public authorities. shall: and international (3) Laws as well asIttreaties - examine appeals on regional council be election agreements may, prior to their and enactment, referred disputes; to the Constitutional Council by the President of the - give finalthe rulings on appeals against final Republic, President of the National Assembly, the judgements by lower courtsof.inthe cases of President of passed the Senate, one-third members of administrative the National Assembly, one-third of the Senators, disputes; or the Presidents of regional executives pursuant to - examine, anyof other disputes the provisions paragraph (2)expressly above. devolving upon it by law. Enactment deadlines shall cease to lapse once an instrument has been referred to the Constitutional Article 41 Council. TheThe audit bench shall be competent control (4) Constitutional Council shallto advice in and matters rule on under publicits accounts, as well as on those of public falling jurisdiction. and semi-public enterprises. It shall:48 Article - give rulings on final judgements passed (1) Thefinal Constitutional Council shall ensure the lower audit courts; regularity of presidential elections, parliamentary - examineand anyreferendum other matters expresslyItdevolving elections operations. shall proclaim upon it by law. the results thereof. (2) Any challenges in respect of the regularity of one Article 42 of the elections provided for in the preceding (1) The organization, functioning, composition and paragraph may be brought before the Constitutional duties of the Supreme Court and the benches it Council by any candidate, political party that comprises, the conditions matters to participated in the electionfor in referring the constituency them as well theperson procedure before agent them concerned or as any actingapplicable as Government shall laid down by law. at thebe election. (2) Any The organization, (3) challenges in functioning, respect of thecomposition regularity ofand a duties of themay Courts of Appeal judicial, referendum be referred to and the Constitutional 38 38