembly, held on December 19, 2005, to sell their assets. Thus, under the terms of letter c) of Article 8 of Law No. 15/91 of August 3, combined with paragraph 2 of Article 7 of Decree No. 28/91 of November 21, negotiations were initiated with a view to the alienation of the State's participation in TEXMOQUE - Têxtil de Moçambique, SARL. Having concluded negotiations with the company Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania, Limited (METL), for the acquisition by this company of the entirety of the assets of TEXMOQUE - Têxtil de Moçambique, SARL, it is urgent to formalize the respective award, in order to precisely define the rights and obligations of the parties, through the signing of a purchase and sale contract. Thus, the Prime Minister, using the competence defined in paragraph 1 of Article 10 of Law No. 15/91 of August 3, having heard the members of the Interministerial Commission for the Restructuring of Companies (CIRE), decides:

1. The bulk sale of the assets of TEXMOQUE - Têxtil de Moçambique, SARL, corresponding to the State's participation in this company, is authorized to Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania, Limited (METL).
2. The Memorandum of Understanding signed on April 21, 2006, between the Institute for the Management of State Participations (IGEPE) and Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania, Limited, is homologated, which shall form an integral part of the respective public deed of purchase and sale.

Publish.

Maputo, June 21, 2006. — The Prime Minister, Luísa Dias Diogo.

MINISTRIES OF AGRICULTURE, TOURISM, AND INTERIOR

Ministerial Diploma No. 128/2006 of July 12

Law No. 10/99 of July 7 - Forest and Wildlife Law, established the fundamental principles for the inspection activity regarding the use of these natural resources, and its Regulation, approved by Decree No. 12/2002 of June 6, attributed competence to the Ministers of Agriculture, Tourism, and Interior to approve the Statute of the Forest and Wildlife Ranger. In these terms and under the competence attributed by Article 107 of the aforementioned regulation, the Ministers of Agriculture, Tourism, and Interior determine.

Sole Article. The Statute of Forest and Wildlife Rangers, attached to this Ministerial Diploma, is approved, and forms an integral part thereof.

Maputo, June 23, 2006. — The Minister of Agriculture, Tomas Frederico Mandlate. — The Minister of Tourism, Fernando Sumbana Júnior. — The Minister of Interior, José Condugua António Pacheco.

Statute of the Forest and Wildlife Ranger of Mozambique

CHAPTER I
General Provisions

ARTICLE 1
(Definitions)
The terms and expressions used in this Statute have the same meaning as those employed in the General Statute of State Employees, EGFE, Law No. 10/99 of July 7, and its respective Regulation.

ARTICLE 2
(Object)
The Statute of the Forest and Wildlife Ranger, hereinafter referred to as the Statute, derives from Law No. 10/99 of July 7 - Forest and Wildlife Law and its respective Regulation, and has as its object to regulate the inspection activity.

ARTICLE 3
(Scope)

1. This Statute applies to all forest and wildlife rangers in any situation and form of service provision.
2. In everything not specified in this Statute, the provisions of the General Statute of State Employees and other applicable legislation apply subsidiarily.

ARTICLE 4
(Quality of Forest and Wildlife Ranger)

1. The quality of forest and wildlife ranger is acquired with the successful completion of the ranger training course, appointment, and the corresponding swearing of an oath provided for in this Statute.
2. Any employee in service in the inspection area at the date of approval of this Statute is also considered a ranger, provided they have participated in a specific technical-professional and paramilitary training course.

ARTICLE 5
(Commitment of Honor)
With the appointment under the terms provided in these Statutes, the ranger, in a ceremonial act, takes a commitment of honor.

CHAPTER II
General Principles

ARTICLE 6
(Neutrality and Impartiality)
The ranger must act in strict compliance with the legislation on forests and wildlife and other applicable environmental laws, with absolute neutrality and impartiality, and consequently, without any discrimination based on race, sex, religion, opinion, color, ethnic origin, place of birth, nationality, party affiliation, level of education, social or professional position.

ARTICLE 7
(Integrity)
The Ranger must act with integrity and dignity, abstaining from any act that tarnishes the ethics and deontology required by their functions.

