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| Art.185: |
The city of Cairo shall be the capital of the Arab Republic of Egypt. |
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| Art.186: |
The law shall prescribe the
Egyptian flag and the provisions relating thereto, as well as the state emblem
and the provisions relating thereto. |
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| Art.187: |
Provisions of the laws shall apply
only from the date of their entry into force and shall have no retroactive
effect. However, provisions to the contrary may be made, in other than criminal
matters, with the approval of the majority of the members of the People’s
Assembly. |
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| Art.188: |
All laws shall be published in the
Official Gazette within two weeks from the date of their issuance. They shall
be put into force a month after the date following their publication unless
another date is fixed for that. |
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| Art.189: |
The President of the Republic as
well as the People’s Assembly may request the amendment of one or more of the
articles of the Constitution. The articles to be amended and the reasons
justifying such amendments shall be mentioned in the request for amendment . If
the request emanates from the People’s Assembly, it should be signed by at
least one third of the Assembly members . In all cases, the Assembly shall
discuss the amendment in principle, and the decision in this respect shall be
taken by the majority of its members. If the request is rejected, the amendment
of the same particular articles may not be requested again before the
expiration of one year from the date of such rejection. If the People’s
Assembly approves an amendment, in principle, the articles requested to be
amended shall be discussed two months after the date of the said approval. If
the amendment is approved by two thirds of the members of the Assembly, it
shall be referred to the people for a plebiscite. If it is approved by the
people it shall be considered in force from the date of the announcement of the
result of the plebiscite. |
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| Art.190: |
The term of the present President
of the Republic shall be terminated at the end of six years from the date of
announcing his election as President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. |
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| Art.191: |
All the provisions of the laws and
regulations prior to the proclamation of this Constitution shall remain valid
and in force. However, they may be repealed or amended in conformity with the
rules and procedures stipulated in this Constitution. |
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| Art.192: |
The Supreme Court shall exercise
its competences prescribed in the law establishing it, until the Supreme
Constitutional Court is formed. |
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| Art.193: |
This Constitution shall be in force
as from the date of announcing the approval of the people in this respect in
the referendum. |
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