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- ↑ Ley de Presupuesto Nacional[Law of National Budget] (National government publication). Ministry of Finance and Public Credit. 1988. OCLC 20074956.
- ↑ "Ley 790 de 2002" [Law 790 of 2002](PDF) (in Spanish). Congress of Colombia. 2002-12-27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
- ↑ "Ley 81 de 1988" [Law 81 of 1988](PDF) (in Spanish). Congress of Colombia. 1988-12-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
