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April 1992
Mindful of the freedom-loving, democratic and nation-building traditions,
historical
ties and shared interests of the state of Serbia and the state of Montenegro.
Arising from the unbroken continuity of Yugoslavia and voluntary association
between Serbia and Montenegro.
The Federal Chamber of the Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia, following upon the proposals and consent of the National Assembly
of
the Republic of Serbia and the Assembly of the Republic of Montenegro.
Hereby adopts and promulgates:
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
SECTION I
BASIC PROVISIONS
Article 1
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be a sovereign federal state,
founded on
the equality of citizens and the equality of its member republics.
Article 2
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be composed of the Republic of
Serbia
and the Republic of Montenegro.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia may be joined by other member republics,
in
accordance with the present Constitution.
Article 3
The territory of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be a single entity
comprising the territories of the member republics.
The frontiers of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be inviolable.
The boundaries between member republics may be changed only subject to
their
agreement, in accordance with the constitutions of the member republics.
Article 4
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall have a flag, a national anthem,
and a
coat-of-arms.
The flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall consist of three horizontal
stripes, blue, white and red in that order, from top to bottom.
The national anthem of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be "Hej Sloveni".
The coat-of-arms of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is to be established
by
federal statute.
Article 5
The capital city of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be Belgrade.
Article 6
A member republic shall be a state in which power is vested in its citizens.
A member republic shall be sovereign in matters which under the present
Constitution are not reserved to the jurisdiction of the Federal Republic
of
Yugoslavia.
A member republic shall autonomously organize its government under its
own
constitution.
The right of local self-government shall be guaranteed, in accordance with
the
constitution of each member republic.
Article 7
Within its competencies, a member republic may maintain relations with
foreign
states, establish its own missions in other states, and join international
organizations.
Within its competencies, a member republic may conclude international
agreements, but not to the detriment of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
or any
of its other member republics.
Article 8
In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, power shall be vested in the citizens.
Citizens shall exercise power directly and through freely elected representatives.
Article 9
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be founded on the rule of law.
Laws must be in conformity with the Constitution.
Executive and judicial powers shall be subject to law.
The rights and freedoms of man and the citizen shall be restricted only
by the equal
rights and freedoms of others and in instances provided for in the present
Constitution.
Article 10
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall recognize and guarantee the rights
an
freedoms of man and the citizen recognized under international law.
Article 11
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall recognize and guarantee the rights
of
national minorities to preserve, foster and express their ethnic, cultural,
linguistic
and other peculiarities, as well as to use their national symbols, in accordance
with
international law.
Article 12
Authority in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be organized on the
principle
of the separation of powers between the legislature, executive, and judiciary.
Article 13
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall constitute a single economic area
having
a single market.
In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, economic activities shall be pursued
according to the principles of a market economy.
Article 14
Political pluralism shall be the prerequisite and guarantee for the democratic
political order in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Article 15
In the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Serbian language in its ekavian
and
ijekavian dialects and the Cyrillic script shall be official, while the
Latin script shall
be in official use as provided for by the Constitution and law.
In regions of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia inhabited by national
minorities,
the languages and scripts of these minorities shall also be in official
use in the
manner prescribed by law.
Article 16
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall fulfill in good faith the obligations
contained in international treaties to which it is a contracting party.
International treaties which have been ratified and promulgated in conformity
with
the present Constitution and generally accepted rules of international
law shall be a
constituent part of the internal legal order.
Article 17
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall confer Yugoslav citizenship on
its
inhabitants.
A Yugoslav citizen shall be simultaneously a citizen of one of its member republics.
A Yugoslav citizen may not be deprived of his citizenship, deported from
the
country, or extradited to another state.
A Yugoslav citizen abroad shall enjoy the protection of the Federal Republic
of
Yugoslavia.
Yugoslav citizenship shall be regulated by federal law.
Article 18
Church and state shall be separate.
Churches shall be free and equal in conducting religious affairs and in
the
performance of religious rites.
SECTION II
FREEDOMS, RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF MAN AND THE CITIZEN
Article 19
The freedoms, rights and duties of man and the citizen which ensure the
equality of
people and citizens in the Republic of Yugoslavia shall be laid down by
the present
Constitution.
