Constitution of 4 October 1958
Title XVII: Transitional provisions.
Article 91
Amended by constitutional law n ° 93-952 of 27 July 1993 - art. 3 JORF 28 July 1993
Repealed by constitutional law n ° 95-880 dated 4 August 1995 - art. 14
The institutions of the Republic provided for by the present Constitution will be in place within four months after its promulgation.
This period is extended to six months for the institutions of the community.
The powers of the President of the Republic in functions will come to expiration during the proclamation of the results of the election provided for in articles 6 and 7 of this Constitution.
The Member States of the community will participate in this first election under the conditions deriving from their status at the date of the promulgation of the Constitution.
Established authorities will continue to exercise their functions in these States in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable at the time of the entry into force of the Constitution until the establishment of the authorities provided for by their new regime.
Until its final constitution, the Senate is formed by member functions of the Council of the Republic. Organic laws that will solve the final constitution of the Senate will have to take place before July 31, 1959.
The powers conferred to the Constitutional Council by articles 58 and 59 of the Constitution will be exercised, until the establishment of this Council, by a Committee composed of the vice-president of the Council of State, president of the first president of the Court of cassation and the first President of the Court of Auditors.
The peoples of the Member States of the community continue to be represented in Parliament until the entry into force of the measures necessary for the implementation of title XII [* new title XIII of the Constitution by virtue of article 3 of the law constitutional No. 93-952 of 27 July 1993.*]