§ Article 109(untitled)

Legislative Initiative

1. A Deputy, a faction of the National Assembly and the Government shall have the

right to legislative initiative.

2. The author of a legislative initiative may, at any time, recall the draft law submitted

thereby.

3. If, according to the opinion of the Government, a draft law significantly reduces

the revenues of the State Budget or increases state expenditures, then, upon the

request of the Government, this law may be adopted by majority of votes of the total

number of Deputies.

4. A draft law deemed to be urgent upon the decision of the Government shall be

either adopted or rejected within a period of two months.

5. Draft laws for which the Government has the exclusive right to legislative initiative

may be put to vote only with the corrections acceptable for the Government.

6. At least fifty thousand citizens having the right of suffrage shall be entitled to

propose, upon popular initiative, a draft law to the National Assembly.

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Article 110. Adoption of the State Budget

1. The National Assembly shall adopt the State Budget upon submission of the

Government. The State Budget shall include all revenues and expenditures as

prescribed by law.

2. The Government shall submit the draft State Budget to the National Assembly at

least ninety days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year.

3. The State Budget shall be adopted prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. In case

the State Budget is not adopted within this time period, the expenditures shall, until

the adoption of the State Budget, be made in accordance with the proportions of the

budget for the previous year.