Article 20
Citizens shall be equal irrespective of their nationality, race, sex, language,
faith,
political or other beliefs, education, social origin, property, or other
personal status.
Everyone shall be equal before the law.
Each person shall be duty bound to respect the rights and freedoms of others
and
shall be held responsible for it.
Article 21
Human life shall be inviolable.
Criminal offenses prescribed by federal legislation may not carry the death penalty.
Article 22
The inviolability of the physical and psychological integrity of the individual,
his
privacy and personal rights shall be guaranteed.
The personal dignity and security of individuals shall be guaranteed.
Article 23
Every individual shall have the right of personal freedom.
No one may be deprived of his liberty except in cases and according to
the
procedure laid down by federal law.
Every person taken into custody must be informed immediately in his mother
tongue or in a language which he understands of the reasons for his arrest,
and he
shall be entitled to demand that the authorities inform his next of kin
of his
detention.
The detained person must promptly be informed of his right to remain silent.
The detained person shall be entitled to choose his own defense counsel.
Illegal arrests shall be a punishable offense.
Article 24
A person suspected of having committed a criminal offense may be taken
into
custody and detained by order of a competent court only when it is necessary
for
the conduct of criminal proceedings.
The detained person must be given an explanation for his arrest of arrest.
The
suspect shall have the right of appeal, which must be decided on by the
court within
48 hours.
The length of detention must be of the shortest possible duration.
The detention ordered by a first instance court may not exceed three months
from
the day of arrest. This time limit may be extended for a further three
months by
order of a higher court. If by the end of this period charges have not
been brought,
the suspect shall be released.
Article 25
Respect for the human personality and dignity in criminal and all other
proceeding
in the event of detention or restriction of freedom, as well as during
the serving of a
prison sentence, shall be guaranteed.
The use of force against a suspect who has been detained or whose freedom
has
been restricted, as well as any forcible extraction of confessions or statements,
shall
be prohibited and punishable.
No one may be subjected to torture, or to degrading treatment or punishment.
Medical and other scientific experimentation may not be carried out on
an
individual without his consent.
Article 26
Every person shall be entitled to equal protection of his rights in a legally
prescribed
procedure.
Everyone shall be guaranteed the right of appeal or resort to other legal
remedies
against a decision which infringes a right or legally founded interest.
Article 27
No one may be punished for an act which did not constitute a penal offense
under
law or by-law at the time it was committed, nor may punishment be inflicted
which
was not envisaged for the offense in question.
Criminal offenses and criminal sanctions shall be determined by statute.
Everyone charged with a criminal offense shall have the right to be presumed
innocent until proved guilty under a valid decision of the court.
A wrongfully convicted or wrongfully detained person shall be entitled
to
rehabilitation and to compensation for damages from the state, and to other
rights
as envisaged by federal law.
Article 28
No one may be tried or punished a second time for an offense for which
the
proceedings against him had been legally suspended or the charges rejected
or for
which he had been convicted or acquitted by a court decision.
Article 29
Every person shall be guaranteed the right to defend himself and the right
to engage
a defense counsel before the court of other body authorized to conduct
proceedings.
No one being tried before a court or other body authorized to conduct
proceedings may be punished without being granted a hearing and allowed
to
defend himself, in accordance with federal statute.
Every person shall be entitled to have a defense counsel of his choice
present at his
hearing.
The cases when a suspect must be given legal assistance shall be spelled
out by
federal law.
Article 30
Citizen shall be guaranteed freedom of movement and residence and the right
to
leave and return to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The freedom of movement and residence and the right to leave the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia may be restricted by federal statute, if so required
for
criminal proceedings, to prevent the spread of contagious diseases, or
for the
defense of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Article 31
The home shall be inviolable.
Federal statute may prescribe that a person acting in an official capacity.
and
possessed of a court warrant, may enter a dwelling or other premises against
the
will of their tenants and carry out a search.
The search must be held in the presence of two witnesses.
In the manner laid down by federal law, an authorized official may enter
a dwelling
or other premises without a court warrant and carry out a search without
the
presence of witnesses if so required to apprehend the perpetrator of a
criminal
offense or to save human lives and property.
