Theodora Oikonomides · @IrateGreek
19th Nov 2012 from Twitlonger
#Greece #rbnews Background on "acts of legislative content": the term is defined in article 44 paragraph 1 of the Constitution. "Under extraordinary circumstances of an urgent and unforeseeable need, the President
of the Republic may, upon the proposal of the Cabinet, issue acts of legislative content. Such acts shall be submitted to Parliament for ratification, as specified in the provisions of article 72 paragraph 1, within forty days of their issuance or within forty days from the convocation of a parliamentary session. Should such
acts not be submitted to Parliament within the above time-limits or if they should not be ratified by Parliament within three months of their submission, they will henceforth cease to be in force."
Greek text here: http://www.hellenicparliament.gr/Vouli-ton-Ellinon/To-Politevma/Syntagma/article-46/
English translation here: http://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/f3c70a23-7696-49db-9148-f24dce6a27c8/001-156 aggliko.pdf