ARTICLE 8
(Duty of Availability)

1. The ranger remains permanently available for service, even at the sacrifice of personal interests.
2. The ranger is obliged to communicate their usual or eventual domicile, and in the case of absence due to leave or illness, must communicate to superiors the location where they can be found or contacted.

ARTICLE 9
(Power of Authority)

1. The ranger who performs functions of command, direction, or leadership exercises the power of authority inherent to these functions, as well as the corresponding disciplinary competence.
2. The ranger must act in accordance with the authority invested in them, abstaining from deriving direct or indirect advantages from the exercise of their functions.
3. The exercise of powers of authority implies responsibility for acts performed by themselves or by their order, and its limits are the Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique and the other laws of the country.

ARTICLE 10
(Obedience)

1. The Ranger is obliged to fulfill with exactness and promptness all orders and instructions of their hierarchical superiors, provided they are not illegal.
2. The non-compliance with an order or instruction, because it is considered illegal, must be followed by the reporting of the occurrence by the ranger to the immediately superior authority.

ARTICLE 11
(Discretion in Action)
The ranger, in the exercise of their function, must avoid and prevent any abusive, arbitrary, or discriminatory practice that entails physical or mental violence.

ARTICLE 12
(Correct Posture)
The ranger must observe a correct and meticulous posture in their relationship with citizens. The search of persons, vehicles, and facilities, when necessary, must be conducted in a way to cause the least possible inconvenience to the citizen.

ARTICLE 13
(Opportunity, Congruence, and Proportionality) The ranger, in the exercise of their functions, must act with the necessary decision and without delay when this depends on avoiding serious, immediate, and irreparable damage, guided by the principles of opportunity and congruence in the use of the means at their disposal.

CHAPTER III
Entry, Appointment, Training, and Evaluation

SECTION I
Entry

ARTICLE 14
(General Entry Requirements)

1. The general entry requirements into the inspection corps of forest and wildlife resources, in addition to those provided in the General Statute of State Employees, are the following:
   a) Be a Mozambican citizen; b) Have regularized military service; c) Enjoy mental health, physical, and psychotechnical aptitude; d) Not have been expelled from the State apparatus; e) Not have been convicted of a crime carrying a prison sentence greater than a certain threshold, or imprisonment for crimes against State security, or for the practice of other acts considered dishonorable and manifesting incompatibility with the exercise of inspection functions; f) Have a civic and moral behavior worthy of trust; g) Have the minimum academic qualifications required for the rank.
2. The documents proving the requirements referred to in the previous number are:
   a) Birth certificate; b) Medical certificate; c) Criminal record certificate; d) Residence certificate; e) Academic qualifications certificate; f) Declaration by the candidate under commitment of honor of not having been expelled; g) Proof of regularized military service.
3. Observing the above-mentioned requirements, candidates will be submitted to the following phases:
   a) Registration; b) Psychotechnical test; c) Knowledge tests; d) Interview; and e) Basic training.

ARTICLE 15
(Entry Regulation)

1. The registration stage will select candidates who meet the general and specific requirements for entry.
2. The psychotechnical test, to be carried out by a specialized entity, will select candidates based on their personal profile, generic capacity, and degree of intelligence.
3. The knowledge test covers specific knowledge required in the area, in particular the legislation regulating the protection, management, conservation, use, and control of forest and wildlife resources and other environmental legislation.
4. The interview will be carried out by a jury of three members from the sector, with recognized capacity, level of knowledge, and higher functional hierarchy (EGFE).
5. The interviews will have absolutely confidential character and will be recorded in minutes that must be initialed by the jury members.
6. The basic technical entry training stage will consist of two parts: technical-professional training and paramilitary training, and has an eliminatory and classificatory character.

ARTICLE 16
(Special Appointment Requirements)

1. Special requirements for entry into the officer category are:
   a) Higher education in an area compatible with inspection activities; b) Minimum age of 18 years and maximum of 35 years.
2. Special requirements for entry into the sergeant category are:
   a) Minimum academic qualifications of 10th grade or equivalent; b) Age not exceeding 35 years.
3. Special requirements for appointment in the guard category are:
   a) Minimum academic qualifications of 10th grade or equivalent; b) Minimum age of 18 years and maximum of 30 years.