Article 32
Privacy of the mail and of other means of communication shall be inviolable.
Federal statute may prescribe that, under a court decision, the principle
of
inviolability of privacy of the mail and other means of communication may
be put in
abeyance if so required for the purposes of criminal proceedings, or for
the defense
of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Article 33
Protection of the secrecy of personal data shall be guaranteed.
The use of personal data for purposes other than those for which they were
compiled shall be prohibited.
Everyone shall have the right of access to personal data concerning himself
as well
as the right of court protection in the event of their abuse.
The collection, processing, utilization and protection of personal data
shall be
regulated by federal statute.
Article 34
A Yugoslav citizen who has reached the age of 18 shall be entitled to vote
and to
be elected to public office.
Article 35
Freedom of confession, conscience, thought and public expression of opinion
shall
be guaranteed.
Article 36
Freedom of the press and other forms of public information shall be guaranteed.
Citizens shall have the right to express and publish their opinions in the mass media.
The publication of newspapers and public dissemination of information by
other
media shall be accessible to all, without prior approval, after registration
with the
competent authorities.
Radio and television stations shall be set up in accordance with the law.
Article 37
The right to have published false information which violates someone's
rights or
interests corrected shall be guaranteed. Entitlement to compensation for
damages
arising therefrom, shall be guaranteed.
The right of reply in the public media shall be guaranteed.
Article 38
Censorship of the press and of other forms of public information shall
be
prohibited.
No one may prevent the distribution of the press or dissemination of other
publications, unless it has been determined by a court decision that they
call for the
violent overthrow of the constitutional order or violation of the territorial
integrity of
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, violate the guaranteed rights and liberties
of
man and the citizen, or foment national, racial or religious intolerance
and hatred.
Article 39
Freedom of speech and public appearance shall be guaranteed.
Article 40
Citizens shall be guaranteed the freedom of assembly and other peaceful
gathering,
without the requirement of a permit, subject to prior notification of the
authorities.
Freedom of assembly and other peaceful gathering of citizen may be provisionally
restricted by a decision of the competent authorities, in order to obviate
a threat to
public health or morals or for the protection of the safety of human lives
and
property.
Article 41
The freedom of political, trade-union and other association and activities
shall be
guaranteed, without the requirement of a permit, subject to registration
with the
competent authorities.
Sources of revenue of political parties shall be open to public scrutiny.
Trade unions shall be set up to protect the rights and promote the professional
and
economic interests of their members.
Article 42
Activities of political, trade-union, and other organizations aimed at
the violent
overthrow of the constitutional order, violation of the territorial integrity
of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, violation of the guaranteed rights and
liberties of
man and the citizen, or the incitement of national, racial, religious or
other
intolerance and hatred shall be prohibited.
The founding of secret societies and paramilitary groups shall be prohibited.
Professional members of the armed forces and police force of the Federal
Republic
of Yugoslavia may not organize in trade unions.
Justices of the Federal Constitutional Court and the Federal Court, the
Federal
Public Prosecutor, professional members of the armed forces and police
force of
the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia may not belong to political parties.
Article 43
Freedom of religion, public or private profession of religion, and performance
of
religious rites shall be guaranteed.
No one shall be obliged to reveal his religious beliefs.
Article 44
Citizens shall have the right publicly to criticize the work of government
and other
agencies and organizations and officials, to submit representations, petitions
and
proposals and to receive an answer if so requested.
Citizens may not be called to account or bear any other consequences for
opinions
expressed in the course of public criticism or in a submitted representation,
petition
or proposal, unless they have thereby committed a criminal offense.
Article 45
Freedom of the expression of national sentiments and culture and the use
of one's
mother tongue and script shall be guaranteed.
No one shall be obliged to declare his nationality.
Article 46
Members of national minorities shall have the right to education in their
own
language, in conformity with the law.
Members of national minorities shall have the right to information media
in their
own language.
Article 47
Member of national minorities shall have the right to establish educational
and
cultural organizations or associations, in conformity with the law, which
are
financed on the principle of voluntary contributions, and may also receive
assistance from the state.
