§ Electoral Code art. 193Special conditions for citizens to start the legislative referendum

Special conditions for citizens to start the legislative referendum
(1) The initiative group for the legislative referendum shall submit to the Central
Election Commission the text of the draft law in Romanian, which meets the requirements of
the legislative technique laid down in Law No 100/2017 on legislative acts, including the
information note.
(2) Once the acts of the initiative group for the legislative referendum have been
received, the Central Electoral Commission shall, within a period of up to 3 days, forward the
draft law and the information note to the Ministry of Justice to carry out the procedure for the
approval and expert assessment of the draft.
(3) The Ministry of Justice shall, within 30 days, carry out the procedure for the approval
and expert assessment of the draft law, in accordance with the legal provisions relating to the
preparation of a draft legislative act.
(4) The initiative group for the legislative referendum may adjust the draft law to the
requirements put forward in the opinion of the Ministry of Justice, provided they do not
fundamentally change the approved concept to the citizens’ meeting.
(5) In the event of a favourable opinion from the Ministry of Justice, the Central
Electoral Commission shall adopt, in accordance with Article 192 (2), the decision on the
registration of the initiative group and, in the event of a negative opinion, the decision on the
refusal to register it.