Art. 13

(Art. 47 para. 1 GAOA)

1. The significance of an item of business shall be decisive for the allocation of responsibility for taking a decision in accordance with Article 47 paragraph 1 GAOA.
2. As a rule, responsibility shall be allocated to the unit where the required political and technical competence is concentrated. Assignment to units below office level shall only be made in justified exceptional cases.
3. In individual cases, an item of business shall be submitted to the next higher unit for a decision or for the issuing of a directive if its particular importance or complexity so requires.