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Should necessity arise for urgent promulgation of Federal laws between sessions of the Supreme Council, the President of the Federation together with the Council of Ministers may promulgate the necessary laws in the form of decrees which shall have the force of law, provided that they are not inconsistent with the Constitution. Such decree-laws must be referred to the Supreme Council within a maximum of one week for approval or rejection. If they are approved, they shall have the force of law and the National Federal Council shall be notified at its next meeting. However, if the Supreme Council does not approve them, they shall cease to have the force of law unless it has decided to sanction their effectiveness during the preceding period, or to settle in some other way the effects arising therefrom. Chapter Three. Ordinary Decrees