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Chapter I
General Provisions
Article 1
This law lays down the powers, organization and functioning of the Economic and Social Council, abbreviated "ESC", hereinafter referred to as "the Council", in pursuance of the provisions of Section 54 of the Constitution.
Article 2
The Economic and Social Council shall be a consultative assembly composed of representatives of various professional categories in the economic, social, cultural and environmental areas.
Chapter II
Duties and Powers
Article 3
The duty of the Economic and Social Council shall be to advise the Executive power on economic, social, cultural and environmental issues.
Article 4
(1) The Council shall give its opinion on bills, draft ordinances or draft decrees submitted to it by the President of the Republic.
(2) The President of the Republic may also consult the Economic and Social Council for studies or opinions on issues falling within its sphere of competence.
(3) The Council may, at the behest of the Head of Government, conduct studies on the implementation of economic, social, cultural and environmental development plans, and on prevailing economic trends, and propose measures likely to boost production and consumption.
(4) It may be involved to evaluate the government's economic, social, cultural and environmental policies.
(5) In the cases provided for in Section 4 (2) and (3) above, it shall give its opinion when due.