14 December 2018  The Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues in meeting with the Head of the Democratization Department in the OSCE Mission to Serbia

14 December 2018 The Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues in meeting with the Head of the Democratization Department in the OSCE Mission to Serbia

Friday, 14 December 2018

Komlenski Speaks to OSCE Mission Democratization Department about Constitution Adoption Procedure

The Chairman of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues Djordje Komlenski met today with the Head of the Democratization Department in the OSCE Mission to Serbia John Clayton and associates.


The topic of the meeting was changes to the Constitution of the Republic of Serbia and the Committee Chairman explained the procedure for the adoption of the Constitution. The proposal is submitted in writing by a proposer and the competent committee determines that the proposal is submitted by a proposer authorised by the Constitution and that it is submitted in a prescribed form.

The National Assembly debates the proposal no earlier than 30 days after the proposal has been submitted and if the National Assembly adopts the proposal, the competent committee determines the draft proposal of an act on the amendment of the Constitution, with explanation, and a draft constitutional law for implementation of the Constitution, by majority vote of the total number of the committee members.

The competent committee submits a proposal for the amendment of the Constitution, and the draft of the constitutional law for implementation of the Constitution amendments to the Speaker of the National Assembly, who forwards these proposals on to MPs. In the event the National Assembly is obliged to, according to the Constitution, call for the state referendum on the amendment of the Constitution for the purpose of verification, the National Assembly makes a decision on calling a referendum to confirm the abovementioned document.

The OSCE delegation proceeded to ask about the public hearings organized by the competent committees and who attends them. Komlenski explained that the committee organizing the public hearing chooses who is to attend and makes sure all relevant institutions and NGOs are invited.

John Clayton said that the OSCE is open for cooperation and assistance and praised the parliament’s openness to the citizens and NGOs.


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monday, 16 june
  • 10.00 - eight meeting of the Working Group for the Improvement of the Electoral Process (National Assembly Building, 14 Kralja Milana Street, Blue Salon)

  • 10.00 - continuation of the Fifth Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 14th Legislature (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 10.30 - press conference of the People’s Movement of Serbia – New Face of Serbia Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House 13, Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.15 - press conference of the Green-Left Front – Don’t Let Belgrade D(r)own Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 14.00 - sitting of the Committee on Constitutional and Legislative Issues (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 14.00 - press conference of MP Biljana Pantic Pilja (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

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