Urgent measures relating to the State Attorney's Office

(Official Journal No. 5 of 7 January 1991, General Series)

The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic approved;

THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC

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the following law:

Art. 1

1. The staffing numbers of state lawyers and state prosecutors increased by forty and twenty, respectively. Table A referred to in the law of 3 April 1979, n. 103, is consequently replaced by the one attached to this law.
2. With economic effect, for all state lawyers in service, from the year following that of entry into force of this law, in the fourth paragraph of art. 3 of the law of 3 April 1979, n. 103, the word "seven" is replaced by the word "five" and the seniority provided for by the third paragraph as well as by the fourth paragraph, as amended by this law, of the same art. 3 are, in the first implementation of this paragraph and in any case for a period not exceeding two years, reduced by half.
3. In order to cover the costs deriving from the establishment of new district offices and for the strengthening of the offices of the State Attorney, in addition to the normal budget allocations, the expenditure of ITL 2 billion is authorized for the year 1990.
4. The establishment of a civil party of the State in criminal proceedings must be authorized by the President of the Council of Ministers.

Art. 2

1. The burden deriving from the application of this law, valued in Lire 4,000,000,000 for the year 1990 and in Lire 6,500,000,000 for each of the years 1991 and 1992, is provided by means of a corresponding reduction in the appropriation entered, for the purposes of the three-year budget. 1990-1992, in chapter 6856 of the budget of the Ministry of the Treasury for the year 1990, for this purpose using the specific provision "Revision of the staff of the State Attorney General".
2. The Minister of the Treasury is authorized to make the necessary budget changes with his own decrees.

Art. 3

1. This law enters into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic.

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