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4. OF THE PROCEDURE OF ADOPTION OF THE LAWS
Article 188
The bills and the proposals of law are presented simultaneously to the Bureaus of the
National Assembly and of the Senate.
Every bill of law and every proposal of law specifies if it treats a matter falling within
the competence of the Senate in accordance with Article 187.
The texts referred to in the preceding paragraph are registered, of office[,] in the
agenda of the Senate.
The others texts are examined following the procedure prescribed in Articles 190
and 191 below.
In the case of doubt or of litigation concerning the receivability of a text, the
President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly or the President of
the Senate refer [the matter] to the Constitutional Court which decides on it.
• Division of labor between chambers
Article 189
In matters other than those referred to in Article 188, the text is adopted in the first
reading by the National Assembly. It is immediately transmitted to the Senate by the
President of the National Assembly.
At the demand of its Bureau or of one-third of its members at least, the Senate
examines the bill of [a] text. This demand is formulated within seven days from the
reception of the bill.
In a time period that may not exceed ten days counting from the demand, the Senate
may either decide that there is no need [lieu] to amend the bill or the proposal of law,
or adopt the bill or the proposal of law after having amended it.
If the Senate has not decided within the granted [imparti] time period or if it has
informed the National Assembly of its decision of not amending the bill of [a] text,
the President of the National Assembly transmits it within forty-eight hours to the
President of the Republic for [aux fins de] promulgation.
If the bill was amended, the Senate transmits it to the National Assembly which
decides, either by adopting, or by rejecting wholly [tout] or in part the amendments
adopted by the Senate.
Article 190
If, on the occasion of the examination referred to in the last paragraph of Article 189,
the National Assembly adopts a new amendment, the bill of law is returned to the
Senate which makes a decision on the amended bill.
Within a time period not exceeding five days counting from the date of the return [of
the bill], the Senate may, either decide to accept [rallier] the bill amended by the
National Assembly, or to adopt the bill after having amended it again.
If the Senate has not decided within the granted time period or if it has informed the
National Assembly of its decision to accept [rallier] the bill voted by the National
Assembly, this one transmits it within forty-eight hours to the President of the
Republic for promulgation.
If the bill has been amended again, the Senate transmits it to the National Assembly
which decides definitively, either by adopting, or by amending the bill of law.
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