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Rh Article 288: The Office of the General Comptroller of the Republic shall be under the direction and responsibility of the General Comptroller of the Republic, who must be Venezuelan, over 30 years of age and possessed of proven ability and experience for purposes of performing the duties of the position.

The General Comptroller of the Republic shall be designated for a seven-year term.

Article 289: The following are functions of the General Comptroller of the Republic:


 * (1) To control, make vigilance and audit public revenues, expenses and property, as well as transactions relating to the same, without prejudice to the functions vested in other organs, in the case of the States and Municipalities, in accordance with law.


 * (2) To control the public debt, without prejudice to the functions vested in other organs, in the case of the States and Municipalities, in accordance with law.


 * (3) To inspect and audit the public-sector, organs, entities and juridical persons subject to his control, conduct audits, order the opening of investigations into irregularities against public patrimony, as well as order measures, raising objections and applying administrative penalties as appropriate, in accordance with law.


 * (4) To call on the General Prosecutor of the Republic to file the appropriate legal actions with regard to in actions and crimes committed against public patrimony, of which becomes aware in the course of performing his official functions.


 * (5) To exercise operating control and evaluate compliance with and the results of the public policies and decisions of the public sector organs, entities and juridical persons subject to his control, as regards their revenues, expenses and property.


 * (6) Any other functions that may be vested in him by the Constitution and by law.