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Charter
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Annex
1
of
the RA Governmental Decree # 1898 -U
dated
28 November, 2002
C H A R T E R
OF
THE STATE DEPARTMENT FOR MIGRATION AND REFUGEES
I.
The General Provisions
II. The Goals and Objectives of the Agency
III. The Function of the Agency
IV. The Managment of the Agency
V. The Organization of the Works of the Agency
Structure
1.
The Migration Agency of Ministry of Territorial Administration of Republic
of Armenia (hereinafter: Agency) is a republican body of the executive branch
of power of Republic of Armenia functioning in the structure of Ministry of
Territorial Administration, which offers services in the field of migration
on behalf of Republic of Armenia in cases provided by law and in individual
cases – by legislation of Republic of Armenia.
2.
The Agency is created, reorganized and its activity ceases by the Governmental
Decree of Republic of Armenia. The Agency functions in accordance with its
Charter, which Government of Republic of Armenia approves by the presentation
of Minister of Territorial Administration of Republic of Armenia.
3.
The authorities of Agency are defined by laws of the Republic of Armenia,
the orders, commandments of the President of the Republic of Armenia, the
Governmental Decrees of the Republic of Armenia and the international treaties
signed by the Republic of Armenia.
4.
The Agency carries out its activities in conformity with legislation of the
Republic of Armenia and other legal acts.
5.
In cases provided by law or other legal acts the Agency on behalf of Republic
of Armenia is entitled to acquire and exercise inventory or individual non-inventory
rights, to undertake obligations, to appear in court as a plaintiff or a defendant.
6.
The Agency has a round seal with National Emblem and Armenian name of the
Agency on it, a stamp, the blanks, an emblem and other identification devices.
II. The Goals and Objectives of the Agency
7.
The goals and objectives of the Agency:
a)
Development and implementation of programs aimed at the implementation of
the integration policy adopted by the state in respect of the refugees forcibly
displaced from the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1988 -1992;
b)
Implementation of the programs on construction of housing for refugees and
forcibly displaced persons and in the places of their compact settlement of
various sites of social and cultural importance as well as programs on assistance
in employment;
c)
Processing of the asylum applications of the foreign citizens and stateless
persons in accordance with statute-established procedure;
d)
Development and implementation of the programs on re-emigration (return) of
the population emigrated from the Republic of Armenia;
e)
Development and implementation of the population resettlement programs :
III. The Functions of the Agency
8.
To achieve its goals and objectives the Agency in the order prescribed by
the legislation of the Republic of Armenia fulfills the following functions:
a)
Within the limits of its powers development and implementation of programs
aimed at the implementation of regulation of the population internal migration;
b)
Implementation of the programs on providing with permanent dwelling of the
refugees forcibly displaced from the Republic of Azerbaijan in 1988 -1992;
c)
Provision of assistance to the refugees forcibly deported from the Republic
of Azerbaijan in 1988-1992 in the matters of acquisition of citizenship, education,
health, legal support, etc.;
d)
Implementation of the programs on construction of various sites of social
importance as well as programs on assistance in employment for refugees and
forcibly displaced persons in the places of their compact settlement;
e)
Processing of the asylum applications of the foreign citizens and stateless
persons; rendering legal, social and other types of assistance prescribed
by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia to such category of persons;
f)
Development and implementation of the population resettlement programs on
improvement of the demographic situation in border, high-mountain and disaster
area settlements, in conjunction with the state management republican and
territorial bodies as well as local self-governance bodies;
g)
Provision of information of legal nature on migration issues to the population;
h)
Receiving from the Republic bodies of the executive branch of the Republic
of Armenia data on migration processes, their systematization and creation
of the database;
i)
Support of database on refugees and other displaced persons, provision of
data to other bodies and organization in the established order.
IV. The Management of the Agency
9.
The Agency is managed by the Minister of Territorial Administration (hereafter:
Minister). The direct management of the Agency is performed by the Head of
the Agency. In the process of his activities the Head of the Agency is guided
by the RA Constitution, the RA laws, this Charter, other legal acts and the
international treaties of the RA.
10.
The Head of Agency is responsible for the quality of services provided in
the field of migration as well as for its conformity with the laws and other
legal acts.
11.
The Head of the Agency is accountable to the Prime-Minister of the Republic
of Armenia, to the correspondent Deputy of Minister of Territorial Administration
who coordinates the activities of the Agency and in cases provided by the
legislation of Republic of Armenia on Civil Service also to the Ministry Staff
Manager.
12.
The Head of the Agency:
a)
governs the daily activities of the Agency, is responsible for solution of
the tasks and fulfillment of the functions the Agency is entrusted with;
b)
submits proposals to the Minister of Territorial Administration or to his
correspondent Deputy regarding the fields, goals and tasks of the activities
in the order prescribed by the laws of the Republic of Armenia, other legal
acts and this Charter;
c)
within the limits of his competence, issues orders and gives instructions,
acts on behalf of the Republic of Armenia and the Agency without power of
attorney as well as provides with powers of attorney to act on behalf of the
Agency, including powers of attorney with right to re-authorization;
d)
within the limits of his competence submits proposals to the Staff Manager
of the Ministry of Territorial Administration regarding to the rewards or
penalties to be applied to the members of staff of the Agency;
e)
periodically presents to the Minister of Territorial Administration or to
his correspondent Deputy information about the course of activities being
realized by the Agency;
f)
ensures execution of the orders and instructions of the Minister of Territorial
Administration, as well as instructions, orders and assignments of correspondent
Deputy of the Minister of Territorial Administration, and makes reports about
results to Minister or his correspondent Deputy;
g)
defines the division of labour among his deputies
h)
listens the reports about activities of the structural sub-departments and
territorial bodies of the Agency, discusses the results of monitoring of their
activities;
i)
implements control of the preservation of the state property attached to the
structural sub-departments and territorial bodies of the Agency;
j)
submits proposals to the Minister of Territorial Administration concerning
to the structure and number of staff of the Agency as well as creation of
the counseling bodies;
ja)
within the limits of his competence cooperates with the state governing, local
self-governance and other bodies;
jb)
implements other authorities prescribed by the law, other legal acts and this
charter.
13.
In case of absence of the Head of the Agency, by submission of the Head of
the Agency and by the order of the Minister of Territorial Administration,
or in case of impossibility by the immediate order of the Minister, the responsibilities
of the Head of the Agency are fulfilled by one of his Deputies.
V. The Organization of the Works of the Agency
14.
The full and efficient implementation of the authorities assigned to the Agency
by the laws of the Republic of Armenia, other legal acts and this charter,
as well as participation of the Agency in the civil legal relations is provided
by the staff of the Ministry.
15.
The Agency has structural sub-departments and may have territorial bodies
as well.
16.
The personnel of the structural sub-departments and territorial bodies of
the Agency are civil servants.
17.
Terms and conditions of reorganization and termination of the activity of
the Agency are stipulated by the law and other legal acts.
