When presenting the legislation to the lawmakers, the Minister of Justice, Oscar Silvera, detailed that the legal instrument is included in the complex Cuban legislative process, specifically related to the organization and functioning of the State and the government.

He explained that a working group made up of representatives of the National Assembly and the ministries of Justice, Culture, Education, Higher Education, Public Health, Foreign Affairs, Economy and Planning, among other agencies, was set up to draft the legal instrument.

The Law, he noted, is structured in ten chapters, nine sections, 62 articles, two special provisions, two transitory and five final provisions.

Silvera pointed out that the fundamental elements of the provision are the ratification that the President of the Republic is the authority empowered to grant honorary titles, orders and medals.

He pointed out that it regulates the creation, modification or extinction as faculties of the Council of State, indicates the rights and obligations of the decorated and establishes the procedure for granting, imposition or delivery.

Silvera added that the law defines the procedure to be followed in case of loss, deterioration or destruction of the insignia, pins or accrediting certifications, and determines the guidelines to be followed for the deprivation or reinstatement of a title.

He underlined that the recognition of the merits achieved by national and foreign citizens, with outstanding work in different fields of life, is transcendental in the patriotic and revolutionary education of the whole society.

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