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Article 71
If the Budgets are not presented by the Government in the course of the second
ordinary session of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, the President of the
Republic will convoke an extraordinary session to this end.
• Approval of general legislation
Article 72
Before promulgating the Law, the President of the Republic can demand a second or
third reading of it to the Chamber of the Deputies and Senate.
Article 73
The President of the Republic can address by its own initiative the Chamber of the
Deputies and the Senate or send written messages. These communications cannot
give rise to any debate in his presence, except when the session is especially
dedicated to this effect.
• Leader of first chamber
• Leader of second chamber
Article 74
The Agenda of the day of the Sessions of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate is
established by the respective boards.
• Approval of general legislation
Article 75
The President of the Republic promulgates and sanctions the laws adopted by the
Chamber of Deputies and Senate.
Article 76
The Chamber of Deputies and Senate approve their budgets of expenditures and
communicate them to the Government for their consideration and inclusion in the
General Budgets of the State.
Article 77
The Chambers communicate in writing between them and with the other Powers of
the State through their respective Presidents.
• Outside professions of legislators
Article 78
The law establishes the regime of incompatibility of the Deputies and Senators in
exercise of their functions.
Article 79
• Leader of first chamber
• Leader of second chamber
The common functions of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate are the following:
a. To elect from their members their Presidents, Vice-presidents, and other
members of the Boards of their respective Chambers.
b.
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To dictate their own internal Regulations
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