Specialized Central Public Administration

- Constitution of Romania

SECTION 1 - Specialized central public administration

ARTICLE 116 - Structure

(1) Ministries shall be organized only in subordination to the Government.

(2) Other specialized agencies may be organized in subordination to the Government or Ministries, or as autonomous administrative authorities.

ARTICLE 117 - Establishment

(1) Ministries shall be set up, organized, and shall function in accordance with the law.

(2) The Government and Ministries may, on the authorization of the Court of Audit, set up specialized agencies in their subordination, but only if the law acknowledges the competence thereof.

(3) Autonomous administrative authorities may be established by an organic law.

ARTICLE 118 - The Armed Forces

(1) The Army shall be exclusively subordinated to the people's will, in order to guarantee the sovereignty, independence and unity of the State, the country's territorial integrity, and the constitutional democracy. Under the law and the international treaties Romania is a party to, the Army shall contribute to the collective defence in military alliance systems, and participate in peace keeping or peace restoring missions.

(2) The structure of the national defence system, the Supreme Council of National DefenceBasic principles Commune and town authorities County Council preparation of the population, economy and territory for defence, as well as the military shall be regulated by an organic law.

(3) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply accordingly to the other components of the Armed Forces established according to the law.

(4) The organization of military or paramilitary activities outside a State authority is prohibited.

(5) Foreign troops can only enter, station, carry out operations, or pass through the Romanian territory under the terms of the law or the international treaties Romania is a party to.

ARTICLE 119 - Supreme Council of National Defence The supreme Council of National Defence shall unitarily organize and co-ordinate the activities concerning the country's defence and security, its participation in international security keeping, and in collective defence in military alliance systems, as well as in peace keeping or restoring missions.