1. A federal authority called the “National Drug Enforcement Authority” shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Decree by Law. It shall have all the competences necessary to achieve its objectives, enjoy legal personality and financial and administrative independence, possess the legal capacity to act, and shall report to the Cabinet. 2. The Authority shall replace the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior with respect to all financial and legal rights and obligations, and all its assets and properties shall be transferred to the Authority. The Cabinet shall issue all resolutions necessary to transfer all rights, obligations, assets, and properties from the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior to the Authority. 3. Personnel of the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior designated by a resolution of the Cabinet, upon the proposal of the President, shall be transferred to the Authority without prejudice to their ranks, grades, and salaries, provided that their status is regularized in accordance with the regulations and rules in force at the Authority. Their service with the Authority shall be deemed continuous with their service at the General Department of Anti-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior.
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