Constitution of the Republic of Benin
97
- Jurisdiction
- Benin
- Provision
- 97
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceARTICLE 97.
The law shall be passed by the National Assembly by a simple majority. However, the bills on which the present Constitution shall confer the character of organic laws shall be passed and modified under the following conditions:
-The proposal or the draft shall be submitted for the deliberation and vote of the Assembly only after the expiration of a period of fifteen days after its deposit in the Office of the Assembly;
-The text may be adopted only by the majority of members comprising the Assembly;
-The organic laws may be promulgated only after a declaration by the Constitutional Court of their conformity to the Constitution.
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Constitution of the Republic of Benin · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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