Volume 128, Issue 13A
Royal Gazette
4 March 2554
social security of the Country, or which has a significant binding effect upon trade, investment, or budget of the Country, must obtain approval of the National Assembly. In this respect, the National Assembly must finish its consideration within sixty days counted from the day of its receipt of the said matter.
Before the proceedings for conclusion of a written agreement with a foreign country or international organisation in accordance with paragraph 2, the Council of Ministers must provide information to and organise the hearing of opinions of the people, and must explain about that written agreement to the National Assembly. In this respect, the Council of Ministers must introduce the negotiation framework to the National Assembly for approval also.
After having signed the written agreement under paragraph 2 and before expressing the intention to be bound thereby, the Council of Ministers must enable the people to access the details of such written agreement. And in the case that the observance of the said written agreement affects the people or small and medium sized entrepreneurs, the Council of Ministers must, in an expeditious, suitable, and fair manner, effect rectification or remedy for those who have been affected thereby.
There shall be a law on the designation of types, negotiation frameworks, processes, and procedure for the conclusion of written agreements which extensively affects the economic or social security of the Country or has a significant binding effect upon trade, investment, or budget of the Country, as well as the rectification or remedy for those who have been affected by the observance of the said written agreement, in respect of which regard shall be had to fairness between those benefited and those affected by the observance of the written agreement and the people in general.
In the case that a problem according to paragraph 2 occurs, it shall be the power of the Constitutional Court to give a decisive ruling, in respect of which the provisions of section 154(1) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the referral of the matter to the Constitutional Court."
Section4.Proceedings shall be executed for bringing into existence within one year counted from the day of promulgation of this Constitution the law under section 190 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand as amended by this Constitution.
Abhisit Vejjajiva
Prime Minister
