Constitución en Inglés

248 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 There shall be a National Planning Council made up of representatives of the territorial entities and of economic, social, ecological, community, and cultural sectors. The Council shall have a consultative character and shall serve as a forum for the discussion of the National Development Plan. The members of the National Council shall be designated by the President of the Republic from lists presented to him/her by the authorities and organizations of the entities and sectors referred to in the previous clause, who must be or have been involved in said activities. Their term shall be eight years, [staggered so that] every four years the Council shall be renovated partially in the form established by law. In the territorial entities there shall also be planning councils, in accordance with law. The National Council and the territorial planning councils constitute the National Planning System. The Government shall elaborate the National Development Plan with the active participation of planning authorities, territorial entities, and the Superior Council of the Judicature, and it shall submit the draft plan to the evaluation of the National Planning Council. After receiving the opinion of the Council, it shall proceed to make amendments that it considers necessary and shall present the plan for the consideration of Congress within six months of the initiation of the respective presidential term. Based on the report that the joint committees of economic affairs draw up, each house shall discuss and evaluate the plan in plenary session. Disagreements about the content of the general part, if there are any, shall not prevent the Government from executing the proposed policies in matters falling under its jurisdiction. ARTICLE 340 ARTICLE 341