(2018-07) Circular No. 019 on Measures Governing the Handling of Current Affairs Following the Government's Resignation

Primature d'Haïti • 2018

Summary — Following the resignation of the Government, this circular (No. 019) sets out measures ministers and senior state officials must immediately observe while the outgoing cabinet limits itself, per the Constitution, to expediting current affairs. It suspends foreign travel by ministers and senior officials, bars new appointments or contract hiring in the public administration, and instructs ministries to safeguard state assets and the administration's image through prudent management.

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Key Findings

The circular follows the resignation of the Government, triggering its constitutional mandate to limit itself to expediting current affairs (affaires courantes).
Foreign travel by ministers and other senior state officials (Grands Commis de l'Etat) is suspended, except for urgent cases requiring special authorization.
All new appointments and contract-based hiring in the public administration are prohibited during the caretaker period.
Ministers and administrative authorities are instructed to exercise heightened vigilance in protecting state assets and the administration's public image through careful, prudent management.

Full Description

Circular No. 019 was issued after the Government's resignation left it with the sole constitutional mandate of expediting current affairs (expédition des affaires courantes). It sets out measures that took immediate effect: ministers' and other senior state officials' foreign travel is suspended, with exceptions requiring special authorization only for urgent cases of imperative necessity for the State; and no new appointment or contract-based hire may be made anywhere in the public administration. Ministers and the administrative authorities of the various government structures are also instructed to redouble their vigilance in protecting state assets and the administration's public image, through careful and prudent management during the caretaker period.

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Time Coverage

2018 — 2018

Keywords

affaires courantes, caretaker government, government resignation, public administration, travel ban, hiring freeze, state assets, Haiti, gouvernement démissionnaire, series:mef-circulaires

Entities

Conseil des Ministres, Grands Commis de l'Etat