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Birth of a law
What is an amendment?
An amendment is a proposed change and supplement to a bill. An amendment can be submitted by the authorized proposer, as well as the competent National Assembly committee. An amendment must contain the elements stipulated by the Rules of Procedure. The rules of amendment drafting are set out in the Uniform Methodological Rules for Legislative Drafting.
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- 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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9.00 - continuation of the 17th meeting of the EU - Serbia Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee (SAPC) (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Small Hall)
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10.00 - students of the Military High School visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)
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12.00 - the Head of the PFG with the Benelux meets with the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)
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Tuesday, 28 October 2025
