(2)
Theauthorities.
Senate shall,
in a law, draw up its standing
public
It shall:
orders.
- examine appeals on regional and council election
disputes;
Article
23 rulings on appeals against final
- give final
(1)
The agenda
of the
shall be
up by the
judgements
passed
by Senate
lower courts
in drawn
cases of
Chairmen's
conference.
administrative
(2)
The Chairmen's conference shall be composed of
disputes;
Presidents
Chairmen
of
- examine, of
anyParliamentary
other disputesGroups,
expressly
devolving
Committees
and members of the Bureau of the
upon it by law.
Senate. A member of Government shall participate in
the
conference
meeting.
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41
(3)
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in its area to
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jurisdiction
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bench
shallwith
be competent
and by
virtue
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26 below
rule onofpublic
accounts,
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wellbe
as included
on those in
of the
public
agenda
of the Senate.
and semi-public
enterprises.
(a)
All private members' bills and amendments
It shall:
which,
if passed,
result
in the reduction
- give final
rulingswould
on final
judgements
passed of
lower
public
funds
or
in
an
increase
of
public
charges
audit courts;
without
a corresponding
reduction
in other
- examine
any other matters
expressly
devolving
expenditure
or the grant of equivalent new supply of
upon it by law.
funds, shall be inadmissible.
(b)
Any42
doubt or dispute on the admissibility of a bill
Article
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be organization,
referred by thefunctioning,
President ofcomposition
the Republic,
(1) The
and
the
President
of the Senate
one-third
of theit
duties
of the Supreme
Courtorand
the benches
Senators
to the
the conditions
Constitutional
Council for
a ruling.
comprises,
for referring
matters
to
(4)
The
give priority,
and in before
the order
them
as agenda
well as shall
the procedure
applicable
them
decided
by the
Government,
shall be laid
down
by law. to the consideration of
the
government
bills and
private members'
bills and
(2) The
organization,
functioning,
composition
accepted
by it.
The other
private
members'
duties of the
Courts
of Appeal
and
judicial,bills
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