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An organic law establishes the organization and the functioning of the Constitutional
Council and determines the procedure applicable before it.

TITLE XIVbis: OF THE MEDIATOR OF FASO
• Ombudsman

Article 160.1
A gratuitous intercessory organ between the public administration and the citizens
denominated the Mediator of Faso[,] is instituted.

• Ombudsman

Article 160.2
An organic law establishes the attributions, the organization and the functioning of
the Mediator of Faso.

TITLE XIVter: OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL
OF COMMUNICATION
• Media commission

Article 160.3
An independent administrative authority of regulation of communication to the
public denominated [the] Superior Council of Communication[,] abbreviated (CSC), is
instituted.

• Media commission

Article 160.4
An organic law establishes the attributions, the composition, the organization and
the functioning of the Superior Council of Communication.

TITLE XV: OF REVISION
• Constitution amendment procedure

Article 161
The initiative of the revision of the Constitution belongs concurrently:
• to the President of Faso;
• to the members of the Parliament by the majority of each of the Chambers;
• to the people when a fraction of at least thirty thousand (30,000) persons
having the right to vote, introduces before the National Assembly a petition
constituting a proposal, written and signed.

• Constitution amendment procedure

Article 162
The law establishes the conditions of the implementation of the procedure of
revision.

Burkina Faso 1991 (rev. 2012)

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