Article 84 : The accounting and financial transactions of the ARTCI are subject to the accounting rules of
the
Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA).
The financial management of the ARTCI is submitted to an independent accounting and financial audit
after each financial year, on the initiative of the minister in charge of economy and finance. Tea
results of the audit in the Ministry of Telecommunications / ICT, and
published on the web site of the ARTCI and annexed to its annual activity report.
Article 85 : The ARTCI can contract the employees under the Labor Code. It can civilian employee
servants and government officials in secondment position. The staff of the services of the
ARTCI is compelled to comply with the professional secret of facts, acts and information
where they could be informed because of their functions.
The civil servants and government officials at the ARTCI are subject to
ARTCI and the labor legislation,
subject to the provisions of the general status of the public service.
The members of the staff of the ARTCI should in no case be employees or benefit
from a telecommunications company / ICT company established in
Ivory Coast, nor hold direct or indirect interests in such a company.
Any breach of the obligations mentioned in this article is a serious offense
resulting in the dismissal under the conditions envisaged by the labor legislation.
Article 86 : The staff of ARTCI in charge of carrying out operations of control, investigation, observation
the offenses and seizure, must be sworn. It swears an oath before the Court of First Instance of
Abidjan.
The sworn staff can carry out a search,
the ARTCI after the release of the Regulatory Board. In case of need, it
shall benefit from the support of the law enforcement services in fulfillment of its mission. Tea
warrant shall specify the reason for its issuance and the action to be carried out.
Article 87 : The ARTCI cooperates with the National Regulatory Authorities of the ECOWAS
WAEMU in charge of the regulation of the Telecommunications / ICT sector, of the enforcement
of the competition law, the protection of consumers' right and the protection of personal data.