IV CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

SECRETARIAT OF STATE OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS

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PRESS RELEASE

Grant of day-off August 15, 2011

 

The Law n.o 10/2005 from August 10, determines that the national holidays, the official commemorative dates and days-off.

The date August 15 is the day of the Assumption of Our Lady, one of the solemnities of the Catholic Church on the elevation of the Virgin Mary into heaven to be with her son Jesus Christ.

Thus, the Government decided to grant day-off on Aug. 15, for the period from 8 a.m.to 2.30 p.m., to all employees and agents of the ministries or departments depending on them, as well as institutes and organizations included in indirect State administration.