The Standing Committee

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The Standing Committee of the National Assembly is its permanent Committee. It is composed of :

The membership of the Standing Committee shall be determined by the National Assembly. A member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly cannot be at the same time a member of the Government.

The Standing Committee of each legislature shall fulfil its tasks and exercise its powers until the election by the new legislature of a new Standing Committee.

following are the duties and powers of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly:

The Chairman of the National Assembly shall preside over its sessions; authenticate through his signature laws and resolutions of the National Assembly; give leadership to the activities of its Standing Committee; organize the carrying out of its external relations; maintain relationship with its members.

The Vice-Chairmen of the National Assembly shall assist the Chairman in the fulfillment of his duties as required by him.The decree - laws and resolutions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly must be approved by more than half of its membership.They must be made public fifteen days following their adoption at the latest, except in case they are presented by the country's president to the National Assembly for review.

The National Assembly shall elect a Nationalities Council comprising the Chairman , Vice-Chairmen , and members. The Nationalities Council studies and makes proposals to the National Assembly on issues concer- ning the nationalities; supervises and controls the implementation of policies on nationalities,the execution of programmes and plans for socio-economic development of the highlands and regions inhabited by national minorities.

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