(1) The General Secretariat is placed under the authority of a Secretary General. The Minister’s main collaborator, who follows the investigation of the affairs of the department and receives the necessary delegations of signature from the Minister.

As such, he:

• coordinates the action of the central administration and the decentralised services of the Ministry and holds coordination meetings to this end, including
• he sends the minutes to the Minister;
• defines and codifies the Ministry’s internal procedures;
• ensures the ongoing training of staff and organises, under the authority of the Minister, seminars and refresher, further training or specialisation courses;
• monitors, under the authority of the Minister, the action of the attached services whose action programme he approves and receives the activity reports;
• ensures that files are processed quickly, centralizes archives and manages the Ministry’s documentation.

(2) In the event of the absence or incapacity of the Secretary General, the Minister shall appoint a Director to act as interim director.

(3) The following are attached to the General Secretariat:

• The Division of Studies, Planning, Cooperation and Statistics
• The Monitoring Unit
• The Communication Unit
• The Translation Unit
• The Legal Unit
• The IT Unit
• The Zootechnical, Veterinary and Fisheries Education and Training Unit
• The Sub-Directorate of Reception, Mail and Liaison
• The Sub-Directorate of Documentation and Archives