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[An analysis of the ideal structure of an integrated procedure1 that generates a document includes the following phases. 1) Introductory phase or initiative, the start of the procedure. 2) Preliminary phase or inquiry, the elements necessary to evaluate t

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[An analysis of the ideal structure of an integrated procedure1 that generates a document includes the following phases. 1) Introductory phase or initiative, the start of the procedure. 2) Preliminary phase or inquiry, the elements necessary to evaluate the situation. 3) Consultation, the collection of opinions and advice. 4) Deliberation, the final decision making. 5) Controlling phase or deliberative control, the control exercised by a physical or juridical person different from the author of the document embodying the transaction, on the substance of the deliberation and/or on its form. 6) Execution, all the actions which give formal character to the transaction (i.e., validation, communication, notification, publication).

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