Article 48
Members of national minorities shall be guaranteed the right to establish
and foster
unhindered relations with co-nationals within the Republic of Yugoslavia
and
outside its borders with co-nationals in other states, and to take part
in international
non-governmental organizations, provided these relations are not detrimental
to the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or to a member republic.
Article 49
Everyone shall be guaranteed the right to use his own language in proceedings
before a tribunal or other authority or organization which in the performance
of
their public powers decide on his rights and duties and in the course of
these
proceedings to be informed of the facts in hi own language.
Article 50
Any incitement or encouragement of national, racial, religious or other
inequality as
well as the incitement and fomenting of national, racial, religious or
other hatred and
intolerance shall be unconstitutional and punishable.
Article 51
The right to own property and the right of inheritance shall be guaranteed,
in
conformity with the Constitution and law.
Article 52
Man shall be entitled to a healthy environment and timely information about
its
condition.
It is everyone's duty to protect the human environment and make use of
it in a
rational manner.
The state shall be charged with maintaining a healthy human environment
and to this
end shall prescribe the conditions and manner of the performance of economic
and
other activities.
Article 53
Freedom of creativity and publication of scholarly and artistic works,
scientific
discoveries and technical inventions shall be guaranteed, and their authors
shall be
guaranteed the intellectual property and material rights arising therefrom.
The manner of exercising and protecting intellectual property rights and
the rights of
the organizations under whose sponsorship these works were produced shall
be
regulated by federal statute.
Article 54
Free choice of occupation and employment shall be guaranteed.
Employed persons may have their labor contracts terminated against their
will,
under conditions and in the manner stipulated by law and collective agreements.
Forced labor shall be prohibited.
Article 55
Employed persons shall be entitled to commensurate remuneration.
The right to unemployment insurance benefits during temporary unemployment
shall
be guaranteed, in conformity with federal law.
Article 56
Employed persons shall be entitled to limited working hours, to a daily
and weekly
rest period, and to paid holidays and leave of absence, in conformity with
the law
and/or collective agreement.
Employees shall have the right to job safety protection, in accordance with the law.
Young persons, women, and disabled persons shall have special protection
on the
job, in accordance with the law.
Article 57
Employed persons shall have the right to strike in order to protect their
professional
and economic interests, in conformity with federal law.
The right of industrial action may be restricted by federal statute if
so required by
the nature of the activity concerned or the public interest.
Civil servants and professional members of the armed forces and police
force shall
not have the right to strike.
Article 58
Under a compulsory insurance scheme, employed persons and their family
members shall benefit from all types of social security in conformity with
the law.
The state shall provide social welfare for citizens unable to work and
without a
livelihood, as well as for citizens without the means of subsistence, in
conformity
with the law.
Article 59
Disabled persons shall be guaranteed special protection, in conformity with the law.
Article 60
Everyone shall be entitled to health care, in accordance with the law.
Children, expectant mothers and the elderly shall be entitled to publicly
financed
health care, if they are not covered by another insurance program, while
other
persons shall receive such care under the conditions stipulated by law.
Article 61
The family, mothers and children shall enjoy special protection.
Children born out of wedlock shall have the same rights and duties as children
born
in wedlock.
Article 62
Education shall be accessible to all, under equal conditions.
Primary education shall be free and compulsory, in conformity with the law.
Article 63
Defense of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall be the right and duty
of every
citizen.
Article 64
Everyone shall be obliged to pay taxes and other levies as established by law.
Article 65
Everyone shall be obliged to observe the Constitution and law and other
regulations and general enactments.
Everyone shall be obliged to perform public office in an honorable and
responsible
manner.
Article 66
Aliens in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall enjoy the freedoms and
the rights
and duties laid down in the Constitution, federal law, and international
treaties.
An alien may be extradited to another state only in cases provided for
under
international treaties which are binding on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
The right of asylum shall be guaranteed to foreign citizens and stateless
persons
who are being persecuted for their advocacy of democratic views of for
participation in movements for social or national liberation, for the freedom
and
rights of the human personality, or for scientific or artistic freedom.
Article 67
The rights and freedoms of man and the citizen shall be exercised and duties
fulfilled in conformity with the Constitution.
