IV. Part II - Instruments of participation

     A.        Petitions (Articles 6-8)

The Bill establishes different procedures and consequences according to the number of signatures of the petition. The most important one consists in an invitation to the first signatory to present the petition to the responsible commission of the Council, if the petition contains at least 200 signatures. If the signatures are at least 20 (a very low number), the petition shall be included on the agenda for the following Provincial Council meeting, depending on some circumstances. The very broad obligations to hear the first signatory and to include petitions on the agenda of the Provincial Council seems excessive and might impair the smooth functioning of the Provincial Council.