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Article 65
 

1) Without the participation of Parliament, no law may be enacted, amended, or declared to be authentic. For any law to attain legal force, it must, in addition to the assent of Parliament, be sanctioned by the Reigning Prince, countersigned by the responsible Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister, and promulgated in the Liechtenstein Legal Gazette (Landesgesetzblatt). If the Reigning Prince does not grant his sanction within six months, it shall be deemed to have been refused.

2) Moreover, a popular vote (referendum) shall be held under the conditions set forth in the following article.
 





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Article 65 para. 1 sentence 3 inserted by LGBl. 2003 No. 186.





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Article 65 para. 2 amended by LGBl. 2003 No. 186.