President

(1) ASPAAS is headed by a President with the rank of Under-Secretary of State, appointed by decision of the Prime Minister on the proposal of the Minister of Public Finance.

(2) In exercising their powers, the President of ASPAAS issues orders and decisions.

(3) Orders of the President of ASPAAS of a regulatory nature are published in the Official Gazette of Romania, Part I.

(4) The President of ASPAAS is a tertiary authorising officer and may delegate this capacity to senior civil servants, under the conditions laid down by law. The delegation order specifies the limits and conditions of the delegation.

(5) The President represents ASPAAS in its relations with public administration authorities, other legal persons, natural persons and bodies in Romania and abroad.

(6) The President of ASPAAS may, under the conditions laid down by law, delegate certain powers to senior civil servants within ASPAAS. The delegation order specifies the limits and conditions of the delegation.

(7) Where the President of ASPAAS is unable, for justified reasons, to exercise their powers, they shall delegate, by order, one of the senior civil servants to exercise those powers.

(8) The President of ASPAAS is accountable to the Minister of Public Finance for the entire activity of ASPAAS.