SECTION 25

(1) General Committees shall be convened at the behest of the Secretary-General of the National Assembly. (2) Members of the National Assembly who are not members of a given General Committee may participate in deliberations of the said Committee upon the approval of its Chairperson who shall ensure the control thereof. (3) Only Members of the National Assembly appointed to sit on a Committee may take the floor and vote during Committee meetings. (4) Members of Government may attend Committee meetings during the study of bills. They shall be heard upon their request. They may be accompanied and assisted by their close collaborators (5) The movers of a Private Members' Bill or an amendment may be invited to attend meetings of the Committee at which their text is being debated. They shall withdraw when a vote is being taken. 6) Amendments from Members of the National Assembly shall be inadmissible in Committee once debate on the sections has started. (7) The General Rapporteur of the Committee on Finance and the Budget shall be heard by any Committee examining a specific budget submitted to it for an advisory opinion. PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE LEGISLATIF