34433-MINAE of 11 March 2008, and published in La Gaceta No. 68 of 8 April 2008, is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
"Article 17.—Of the Executive Director. The Executive Director shall be the immediate superior of the personnel of the Executive Secretariat and of the Directors of each Conservation Area. He shall be responsible for issuing the respective instructions, which are of mandatory compliance, and for carrying out the necessary coordination for the purpose of fulfilling the scope of the Biodiversity Law. Likewise, he shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with the technical, operational and administrative matters of the System, as well as all those assigned to him by agreement of CONAC.
The personnel of the Executive Secretariat and the Directors of each Conservation Area shall report to the Executive Director whenever he deems it appropriate."