Parent agency Ministry of Interior | ||
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Agency executive Sr. Luis Ernesto Flores, Director Website www.imprentanacional.gob.sv |
The National Press of El Salvador Spanish: Imprenta Nacional de El Salvador is the institution responsible for coordinating and implementing actions for printing and publication of the country's Official Journal, in which all documents ordered by law are published. It also performs printing services requested by the public sector, legal entities, and people in the private sector.
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History
During the 19th century, the Government of El Salvador circulated print media with the names Gaceta Oficial, La Gaceta, El Constitucional, and BoletÃn Oficial. The final name Diario Oficial (Official Journal) was established on 31 December 1875. This appeared daily, and included agreements and the public budget. It also presented a summary of the week's most important events, and a brief critique.
In 1973 the Official Journal had a major administrative reform and became a department of the National Press. On 15 December 2010, by agreement of the Ministry of Interior (the National Press's parent agency) and the Salvadoran Banking Association, the Historical Archives of the Official Journal for the years 1847 to 2002 were released in digital format. El Salvador thus claimed to be the first country in Central America to have a historical digitized version of an official publication.
Official Journal
Some of the documents that must appear in the Official Journal of El Salvador, by provision of the laws of the country, are: