Part publicVII authorities. It shall: The Constitutional Council - examine appeals on regional and council election disputes; Article 46 rulings on appeals against final - give final The Constitutional have jurisdiction in judgements passed Council by lowershall courts in cases of matters pertaining to the Constitution. It shall rule administrative on the constitutionality of laws. It shall be the organ disputes; regulating of the institutions. - examine, the anyfunctioning other disputes expressly devolving upon it by law. Article 47 (1) The41 Constitutional Council shall give a final Article ruling on: bench shall be competent to control and The audit -rule theon constitutionality of as laws, and of public public accounts, welltreaties as on those international agreements; and semi-public enterprises. -Itthe constitutionality of the standing orders of the shall: National Assembly andfinal the judgements Senate 'priorpassed to theirlower - give final rulings on implementation; audit courts; - conflict powers State institutions; examineof any other between matters expressly devolving between State and the Regions, and between the upon it bythelaw. Regions. (2) Matters Article 42 may be referred to the Constitutional Council by the President of the Republic, the and (1) The organization, functioning, composition President of the National Assembly, the President duties of the Supreme Court and the benches it of the Senate, the one-third of thefor members the National comprises, conditions referringofmatters to Assembly or as one-third of the Senators. them as well the procedure applicable before them Presidents regional executives may refer matters to shall be laidofdown by law. the Constitutional Council whenever the interests (2) The organization, functioning, composition and of theirofRegions are of at stake. duties the Courts Appeal and judicial, 37 37