Competencies organisation and functioning of the Council of State

1. It is incumbent upon the Council of State:

a) Express its opinion on the dissolution of the National Parliament;

b) Express its opinion on the dismissal of the Government;

c) Express its opinion on the declaration of war and the making of peace;

d) Express its opinion on any other cases set out in the Constitution and advise the President of the Republic in the exercise of his or her functions, as requested by the President;

e) To draft its Rules of Procedures;

2. The meetings of the Council of State shall not be open to the public.

3. The organisation and functioning of the Council of State shall be established by law.