ARTICLE 17
(Provisional Appointment)

1. The appointment to the career is provisional and has a probatory character during the first two years of exercise of functions.
2. During the period of provisional appointment, information of bad conduct will lead to the opening of a disciplinary process, and in case of expulsion decision, the candidate will not have the right to any type of indemnification, immediately losing the quality of inspection member.
3. Inspection members in exercise of functions on the date of entry into force of this Statute, whose requirements adapt to the qualification for the ranger career, automatically transition to this.
4. It is the responsibility of the respective human resources management entities to formalize the categories under the terms of the previous number.

ARTICLE 18
(Staff Structure)

1. The ordinary staff structure of forest and wildlife inspection personnel consists of employees who integrate the respective specific career.
2. The allocation of personnel under contract regime for the exercise of inspection must be temporary, in accordance with the legislation on the matter.

SECTION II
Training

ARTICLE 19
(Basic Training Course for Forest and Wildlife Rangers)

1. The training of forest and wildlife rangers consists of the technical-professional and paramilitary preparation of candidates for rangers to carry out the mandate of inspection of these resources in the country.
2. The training system of rangers guarantees the continuity of the instruction and education process of the rangers included, through training courses, improvement courses, and internships.

ARTICLE 20
(Training Courses)
Training courses are those intended to ensure the preparation of rangers and the technical-professional knowledge for entry into the professional scales of inspection.

ARTICLE 21
(Improvement Courses)

1. Improvement courses are those intended to qualify the forest and wildlife ranger for purposes of promotion, specialization, and updating.
2. The following improvement courses are provided:
   a) Specialization courses, intended to obtain or improve the technical-professional knowledge of rangers, in order to qualify them for the exercise of functions for which specific knowledge is required; b) Updating courses, intended to recycle technical-professional knowledge with a view to recovering a qualification or keeping up with the evolution of the approach and inspection techniques;
3. The attendance of updating courses by summoned rangers has an obligatory character.

ARTICLE 22
(Internships)
Internships are those intended:
a) To complete the technical-professional training previously acquired in training courses; b) To prepare the ranger for the exercise of specific functions for which they are appointed; c) To evaluate the capacity of the ranger for the exercise of new functions.

ARTICLE 23
(Access to Ranger Training)

1. Candidates who meet the requirements provided in this Statute and other applicable legislation participate in inspection training courses.
2. Entry into ranger training centers is carried out following a public announcement, through admission tests and with strict observance of the principles of equality, merit, and aptitude.

SECTION III
Evaluations

ARTICLE 24
(Purpose)
The evaluations of inspection members aim to ensure fair career progression and correct human resources management, allowing for the preparation of the classification order regarding:
a) Appreciation of aptitude and merit for promotion to a higher rank or post; b) Selection of candidates for promotion; c) Determination of professional, physical, and psychic aptitude.

ARTICLE 25
(Fundamental Principles)
All rangers are subject to individual evaluation, which must:
a) Be continuous, constituting an exclusive and obligatory prerogative of the functional inspection hierarchy. b) Refer only to the period it relates to, being independent of other previous evaluations; c) Be always founded and subordinate to precise and objective value judgments, in order to avoid preconceived judgments, whether favorable or not; d) Be obligatorily communicated to the interested ranger; e) Be conditioned by the type of service provision of the effective ranger, class, category, structure, or specialty.

ARTICLE 26
(Confidentiality of Evaluations)
The individual evaluations of a ranger are confidential in order to guarantee the necessary secrecy in their realization and processing, without prejudice to the publication of final results of courses, competitions, internships, tests, or other elements that should or may be of general knowledge.

ARTICLE 27
(Evaluation Procedures)

1. Two evaluators intervene in the individual evaluation at different moments.
2. The first evaluator must be equipped with all elements that allow formulating an objective and fair appreciation of the evaluated, being exclusively responsible for the evaluations they provide.
3. The second evaluator must pronounce on how the first evaluator appreciated the evaluated whenever they have direct knowledge of this.
4. The second evaluator must also pronounce on how the first evaluator appreciated the evaluated of the same rank, considered as a whole.