The manner in which various rights and freedoms of man and the citizen
are to be
exercised may be prescribed by law when so provided for by the Constitution
or
when necessary for their implementation.
Abuse of the rights and freedoms of man and the citizen shall be unconstitutional
and punishable.
The rights and freedoms recognized and guaranteed by the present Constitution
shall enjoy the protection of the courts.
Article 68
Citizens and artificial persons shall be provided with legal assistance
by attorneys at
law as an autonomous and independent activity, in conformity with the law.
SECTION III
ECONOMIC ORDER
Article 69
The freedom to work and engage in economic activities shall be guaranteed.
Property shall be inviolable.
No one may be deprived of his property, nor may it be restricted, except
when so
required by the public interest, as determined by law, subject to fair
compensation
which may not be below its market value.
Article 70
An alien may acquire property rights and the right to engage in business
on terms of
reciprocity, in accordance with federal statute.
An alien or stateless person may not acquire ownership of immovable property
of
cultural significance.
A stateless person may not acquire property rights to land, and an alien
may
acquire property rights to land on terms of reciprocity, in conformity
with the law.
Article 71
An enterprise and other artificial person may engage in activities and
invest capital
abroad under the conditions laid down by federal statute.
Article 72
Ownership of real estate shall be enjoyed depending on the nature and purpose
of
the real estate in question, in accordance with federal statute.
Article 73
Natural resources shall be owned by the state.
Agricultural land may be privately owned or subject to other types of property
rights.
Forests and timberland may be privately owned or subject to other types
of
property rights, within the limits prescribed by law.
Some property in the public domain and municipal building sites may be
in private
and other forms of ownership, in accordance with the law.
Real estate and other property utilized by federal organs and organizations,
the
organs and organizations of member republics and local authorities and
organizations performing public services shall be state owned, and the
status and
rights of these organs and organizations as regards the disposition of
these assets
and their utilization shall be regulated by statute.
Article 74
Enterprises and other manufacturing and service organizations shall be
founded,
organized and merged freely and autonomously, in conformity with federal
statute.
Economic agents shall be independent and equal, and the terms of business
shall be
the same for all.
Any act or activity creating or encouraging a monopoly or restricting,
free trade in
any other way shall be unconstitutional.
Article 75
In time of war, an imminent threat of war, or any other emergency, the
law may
introduce restrictions on the disposition of a portion of the assets owned
by
artificial and natural persons, for the duration of the state of emergency,
or it may
impose a special regime for their utilization.
Article 76
Funds for the financing of the activities falling within the jurisdiction
of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia shall be apportioned from the federal budget.
Revenues for the federal budget shall be raised from customs duties, a
portion of
sales tax revenues, and other sources, in accordance with federal statute.
SECTION IV
JURISDICTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
Article 77
Through its organs, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shall formulate
policy,
enact and enforce federal legislation, other laws and general enactments,
and
ensure judicial protection in matters concerning:
1) the freedoms, rights and duties of man and the citizen, enshrined in
the present
Constitution; due process of law before courts and other state authorities;
responsibility and sanctions for violation of the freedoms, rights and
duties of man
and the citizen as laid down by the present Constitution, and for violation
of federal
statutes, other laws and general enactments; amnesty and pardom for federal
statutory criminal offenses;
2) the single market; the legal status of enterprises and other economic
agents; the
monetary, banking, foreign exchange, foreign trade and customs regimes;
the
system of credit relationships with foreign countries, the basic principles
of the fiscal
system;
3) the development of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, scientific and
technological advances, regional development and efforts to close the
developmental gap between different regions;
4) technical and technological systems and communications; the principles
of
environmental protection; the regime of the atmosphere and watercourses
of
national interest and international waters; the regime of territorial waters,
with
reference to the international relations of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
navigation on waters under an international or intergovernmental regime
of
navigation;
5) safety in all types of transportation, contractual relations and the
principles of the
system of property relations, the principles of social security and labor
relations;
6) international relations; border crossing and control of the circulation
of goods,
services and passengers across the border; the status of aliens and foreign
artificial
persons;
7) the defense and security of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
8) protection of human life and health against contagious diseases which
threaten
the country as a whole; manufacture and sale of medicaments; protection
of
animals against contagious diseases and protection of plants against diseases
and
pests which threaten the country as a whole; sales of plant and animal
protection
chemicals, and control of animals and plants crossing state frontiers;
genetic
material in agriculture and forestry; protection against ionizing radiation;
production,
sales and transport of weapons and of toxic, inflammable, explosive, radioactive
and other dangerous substances;
9) the financing of the competencies of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
as laid
down by the present Constitution;
10) the organization and work of the organs of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
11) national holidays and decorations bestowed by the Federal Republic
of
Yugoslavia;
12) other spheres as laid down by the present Constitution.
