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United Arab Emirates Constitution


 * 1. A federal law is enacted in accordance with the provisions of this Article and other relevant provisions of the Constitution.
 * 2. A bill becomes an act after the following procedures are taken:
 * a. The Council of Ministers prepares the bill and sends it to the Federal National Council.
 * b. The Council of Ministers submits the bill for approval to the President of the UAE who forwards it for sanctioning to the Supreme Council.
 * c. The President of the UAE signs and promulgates the bill after it is sanctioned by the Supreme Council.
 * 3. a. If the Federal National Council introduces an amendment to a bill and that amendment is unacceptable to the President of the UAE or the Supreme Council, or if the FNC rejects a bill, the President of the UAE or the Supreme Council may return it to the FNC. If the FNC introduces an amendment to the bill which is unacceptable to the President of the UAE or the Supreme Council, or if the FNC decides to reject the bill, the President of the UAE may promulgate the bill