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Birth of a law
Why are laws adopted?
Laws serve to regulate social relations in all aspects of life. Laws turn social rules into legal norms that are binding to all the citizens. Everyone is equal before the law.
Choose a quetsion from the Birth of a law
- What is a law?
- Why are laws adopted?
- Which acts regulate the birth of a law?
- Who can propose a law?
- What is a draft law?
- What does a bill look like?
- What are the mandatory elements of the rationale of a bill?
- What are the optional elements of the rationale of a bill?
- To whom is a bill submitted?
- What happens if a bill is not prepared in accordance with the Rules of Procedure?
- When is a bill included in the agenda of National Assmbly session?
- Which National Assembly committees review a bill?
- What is a public hearing?
- What is an amendment?
- Why is an amendment submitted?
- What is a discussion in principle?
- What is a discussion in detail?
- Does the proposer have the right to withdraw a bill from procedure?
- What is the Voting Day?
- How many does the National Assembly make decisions?
- What is urgent procedure?
- What are the specifics of the urgent procedure?
- How is a law promulgated?
- Can the President of the Republic refuse to promulgate a law?
- Who promulgates the law if the President of the Republic neither issues a decree on promulgation nor demands a second vote on the law?
- Is the adopted law published?
- When does a law come into effect?
- Can a law be implemented retroactively?
- Who executes the laws?
- What happens if it is suspected that a law does not comply with the Constitution?
- What happens if the Constitutional Court finds that a law does not comply with the Constitution?
- When does the effect of a law cease?
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11.00 - sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Green Salon)
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14.00 - public hearing of the European Integration Committee on the topic “Presentation of the Bill on the Establishment and Functioning of the Cohesion Policy Management System” (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
Acivities
Thursday, 19 February 2026
35th Sitting of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday, 18 February 2026