constituteproject.org PDF generated: 17 Jan 2014, 16:43 Article 59 The matters other than those that are the domain of the law belong [relèvent] to the regulatory power. The texts of legislative form intervening in these matters can be modified by decree, if the Constitutional Council declares that they have a regulatory character by virtue of the preceding paragraph. Article 60 After the agreement of the President of the Republic, the Government can, for the execution of its program, demand of the Parliament the authorization of taking by ordinance, for a limited period, the measures that are normally of the domain of the law. These ordinances are taken in the Council of Ministers and require the approval of the President of the Republic[,] who signs them. They enter into force as soon as they are published, but they become lapsed if the Bill of the law of ratification is not deposited before [devant] the Parliament before [avant] the date established by the enabling law. At the expiration of the time mentioned in the first paragraph of this Article, the ordinances cannot be modified[,] except by the law[,] in the matters that are of the legislative domain. The enabling law lapses if the National Assembly is dissolved. Article 61 The initiative of the laws belongs concurrently to the Government and to the members of Parliament. The Bills of law are debated in the Council of Ministers and deposited with the Bureau of one of the two Assemblies. The Bills of the Law of Finance are first submitted to the National Assembly. Article 62 The Government and the members of the Parliament have the right of amendment. The proposals or amendments deposited by the members of Parliament are not receivable when their adoption would have as consequence either the reduction of the public revenues or the creation or the aggravation of a public charge, unless they should be accompanied by a proposal of augmentation of revenues or of equivalent economies. They can be declared not receivable when they affect a matter that belongs to the regulatory power by virtue of Article 59 or are contrary to a delegation granted by virtue of Article 60 of this Constitution. If the Parliament disregards [passe outre] the non-receivability raised by the Government by virtue of one of the two preceding paragraphs, the President of the Republic can refer [the matter] to the Constitutional Council[,] which decides within a time period of eight (8) days. Article 63 The discussion of the Bills of law focuses, before the first Assembly referred to [the matter], on the text presented by the Government. An Assembly referred to [the matter] of a text voted on by the other Assembly deliberates on the text that is transmitted to it. Mauritania 1991 (rev. 2012) Page 13