Joint committee of the Parliament

(1) Draft laws or private member’s bills subject to examination by the Senate are transmitted to the Senate after adoption by the Chamber of Deputies. (2) If a draft law or private member’s bill is not approved by the Senate or the amendments proposed by the Senate are not accepted by the Chamber of Deputies, a joint committee composed of an equal number of Deputies and Senators is established to make proposals on the outstanding matters. (3) A joint Committee of Parliament may also be established, if approved by the Plenary Assembly of each Chamber of Parliament by a three-fifths majority vote of its members, to decide on any other matter identified in the law adopted by both Chambers of Parliament so long as the law has not been transmitted for promulgation. (4) The Plenary Assembly of each Chamber of Parliament is notified of the conclusion reached by the joint committee for decision. (5) Failure to reach a conclusion by both Chambers of Parliament, a draft law or private member’s bill is returned to its initiator. Subsection 5: Hierarchy and authentic interpretation of laws