(2) Each year, the National public authorities. It shall: Assembly shall hold 3 ordinary sessions, each and lasting not more than -(three) examine appeals on regional council election 30 (thirty) days. disputes; At final the opening first ordinary session, the -(a) give rulings of onits appeals against final National Assembly shall elect its President judgements passed by lower courts in casesand of Bureau members. administrative (b) The National Assembly shall, during one of its disputes; the State budget. Where devolving such budget -sessions, examine,adopt any other disputes expressly is not itadopted upon by law.before the end of the current financial year, the President of the Republic shall be empowered Article 41 to extend the previous budget by onetwelfth until a new onebeiscompetent passed. to control and The audit bench shall (3) The National Assembly shallasmeet in of public rule on public accounts, as well on those extraordinary session for not more than 15 (fifteen) and semi-public enterprises. days on a specific agenda and at the request of the It shall: the Republic of one-thirdpassed of its lower -President give finalofrulings on finalorjudgements members. audit courts; extraordinary session shall wind up as soon as -The examine any other matters expressly devolving the agenda for which it was convened is exhausted. upon it by law. 17 Article 42 of the National Assembly shall be public. (1) Sittings The organization, functioning, composition and Exceptionally, the National may hold duties of the Supreme CourtAssembly and the benches it sittings in camera at the request of the President comprises, the conditions for referring matters toof the Republic or the of an absolute applicable majority ofbefore its them them as well as procedure members. shall be laid down by law. Assembly shall, incomposition a law, drawand up (2) The National organization, functioning, its standing duties of theorders. Courts of Appeal and judicial, 19 19