TITLE XI. OF THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
Article 157
An Economic and Social Council is instituted.
Article 158
The Economic and Social Council is, vis-à-vis the public powers, a consultative assembly.
It may, on its own initiative, refer to itself any problem of an economic or social character of interest to the Republic of the Congo.
It may, in addition, be referred to a matter by the President of the Republic, the President of the National Assembly or the President of the Senate.
The Economic and Social Council may, equally, be consulted on the drafts of international treaties and agreements, the bills or the proposals of laws as well as the bills of decrees by virtue of their economic and social character.
The Economic and Social Council is referred to the matter of every bill of law, of program and of development plan with an economic or social character, with the exception of the budget of the State.
Article 159
The function of member of the Economic and Social Council is incompatible with that of parliamentarian, of Minister, of member of the Constitutional Court, of prefect, of mayor, of sub-prefect or of local councilor.
Article 160
An organic law establishes the organization, the composition, the rules of functioning and the modalities of appointment of the members of the Economic and Social Council.
