Constitución en Inglés

249 Corte Constitucional de Colombia However, should the Government decide to amend the general part of the plan, it shall follow the procedure indicated in the following article. The National Investment Plan shall be issued by means of a law that shall have priority over all other laws; consequently, its mandates shall include appropriate means for executing the law and shall replace existing laws without the need for issuing additional laws. Nevertheless, in the annual budgetary laws it shall be permissible to increase or decrease shares and resources approved in the planning law. If Congress does not approve the National Public Investment Plan within three months of its presentation, the Government may put it into effect through a decree having the force of law. Congress may modify the Public Investment Plan as long as a financial balance is maintained. Any increase of borrowing authorizations requested in the governmental draft plan or added investment plans shall require the approval of the National Government. The corresponding organic law shall regulate everything concerned with procedures for drafting, approval, and execution of the development plans and shall stipulate the appropriate mechanisms for their harmonization and the alignment of official budgets with them. It shall also determine the organization and functions of the National Planning Council and the territorial councils as well as the procedures for citizen participation in discussions of development plans and the corresponding modifications, in accordance with what is established in the Constitution. ARTICLE 342