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7. Ordering the referendum
 

(1) The Speaker of the National Assembly shall announce the initiative at the session immediately following the receipt of the notification within the meaning of subsection (4) of section 14, or subsections (1)-(3) of section 23. When computing the deadline, the breaks between the parliamentary session periods and the duration of the postponement shall not be taken account of.


(2) The National Assembly shall take a decision as regards the ordering of the initiative for a referendum within thirty days following the announcement made under subsection (1) and in the order of the submissions in the case of a notification within the meaning of subsection (3) of section 23. When computing the deadline, the breaks between the parliamentary session periods and the duration of the postponement shall not be taken account of.


(3) The National Assembly may order only one referendum in the case of questions having the same content.