Cabinet meeting approves economic organic bill and draft decrees

A Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani approved a draft organic law and three draft economic decrees, at the Kasbah Palace on Saturday. The organic bill and draft decrees are: - A draft organic law on the accession of the Tunisian Republic to the multilateral agreement between competent authorities for the automatic exchange of information on financial accounts. - A draft decree laying down the procedures for granting non-agricultural state land in the form of a long-term lease or for the symbolic dinar in order to carry out projects of national interest. - A draft decree setting up, within the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, a unit of management by objectives for the implementation of construction projects for the Gabes Higher Institute of Legal Studies, the Gabes Higher Institute of Water Sciences and Techniques and the Gabes Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia, and defining its organisation and operating methods. - A draft decree establishing, within the Min istry of Public Works and Housing, a unit of management by objectives for the construction projects of the National Engineering School of Gafsa, the Higher Institute of Applied Sciences of Gafsa and the Higher Institute of Business Administration of Gafsa, as well as defining its organisation and operating methods. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse