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The Public Administration centralized, decentralized or not concentrated [desconcentrada] serves the general interest with objectivity and is subject in its performance to the principles of legality, efficacy, efficiency, quality, impartiality, objectivity, equality, honesty, economy, publicity, hierarchy, coordination, participation, transparency and to a good administration with complete submission to the juridical order of the State. The law regulates the administrative procedure, guaranteeing the effective administrative protection [tutela administrativa] of the persons concerned [interesadas], with the exceptions that it establishes.
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La Administración Pública centralizada, descentralizada o desconcentrada sirve con objetividad a los intereses generales y está sujeta en sus actuaciones a los principios de legalidad, eficacia, eficiencia, calidad, imparcialidad, objetividad, igualdad, honradez, economía, publicidad, jerarquía, coordinación, participación, transparencia y a una buena administración con sometimiento pleno al ordenamiento jurídico del Estado. La ley regula el procedimiento administrativo, garantizando la tutela administrativa efectiva de las personas interesadas, con las excepciones que ésta establezca.
… (Art. 131)