44. In addition to the authorizations referred to in section 22, the director of Communications organisationnelles et Portail Québec and the assistant director of the Direction des communications et du soutien aux opérations under the authority of the Secrétariat à la communication gouvernementale of the Ministère du Conseil exécutif are authorized to sign, for their sector of activities, contracts for services pertaining to advertising, up to $25,000.