constituteproject.org • Head of government decree power PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:25 Article 73 Matters other than those coining within the domain of the law shall be of a regulatory character. Legislative texts concerning these matters before the entry into force of the present Constitution may be modified by decree after consultation with the Supreme Court. Those of these texts which may be passed after the entry into force of the present Constitution may only be modified by decree if the Constitutional Court has declared that they are of a regulatory character with respect to the preceding paragraph. The laws and regulations shall be published in the Official Journal. Article 74 The Government may in order to carry out its program or in areas determined by law, demand the authorization of Parliament to take by Ordnance, during a specified period of time or between the two sessions (of the National Assembly), measures that are normally within the domain of the law. Ordinances shall be taken in the Council of Ministers after consultation with the Supreme Court. They become operative from the time of their adoption, but become null and void if the bill for their ratification is not submitted to the National Assembly before the date set by the enabling act. Upon the expiration of the date mentioned in the first paragraph of the present Article, Ordinances shall only be modified by the law in matters which are in the legislative domain. Article 75 • Initiation of general legislation Initiation of laws shall belong concurrently to the Government and to the members of the National Assembly. • Standing committees Bills shall be deliberated in the Council of Ministers after consultation with the Supreme Court and filed with the Office of the National Assembly. Article 76 The members of the National Assembly and the Government shall possess the right of Amendment. After the opening of debate, the Government may oppose the examination of any Amendment that was not first submitted to it. • Budget bills • Balanced budget Article 77 The National Assembly shall consider the appropriations bill at the opening of the ordinary session preceding the fiscal period. The appropriations bill must anticipate the income necessary for completely meeting all expenditures. If the National Assembly has not acted on this matter before the beginning of the fiscal period or if it has not passed the budget, the Government shall resubmit the proposed budget within fifteen days to the National Assembly convened in special session for this purpose. The National Assembly shall then act within eight days. If this deliberation has not resulted in a budgetary vote, it shall be automatically established by the Government on the basis of the revenues of the preceding fiscal period and after consultation with the Supreme Court. Mali 1992 Page 16