Forestry mergers and careers reorganization: the game is not over. Interview with Hon. Vincenzo D'Arienzo

(To Maria Enrica Rubino)
27/10/17

Within a few days, the Defense Committee of the House of Representatives will express their opinion on the draft legislative decree which will make some changes to Dec. XnumX 19 August, 2016, regarding the rationalization of police functions and absorption of the State Forestry Corps. The on. Vincenzo D'Arienzo, deputy of the Defense Commission, anticipates Online Defense the major novelties of the rule governing the passage of the Foresters in the Arms of Carabinieri.

A year later, what is the assessment of the State Forestry Reform?

The pooling of the Forestry Corps at the Arms of the Carabinieri was a complex and controversial measure, never thought of so far and which has no equal in other areas of the Public Administration.

Fortunately, unlike what had been said, without prejudice to the ideal differences on the basic choice, technically that reorganization guaranteed the known and appreciated levels of protection of the environment, the territory and the sea, of agri-food safety and the protection of professionalism. the specialties and the unity of the assigned functions and ensured the necessary correspondence between the transferred functions and the transit of the related personnel. 

The correction proves it by its slimness and scope, because it integrates some aspects that do not affect the reform pillars.

Precisely, why introduce a corrective to the decree of 19 August 2016, n. 177?

Because this opportunity had been foreseen to address the issues that could highlight criticality in implementation. And we will do it to make some necessary changes in the light of the regulatory coordination requirements that emerged in the phase of application of the discipline that regulates the absorption of the Body into the Arma. On days the Defense Commission, which has time until November 12, will express its opinion.

What are the main novelties that will be introduced?

Swhat different. I put the "trade union rights" on top, not symbolically.

I'll explain. I have always understood the difficulties of many Forestry in the difficult transition from civilian to military status and, therefore, the transition from trade unions to military representation with the relative limits. To date, that passage has not yet been completed. With the correction, we have the staff of the State Forestry of the Transit State in the Armed Forces of the Carabinieri in the sea of ​​the renewal of the organs of military representation, elect a delegation for the composition of the Basic Councils of the Interim Council and the Central Council of representation. It was time.

Who will be interested, in particular, by the modifications to the Code of the military order for the extension of the institute of the auxiliary?

This is the second important news. We extend the staffing facility to the staff of the State Forestry Corps in the Arma, aligning about 5.840 people with the remaining Carabineer staff who already have the choice between the auxiliary and the so-called "multiplier of the mast ".

Of course, those who have been hired since this year in the various roles of the Army to fulfill the forestry functions are already excluded.

And what about the staffing of the forestry staff transited to the Ministry of Agricultural Policies?

With the reform we had foreseen that some of the ministry's special activities would be carried out by the staff transited by the Forestry Corps. With the correction, we clarify that the resulting staffing of the staff involved in the Ministry's roles is based on the equalization table in force between the staff of the Forestry Corps and the staff of the Ministries Sub-Fund. An adaptation of a formal nature.

The article 8 of the decree intervenes on the subject of pending disciplinary proceedings against the personnel of the Forestry Corps transited in the other Bodies. How will this aspect be regulated?

Favorable to those concerned, as already envisaged in the Last Year's Settlement Decree. For staff of the State Police Forestry Police and in the roles of the Ministry of Agricultural and Forestry Policies, the disciplinary proceedings pending at the time of the transit will be extinguished, with the exception of those subject to disciplinary sanctions.

With the current correction we introduce the transitional discipline to regulate in detail this specific aspect.

Honorable, good work and the next correction.

Allow me a last remark: among the many objections, I remember the times when it was observed that the transfer of expertise on forest fires from the Forestry Corps to Firefighters would have created a vacuum on controls and confusion with the Regions, competent on some aspects of the theme. Not only the announced disasters have not been seen, but with the correction we define with legal certainty - if you ever need it - that this passage of competences has not changed the reference framework, with particular reference to the regional competencies local in the same field of forest fires.

Ah, yes, "at the next corrective" ... For now we are studying the implementation of career reorganization. We'll see.

(Photo: Arms of the Carabinieri)