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Article 23
 

1. Based on and for the implementation of the law, the CEC may issue only the following acts:


a) decisions;
b) instructions.


2. CEC acts, which have a normative nature, shall be applicable over the entire territory of the country and shall be binding for all.


3. Every normative act of the CEC shall be voted three times, in the following order:


a) in principle;
b) article by article or, as the case may be, part by part;
c) at the end, it shall be voted on its entirety.


4. Normative acts of the CEC have a permanent nature, and, as a rule, they shall be applicable for all elections. These acts shall be reviewed in case the law is amended or for other reasons that legitimate their amendments. Acts on the preparation of elections, as a rule, shall be approved or amended no later than 60 days from the election date.


5. Normative acts of the CEC shall enter into force after their publication in the Official Journal, unless the circumstances require their immediate entry into force, while other acts shall enter into force immediately. Normative acts which enter into force immediately shall be announced, no later than 24 hours, on Public Radio and Television as well as on the official website of the CEC.