Constitución en Inglés

147 Corte Constitucional de Colombia 6. Legislative decrees issued under the above emergency powers, shall be sent by the Government to the Constitutional Court so it may decide definitively on their constitutionally. If the Government fails to fulfill this obligation, the Constitutional Court shall automatically and immediately take cognizance of them. When events other than those foreseen in Articles 212 and 213 gravely and immediately disrupt the nation’s economic, social, or ecological order, or constitute a grave public disaster, the President, with the signature of all the ministers, may declare a state of emergency for periods of up to thirty days in each case, which may not total more than ninety days in a calendar year. Bymeans of such a declaration, whichmust be justified, the President may, with the signature of all the ministers, issue decrees with the force of law that are meant exclusively to check the crisis and halt the extension of its effects. These decrees must address matters that have direct and specific connection with the state of emergency and may provisionally establish new taxes or amend existing ones. These latter measures concerning taxes shall cease to have effect at the end of the subsequent fiscal year, unless Congress makes them permanent during this period In its declaration of a state of emergency, the Government shall stipulate a deadline for using the extraordinary powers stipulated in this article and shall convene Congress within ten days if it is not already in session. ARTICLE 215