SECTION 63

(1) Before a vote is taken on a Government bill or Private Members' bill as a whole, the plenary sitting may, at the request of a member, decide to either open another round of debate or to refer the text back to the General Committee for substantive study for review and harmonization. (2) Another round of debate or a further referral back to the Committee for substantive study shall be as of right where the General Committee so requests or agrees. (3) In the event of another round of debate, the text adopted after the first round of debate shall be referred back to the General Committee which shall present a new report. In the course of its second debate, the National Assembly shall deal only with the new text proposed by the Committee or with the Committee's amendments to the previously adopted text. (4) Where a text is referred back to a General Committee for review and harmonization, the Committee's conclusions shall be presented without delay. They shall be read to the National Assembly and debate shall focus on the drafting only. PRESIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE SECRETARIAT GENERAL SERVICE DU FICHIER LEGISLATIF ET REGLEMENTAIRE