That by means of Executive Decree No. 107-A published in the Official Gazette No. 19 of March 10, 1997, it was created the Commission Against Corruption.

That the mentioned Commission has complied with the objectives for which it was created and it is indispensable to maintain it in force and to point out its attributions; and, In exercise of the attributions that are conferred by the Constitution and the Law,

Article 1. The Commission Against Corruption created by means of Executive Decree No. 107-A, published in Official Gazette No. 19 dated 10th. of March 1997, will continue operating until the 10th. of August of 1998.

Article 2. AUTHORITY. The Commission Against Corruption will have the following powers:

a) Receive, know and investigate as a public office or under request of the interested party, the corruption accusations that are submitted and/or any other one that should be known by any way;

b) Oversee actions to prevent acts of corruption and to promote the application of the corresponding sanctions before the competent authorities;

c) Send management results to the competent organizations, according to the applicable legal procedures so that corresponding legal actions start and establish administrative liabilities, either civil or criminal ones;

d) Request, according to the Law, reports that are deemed necessary, to any public or private institution, in order to know in a timely and detailed manner the actions that have been accomplished with respect to the accusations and reports sent by the Commission;

e) Coordinate with the Prosecutor the corresponding investigation actions;

f) Request, according to the law, the criminalization of the corruption of public officials, as stated in Article 33 of the Law of Modernization of the State;

g) Request competent Judges provisions on measures related to the phenomenon of corruption, actual or personal, pursuant to the Law;

h) Coordinate, according to the Law, with the respective Superintendence and with the Public Ministry, the information obtained and protected with secrecy; and, i) Request records, files, reports and other necessary evidence for the investigation process to any public office, according to the Law;

Article 3. Composition and other powers of the Commission Against Corruption are given by Executive decree No. 107-A published in the Official Gazzete No. 19 dated 10th of March, 1997, as well as by this Decree and by internal procedures that are dictated by mentioned Commission to the effect.

Article 4. The Minister of Finances and Public Credit will accomplish the budgetary reforms that would be necessary for funding the Commission.

Article 5. The present Decree will entry in force on the date of the promulgation of this instrument in the Official Gazzete.

Given in the National Palace, in Quito, July 30, 1997.