Who is responsible for checking the legality of initiatives?

Romania

Romania

Answer
  • Legislature
  • Constitutional Court
Source

LAW FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, ORGANIZATION ANDFUNCTIONING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

(Adopted1993; last amended 2004)

http://www.clr.ro/rep_htm/L73_1993_Rep1.htm

Chapter III: Operation of the LegislativeCouncil

Article 14. Proiectele ce fac obiectul iniţiativei legislative acetăţenilor se ?naintează spre avizare Consiliului Legislativ ?n condiţiile prevăzute delege pentru exercitarea acestei iniţiative. 

CONSTITUTIONOF ROMANIA

(Adopted 1991; lastamended 2003)

http://www.cdep.ro/pls/dic/site.page?id=371

TitleV: Constitutional Court

Article146: Powers

The Constitutional Courtshall have the following powers:

j)to check the compliance with the conditions for the exercise of the legislativeinitiative by citizens;

Comment
The LegislativeCouncil must approve the proposal before it can be published in the OfficialGazette. The Constitutional Court verifies the proposal for constitutionalityand legality once it is formally submitted to Parliament after signaturecollection.
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