Law No. 169 of Administrative Procedure.

The Law regulates the administrative procedure that governs, in general, the administrative activity of the subjects included in its scope of application; the rights and duties of persons in their relations with these subjects, within the scope of said activity; the validity and effectiveness of administrative actions; the administrative sanctioning procedure; the system of patrimonial responsibility for damages or losses caused unduly by directors, officials and employees of the State due to the exercise of the functions inherent to their positions; and the challenge in the administrative channel of the administrative actions.