This Constitution shall come into force the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Catalonia.

This Constitution shall come into force the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Catalonia.

The publication of this Constitution repeals, in the territory of Catalonia, the Constitution of the Kingdom of Spain approved on 6 December 1978.

The interim situation may last a maximum of one year.

1. The President of the Government shall continue to be acting head of state at the time of the declaration of independence and until this Constitution has been published.

2. The President’s duties will include: chairing the Constituent Assembly, calling a referendum to approve this Constitution and representing Catalonia before the international community.

3. The President shall also call legislative and presidential elections.

1. A minimum of two years must elapse between a proposal for a constitutional amendment and the next whether or not the amendment has been approved by the Parliament or by referendum.

1. The text of the articles reformed will be published in the Official Gazette within five days, and come into force hereinafter.

1. The Board of Constitutional Guarantees has no competence to review ex officio or ex parte, the text of the reform once approved by popular referendum.

2. No political party, public institution or private law has the legitimate right to appeal against previous unconstitutionality for the partial reform of the Constitution, once this has been endorsed in a referendum.

1. In no event, may the constitutional reform lead to decisions that may violate the International Law on Human Rights enshrined in the Covenant of Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights.

1. If the constitutional reform is complete and includes some of the articles that guarantee fundamental rights, it will be submitted to a referendum within 30 days once approved by Parliament.

2. The referendum shall be binding and require a simple majority of voters and of the valid votes cast for its approval.