2. An associate deputy minister, an assistant deputy minister, a director general or an assistant director general is authorized to sign the following documents in respect of the sector or directorate for which he or she is responsible:(1) supply contracts;
(2) service contracts;
(3) construction contracts;
(4) concession contracts and business partnership contracts;
(5) deeds for the acquisition and transfer of immovable rights and property other than those referred to in Division III;
(6) leases for the rental of immovables for occasional and seasonal needs of the Department;
(7) promises and grants of subsidies for which the granting standards and eligibility criteria have been approved by the Government or the Conseil du trésor;
(8) leases for telecommunication equipment;
(9) any deed, document or writing pertaining to copyright and intellectual property;
(10) authorizations for out-of-court settlements with or without consideration, and transactions, discharges and subrogations;
(11) credit agreements;
(12) agreements for the protection and conservation of wildlife; and
(13) leases resulting from agreements entered into with Natives within the meaning of the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1) in the territories covered by the James Bay and Northern Québec Agreement and the Northeastern Québec Agreement.