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An administrative procedure shall be a set of rules which state authorities and organisations, authorities and organisations of the provincial autonomy, and authorities and organisations of local self-government units, institutions, public enterprises, special authorities through which the regulatory function is exercised, and legal and natural persons to whom public powers have been granted (hereinafter: the authorities) shall apply when acting in administrative matters.

(1) An administrative matter, for the purpose of this Law, shall be the individual situation in which an authority, directly applying laws, other regulations and general acts, either legally or factually influence the position of the party by adopting the administrative acts, adopting letters of guarantee, entering into administrative contracts, undertaking administrative actions and providing public services.

(2) An administrative matter shall also be any other situation defined by the law as the administrative matter.

(1) This Law shall apply to the actions in all administrative matters.

(2) Certain issues of the administrative procedure may be regulated by a special law only if necessary in certain administrative areas, and if in compliance with the basic principles set forth by this Law and only if it does not diminish the level of protection of the parties' rights and legal interests guaranteed by this Law.