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The deadline for the rejection by the Provincial Assembly of a referendum at the request of voters is “the next session” (Article 50). The same applies to the local referendum (“the first following session”) (Article 52), while the deadline provided at national level is six months (Article 48.7). According to the information provided by the Serbian authorities, the next/following session would at any rate take place in the next six months). The remarks made earlier on this deadline apply to provincial and local referendums too