Practice question · True or false
A decreto-ley must be submitted to the Congress of Deputies for convalidation or repeal within thirty days of its promulgation.
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- The Constitution fixes a short and specific period.
- Thirty days, and Congress must vote expressly.
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True
Why
True. Article 86 CE allows the Government to legislate provisionally in cases of extraordinary and urgent need, and then requires Congress to debate and vote on convalidation or repeal within thirty days. The instrument is an exception to the ordinary route, and the short deadline is what keeps it one.
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