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5) Give opinion on the procedure for determining names of streets, squares, city blocks, hamlets and other parts of built-up areas if a national
minority language is officially used in the territory of a local self-government unit or built-up area;
6) Propose that the competent body supervise the official use of a national minority language;
7) Recommend measures and activities to competent bodies for the promotion of translation of regulations into the official languages of
national minorities;
8) Take measures and activities for the improvement of the official use of national minority language and script;
9) Rule on other pertinent questions entrusted to it by law or a normative act of the autonomous province or local self-government unit.
6. Invalidity of normative acts
Article 23
Separate normative acts as referred to in Articles 12-15, 17, 18 and 20-22 of the this Law, which were adopted without the appropriate
suggestions or opinions of the National Council, shall be considered unlawful, i.e. invalid.
If, despite a duly submitted application of the competent body, the National Council fails to provide a suggestion or opinion within 30 days, the
normative act from paragraph 1 of this Article shall be adopted without these.
7. Delegation of the right of establishment
Article 24
On the initiative of the National Council, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Assembly of the autonomous province or local selfgovernment
units start a procedure for delegating the right of establishment to:
1) Educational institutions where classes are held exclusively in a national minority language;
2) Cultural institutions whose main activity is preservation and development of the national minority culture;
3) Institutions which broadcast public information exclusively in a national minority language.
On the initiative of the National Council, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, Assembly of the autonomous province or local selfgovernment
units may delegate, fully or partially, their rights of establishment related to institutions which have not been covered by points 1-3,
paragraph 1 of this Article, but which are of particular importance for the national minority.
The bodies in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall conclude with the National Council an Agreement on Delegation of the Right of
Establishment, fully or partially (hereinafter: the Agreement).
The Agreement shall contain mutual rights and obligations pertaining to the bodies referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article and to the
National Council.
The Agreement shall set forth the rights of management which are to be delegated, as well as the annual amount of resources allocated from
the budget of the Republic, autonomous province or local self-government unit for the purpose of financing the institution’s operations.
In terms of budgetary funds, the resources of the institutions whose right of establishment is delegated fully or to some extent cannot be more
unfavourable in comparison with other institutions whose right of establishment is not delegated to the National Council.
IV. RELATION WITH STATE BODIES AND BODIES OF THE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT UNITS
Relation with state bodies
Article 25
The National Council may submit its proposals, initiatives and opinions regarding the issues under its jurisdiction before the National Assembly
of the Republic of Serbia, the Government of the Republic of Serbia, and other state bodies and special organisations.
Before considering and deciding about the issues in the field referred to in Article 2 of this Law, the bodies in paragraph 1 of this Article shall
seek the National Councils’ opinion.
The procedure for obtaining opinion shall be regulated by their rules of procedure.
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