Article 199
(Structure of the public administration)
1. The public administration shall be structured on the basis of the principles of
administrative simplification, bringing services closer to local people and
administrative devolution and decentralisation.
2. The law shall establish the forms and levels of individual participation and
administrative devolution and decentralisation, without prejudice to the
powers of the Executive to manage, superintend and oversee the work of the
public administration.
3. The law may create institutions and independent administrative bodies.
4. The organisation, functioning and duties of the independent administrative
institutions shall be established by law.
5. Private bodies that exercise public powers shall be subject to inspection by
public authorities, under the terms of the Constitution and the law.
Article 200
(Rights and guarantees of individuals under public administration)
1. Citizens shall have the right to be informed by the public administration of
administrative processes that are liable to affect their legally protected rights
and interests.
2. Citizens shall have he right to be informed by the administration of the
progress of proceedings in which they have a direct interest, and learn of
decisions that are taken with regard to them.
3. The interested individuals must be notified, in the form prescribed by law, of
administrative acts, which shall require express justification when they affect
legally protected rights and interests.
4. Individuals shall be guaranteed the right to access archives and administrative
records, without prejudice to the legal provisions for security and defence
matters, state secrecy, criminal investigation and personal privacy.
Article 201
(Local administration)
1. Local administration shall be exercised by decentralised bodies and shall aim
to ensure, at local level, that the responsibilities and specific interests of the
state administration are realised in the respective administrative division,
without prejudice to the authority of the local authorities.
2. The Provincial Governor shall be the central administration representative in
the respective province and shall, in general terms, be responsible for
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