constituteproject.org • Extraordinary legislative sessions PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 16:56 Article 71 If the Budgets are not presented by the Government in the course of the second ordinary session of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, the President of the Republic will convoke an extraordinary session to this end. • Approval of general legislation Article 72 Before promulgating the Law, the President of the Republic can demand a second or third reading of it to the Chamber of the Deputies and Senate. Article 73 The President of the Republic can address by its own initiative the Chamber of the Deputies and the Senate or send written messages. These communications cannot give rise to any debate in his presence, except when the session is especially dedicated to this effect. • Leader of first chamber • Leader of second chamber Article 74 The Agenda of the day of the Sessions of the Chamber of Deputies and Senate is established by the respective boards. • Approval of general legislation Article 75 The President of the Republic promulgates and sanctions the laws adopted by the Chamber of Deputies and Senate. Article 76 The Chamber of Deputies and Senate approve their budgets of expenditures and communicate them to the Government for their consideration and inclusion in the General Budgets of the State. Article 77 The Chambers communicate in writing between them and with the other Powers of the State through their respective Presidents. • Outside professions of legislators Article 78 The law establishes the regime of incompatibility of the Deputies and Senators in exercise of their functions. Article 79 • Leader of first chamber • Leader of second chamber The common functions of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate are the following:   a. To elect from their members their Presidents, Vice-presidents, and other members of the Boards of their respective Chambers.   b. Equatorial Guinea 1991 (rev. 2012) To dictate their own internal Regulations Page 23