CC

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The Constitutional Council of France is the country’s highest constitutional authority, responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of legislation and overseeing the integrity of national elections and referendums.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional court ⓘ
governmental body ⓘ
abbreviation CC ⓘ
appointmentBy President of France ⓘ
President of the National Assembly ⓘ
President of the Senate ⓘ
composition nine members ⓘ
constitutionalArticle Article 56 of the Constitution of France ⓘ
Article 58 of the Constitution of France ⓘ
Article 59 of the Constitution of France ⓘ
Article 60 of the Constitution of France ⓘ
Article 61 of the Constitution of France ⓘ
Article 61-1 of the Constitution of France ⓘ
Article 62 of the Constitution of France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
currentPresident Laurent Fabius ⓘ
currentPresidentStart 2016 ⓘ
decisionsAre binding ⓘ
not subject to appeal ⓘ
established 1958 ⓘ
headquarters 2 rue de Montpensier, 75001 Paris, France ⓘ
includesExOfficioMembers former Presidents of the French Republic ⓘ
introducedQPC 2010 ⓘ
jurisdiction French Republic ⓘ
language French ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the Fifth French Republic ⓘ
locatedIn Paris ⓘ
locatedInBuilding Palais-Royal ⓘ
memberTitle Conseiller constitutionnel ⓘ
nativeName Conseil constitutionnel ⓘ
power prior review of legislation ⓘ
subsequent constitutional review via priority preliminary ruling on constitutionality (QPC) ⓘ
presidentTitle President of the Constitutional Council ⓘ
reviews certain international commitments for constitutional conformity ⓘ
organic laws ⓘ
parliamentary rules of procedure ⓘ
role controls conformity of statutes with the Constitution ⓘ
interprets the Constitution of France ⓘ
oversees integrity of national elections ⓘ
oversees integrity of national referendums ⓘ
proclaims official results of certain national elections ⓘ
proclaims official results of presidential elections ⓘ
proclaims official results of referendums ⓘ
reviews constitutionality of legislation ⓘ
supervises parliamentary elections ⓘ
supervises presidential elections ⓘ
termLength 9 years ⓘ
termStructure non-renewable terms ⓘ
one-third of members renewed every three years ⓘ
website https://www.conseil-constitutionnel.fr/ ⓘ

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Constitutional Council of France → abbreviation → CC ⓘ
subject linked to: CC