Draft laws are presented in the Cabinet following the opinion of the Council of State then
submitted to the bureau of the People’s National Assembly by the Head of Government.
Art. 120 - To be adopted, any draft law or law proposal should be debated successively
by the People’s National Assembly and the Council of Nation.
The discussion of draft laws or law proposals by the People’s National Assembly
concerns the text which is presented to it.
The Council of Nation deleberates the text voted by the People’s National Assembly and
adopts it by the majority of three quarters (3/4) of its members.
In case there is a disagreement between the two chambers, a committee of equal
representation of the two chambers meets on a request of the Head of Government to
propose a text on the provisions subject of the disagreement.
This text is submitted by the Head of Government to be adopted by the two chambers and
cannot be amended unless with the agreement of the Government.
In case the disagreement persists, the text is withdrawn.
The Parliament adopts the financial law within a period of seventy five (75) days at the
utmost from the date it was submitted in accordance with the preceding paragraphs.
In case it was not adopted in the time limit, the President of the Republic promulgates the
draft text of the Government by ordinance.
Other procedures are defined by the organic law mentioned in article 115 of the
Constitution.
Art. 121 - Is inadmissible any law proposal which leads to or the subject of which is to
reduce public ressources or increase public expenses unless it is accompanied by
measures aiming at increasing the State income or making, at least, corresponding
savings in other items of public expenses.
Art. 122 - The Parliament legislates in the domains which the Constitution assigned to it,
as well as the following domains:
1- fundamental rights and duties of the individuals, in particular, the rules of public
liberties, the safeguard of individual liberties and the obligations of the citizens;
2- general rules concerning personal status and the family statute and, in particular,
marriage, divorce, affiliation, capacity and inheritance;
3- conditions of individual’s establishment;
4- basic legislation concerning the Nationality;
5- general rules related to the condition of the foreigners;
6- rules related to the judiciary organization and to the setting up of jurisdictions;