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To approve the Law of the Budget of Revenues, Expenses and Investments
of the State.
To legislate in tax matters, suppress and create taxes and other
encumbrances in accordance with every case.
To legislate concerning weights and measures.
To determine the bases of Civil, Commercial, Procedural, Criminal, and
Labor Law.
To regulate the fundamental rights and all those related to matters of legal
reserve.
Any other attributions conferred by the laws to them.
Of the Chamber of Deputies
• Scheduling of elections
• Secret ballot
• Size of first chamber
• First chamber selection
• Term length for first chamber
• Claim of universal suffrage
Article 80
The Chamber of Deputies, is the legislative organ of the State and of popular
representation of the Nation. It is composed of 100 members that are elected for a
mandate of five years through universal, direct, and secret suffrage in general
elections that are held on one day and within sixty days before or following the
expiration of their mandate.
Article 81
• International law
• Treaty ratification
• Head of state decree power
• Legislative oversight of the executive
• Legislative committees
• Legislative oversight of the executive
The Chamber of Deputies is competent:
a. To approve the peace treaties, commercial treaties, those treaties that
affect the National Sovereignty and the territorial integrity and all those
treaties that refer to matters of legal reserve, and to submit them to
ratification by the President of the Republic.
b. To authorize the President of the Republic, during the interim of the
Sessions, to issue Decree-Laws concerning matters of legal reserve. These
Decree-Laws enter into force once they are published and may not be
derogated except by another law. The government will inform the Chamber
of Deputies and Senate of such Decree-Laws.
c. To interpret to the Members of the Government matters concerning its
competence and to have them appear before the Chamber to render
explications concerning its general policy or concerning a specific matter
under its responsibility.
d.
Equatorial Guinea 1991 (rev. 2012)
To appoint from within [,] commissions with the purpose of investigating
any matter which concerns public interest. These commissions have free
access to all Departments of the Administration except of the secrets of the
State.
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