SECTION V
ORGANS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF YUGOSLAVIA
1. Federal Assembly
Article 78
The Federal Assembly shall:
1) decide on the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
2) decide on admission of other states as member republics into the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia; decide on association with other states and on
membership in international organizations;
3) decide on alterations to the frontiers of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
decide on war and peace; declare a state of war, a state of imminent threat
of war,
and state of emergency;
4) adopt federal statutes, other laws and general enactment's; approve
the federal
budget and final balance sheet; ratify international treaties falling within
the
jurisdiction of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia;
5) oversee the work of the federal government and other federal organs
and the
officials answerable to the Federal Assembly, in conformity with the present
Constitution and federal law;
6) grant amnesty for federal statutory criminal offense;
7) appoint and dismiss: the President of the Republic; the federal prime
minister;
justices of the Federal Constitutional Court: justices of the Federal Court;
the
governor of the National Bank of Yugoslavia, and other federal officials
stipulated
by federal statute,
8) perform other duties as established by the present Constitution.
Article 79
The Federal Assembly may regulate other matters by federal law which do
not fall
within the jurisdiction of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, at the joint
proposal
of the member republics.
Article 80
The Federal Assembly shall be composed of the Chamber of Citizens and the
Chamber of Republics.
The Chamber of Citizens shall be made up of federal deputies elected in
the
member republics in direct elections by secret ballot, one federal deputy
being
elected for every 65,000 voters, each member republic to have no fewer
than 30
federal deputies.
The Chamber or Republics shall be made up of 20 federal deputies form each
member republic.
Article 81
Federal deputies shall be elected for four-year terms.
The election and termination of the mandates of federal deputies in the
Chamber of
Citizens of the Federal Assembly shall be regulated by federal law, while
the
election and termination of the mandates of federal deputies in the Chamber
of
Republics of the Federal Assembly shall be regulated by the laws of each
member
republic.
Article 82
The mandates of deputies in the Federal Assembly shall be terminated if
within
three months of the beginning of the procedure a federal government is
not elected
or if within this time limit the federal budget is not approved, as well
as in other
cases specified in the present Constitution.
The termination of the mandate of the Federal Assembly shall come into
effect
following the decree of the President of the Republic.
Article 83
The Federal Assembly shall be dissolved at the request of the federal government.
The federal government may not dissolve the Federal Assembly if the procedure
for a vote of confidence in the federal government has been initiated.
Dissolution of the Federal Assembly shall come into effect following the
decree of
the President of the Republic.
Article 84
In the event of the termination of its mandate or dissolution, elections
for the
Federal Assembly shall be held within 60 days of the day of termination
of the
mandate of the Federal Assembly or its dissolution.
The mandate of the federal government shall also be terminated with the
termination of the mandate or dissolution of the Federal Assembly.
Article 85
The Federal Assembly may not be dissolved in the first or last six months
office
term, during a state of war, imminent threat of war, or state of emergency.
In the event of a state of war, imminent threat of war, or state emergency,
the
Federal Assembly may decide to prolong the terms of the federal deputies,
so long
as such a state of emergency lasts, or until conditions are created for
the election of
federal deputies.
Election of new federal deputies shall be undertaken as soon as the situation
because of which the term of federal deputies was prolonged is over.
Article 86
Federal deputies to the Chamber of Citizens of the Federal Assembly shall
represent the citizens of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, while federal
deputies
to the Camber of Republics of the Federal Asse