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Rh ART. 117. The interpretation of the laws belongs : — To the Court of cassation for civil and penal laws; To the Council of State for administrative laws; And to the Senate for the dispositions of the Constitution.

ART. 118. All the dispositions of the laws, regulations, usages, and customs actually in force shall continue to be applied until they shall have been modified or abrogated by laws or regulations.

ART. 119. The provisional instruction of the 10th of Chival 1293 (16/28 October 1876) concerning the general assembly shall cease to have its effect after the closing of the first session.