constituteproject.org • Budget bills PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:30 • • • • Fundamental duties of citizenship; Local government; Organization of constitutional commissions; The organic budget law. All matters which do not form part of the domain of laws shall be in the domain of general regulatory authority. • Budget bills Article 66 The law determines the state’s resources and its expenses in conformity with the provisions set out in the organic law concerning the budget. The Assembly of the Representatives of the People shall adopt draft finance laws and budget closure legislation in accordance with the provisions of the organic law on the budget. The draft finance law shall be presented to the Assembly no later than October 15 and it shall be adopted no later than December 10. The President of the Republic may resubmit the draft finance law to the Assembly for a second reading within two days following its ratification by the Assembly. In this case, the Assembly meets to deliberate a second time within three days of the exercise of this right of resubmission. During the three days following the adoption of the draft law on second reading after resubmission, or after the expiry of the period for the exercise of the right of resubmission, parties mentioned in the first paragraph of article 120 can contest the constitutionality of the provisions of the draft finance law before the Constitutional Court. The Court shall issue its decision within five days. If the Constitutional Court rules that the draft law is unconstitutional, it communicates its decision to the President of the Republic, who in turn communicates it to the Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. These procedures shall be completed within two days from the date of the court’s decision. The Assembly shall adopt the draft finance law within three days following its receipt of the decision of the Constitutional Court. If the constitutionality of the draft law is confirmed or if the law is voted in a second reading after its resubmission to the Assembly, once the period for claims of unconstitutionality or for the exercise of the presidential right of resubmission have expired, the President of the Republic promulgates the finance law within a period of two days. In all cases, the promulgation shall take place before December 31. If the draft finance law is not adopted by December31, the law can be implemented in terms of expenditures by renewable presidential order, in three months tranches. Revenues shall continue to be collected in accordance with the laws in force. • International law • International organizations • Treaty ratification Article 67 Commercial treaties and treaties related to international organizations, to borders of the state, to financial obligations of the state, to the status of individuals, or to dispositions of a legislative character shall be submitted to the Assembly of the Representatives of the People for ratification. Treaties enter into force only upon their ratification. Tunisia 2014 Page 14