The States have the right to send as many representatives to the National Council as they have votes.
ARTICLE 64
The National Cabinet must summon the National Council on demand by one-third of its members.
ARTICLE 65
The chairmanship of the National Council and of its committees is filled by a member of the National Cabinet. The members of the National Cabinet have the right and on request [of the National Council] the duty to take part in the proceedings of the National Council and its committees. They must at their request be heard at any time during its deliberations.
ARTICLE 66
The National Cabinet, as well as every member of the National Council, is entitled to make proposals in the National Council.
The National Council regulates its order of business through rules of procedure.
The plenary sittings of the National Council are public. In accordance with the rules of procedure the public may be excluded during the discussion of particular subjects.