ARTICLE 28
(Types of Evaluations)
Individual evaluations can be:
a) Periodic; or b) Extraordinary.

ARTICLE 29
(Periodic Evaluations)

1. Periodic evaluations should not be made beyond the maximum of one year.
2. Periodic evaluation is obligatory for the chiefs to whom the rangers in effective service are subordinate, with the exception of officers.

ARTICLE 30
(Extraordinary Evaluations)

1. Extraordinary evaluations can be scholastic or non-scholastic.
2. The ranger who definitively ceases to possess the necessary physical or psychic aptitude for the performance of the functions corresponding to their post, ceases to be in the active situation and passes to the reserve or retirement situation under the provisions of the EGFE, provided they meet the required conditions.

CHAPTER IV
Careers, Functions, and Hierarchies

SECTION I
Careers and Functions

ARTICLE 31
(Careers)

1. Rangers are grouped hierarchically, in decreasing order, into the following careers:
   a) Officer Ranger or Inspector; b) Sergeant Ranger; c) Guard Ranger.
2. The ranger on the staff, provided they meet the conditions provided in this Statute and complementary applicable legislation, may apply to attend training courses that enable access to a higher-level inspection career.

ARTICLE 32
(Officer Category)

1. The officer category is intended, essentially, for the exercise of command of rangers at the national or provincial level, direction or leadership of provincial services, administrators of national parks or reserves, and the performance of technical or advisory functions linked to the implementation of forest and wildlife legislation.
2. The inspector category is intended for the exercise of command and executive leadership functions, of a technical, administrative, logistical, and instructional nature. The inspector is responsible for inspection and enforcement in the domain of forest and wildlife legislation, command of inspection posts and brigades, leadership of inspection services at the level of national parks or reserves, and coordination of sworn rangers and community agents at the provincial level.
3. For access to the officer or inspector career, one of the following conditions is required:
   a) Higher education in an area compatible with the exercise of inspection activity; b) Technical, paramilitary training adequate for the exercise of functions at this scale; c) Satisfaction of the entry requirements provided in this Statute.

ARTICLE 33
(Sergeant/Guard Category)
The guard category is intended for the performance of operational services, namely the inspection and protection of forest and wildlife resources, infrastructure, assets, and in general all property of the sector, and other tasks assigned by superiors.

SECTION II
Hierarchies

ARTICLE 34
(Purposes)

1. The hierarchy of inspection members derives from the need to, in all circumstances, and given the paramilitary nature of forest and wildlife inspection, establish relationships of authority and subordination among them.
2. Hierarchy is expressed by posts also designated as ranks, seniority, and precedences provided in this Statute and other applicable legislation.
3. The hierarchical scales of rangers are organized by decreasing order of posts, and within these by seniority.
4. Functional hierarchy is that which derives from professional positions and functions, respecting the hierarchy of rangers, except in cases where the law determines otherwise.

ARTICLE 35
(Rank Degrees)

1. The rank degrees of rangers are, in decreasing order of the categories in which they are grouped, the following:
   a) Senior Officers:

• 1st Class Officer
• 2nd Class Officer
  b) Junior Officer:
• 1st Class Ranger Inspector
• 2nd Class Ranger Inspector
  c) Sergeant:
• 1st Class Ranger Sergeant
• 2nd Class Ranger Sergeant
  d) Guards:
• 1st Class Guard
• 2nd Class Guard
• Auxiliary Guard

2. The inspection ranks are engraved in gold metal on a dark green background, in letters corresponding to the category referred to in this article.
3. Ranks, badges, and identification plates must observe the characteristics contained in Annex I, an integral part of this Statute.
4. The seniority of the ranger, in each rank, counts from the date of their respective appointment.

ARTICLE 36
(Hierarchy in Ceremonies)

1. In official or civil acts and ceremonies, except graduations, rangers are placed in hierarchical order of posts and seniorities, respecting, however, the precedences that, according to the functions performed or positions held by the rangers present, are consigned in the law.
2. Precedences between rangers and civilians in acts and ceremonies will be established in accordance with national protocol norms.

ARTICLE 37
(Command Function)
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