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If the bill of the law of finance is not voted definitively at the expiration of the time
period of eighty [80] days specified above, it can be brought into force by ordinance.
This ordinance must take into account the amendments voted by the National
Assembly and accepted by the Government.
If, accounting for the above procedure, the law cannot be brought into force before
the beginning of the budgetary year, the Government demands of urgency of the
National Assembly the authorization to collect existing taxes and to open by Decree
the credits related to the services voted.
The Chamber of Accounts of the Supreme Court assists the Government and the
National Assembly in the control of the execution of the laws of finance.
Article 130
• Initiation of general legislation
The initiative of law belongs concurrently to the Government and to the members of
the National Assembly.
The bills of law are deliberated in the Council of Ministers after the opinion of the
Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court and deposited with the Bureau of the
National Assembly.
Article 131
The proposals and amendments formulated by the members of the National
Assembly are not receivable when their adoption would have as a consequence
either a diminution of public resources, or the creation of an increase in public
expenditures, unless they are accompanied by a proposal of augmentation of
receipts or of equivalent economies.
Article 132
If it appears during the course of the legislative procedure that a proposal or an
amendment is not of the domain of the law or is contrary to a delegation granted by
virtue of the provisions of Article 125 relative to enabling , the government may
oppose the receivability.
In case of disagreement between the Government and the National Assembly, the
Constitutional Council at the demand of one or other of the parties, decides within a
time period of eight [8] days.
Article 133
The discussion of the bills of law concerns the text presented by the Government.
• Standing committees
Article 134
The bills and proposals of laws are, at the demand of the Government or of the
National Assembly, sent for examination to the Commissions specifically designated
to that effect.
The bills and proposals for which such a demand has not been made are sent to one
of permanent Commissions.
The number of the permanent Commissions is determined by the Internal
Regulations of the National Assembly.
Chad 1996 (rev. 2005)
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