> More concretely, I mean something like

> 

> * Section

>   :PROPERTIES:

>   :attr_latex: :prepend "section" \setcounter{secnumdepth}{0}

>   :attr_latex+: :prepend "section" \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\setcounter{tocdepth}{0}\ignorespaces}

>   :attr_latex+: :append "section" \setcounter{secnumdepth}{2}

>   :attr_latex+: :append "section" \addtocontents{toc}{\protect\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}\ignorespaces}

>   :END:

Could do if it where for the 'little' detail that a section is not an environment in Latex

The ORG document structure mimics the LaTEX document structure. To control headers, we need the \At... commands Juan Manuel suggests IMv(^n)HO [n>10]

 

My 10^-10 cents, /PA