| Introducing Amendments to
the Constitution of Ukraine Article 154
• A draft law on introducing amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine
may be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the President of
Ukraine, or by no fewer National Deputies of Ukraine than one-third of
the constitutional composition of the Ver khovna Rada of Ukraine.
Article 155
• A draft law on introducing amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine,
with the exception of Chapter I — "General Principles,"
Chapter III — "Elections. Referendum," and Chapter XIII
— "Introducing Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine,"
previously adopted by the majority of the constitutional composition of
the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, is deemed to be adopted, if at the next
regular session of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, no less than two-thirds
of the constitutional composition of the Verkhov na Rada of Ukraine have
voted in favour thereof.
Article 156
• A draft law on introducing amendments to Chapter I — "General
Principles," Chapter III — "Elections. Referendum,"
and Chapter XIII — "Introducing Amendments to the Constitution
of Ukraine," is submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by the
Presiden t of Ukraine, or by no less than two-thirds of the constitutional
composition of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and on the condition that
it is adopted by no less than two-thirds of the constitutional composition
of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, and is a pproved by an All-Ukrainian
referendum designated by the President of Ukraine.
• The repeat submission of a draft law on introducing amendments
to Chapters I, III and XIII of this Constitution on one and the same issue
is possible only to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine of the next convocation.
Article 157
• The Constitution of Ukraine shall not be amended, if the amendments
foresee the abolition or restriction of human and citizens' rights and
freedoms, or if they are oriented toward the liquidation of the independence
or violation of the territorial ind ivisibility of Ukraine.
• The Constitution of Ukraine shall not be amended in conditions
of martial law or a state of emergency.
Article 158
• The draft law on introducing amendments to the Constitution of
Ukraine, considered by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and not adopted,
may be submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine no sooner than one year
from the day of the adoption of the decision on this draft law.
• Within the term of its authority, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
shall not amend twice the same provisions of the Constitution.
Article 159
• A draft law on introducing amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine
is considered by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine upon the availability of
an opinion of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the conformity of
the draft law with the requirements of Articles 157 and 158 of this Constitution.
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