Addition of a paragraph to Article 49 of the Constitution

Type

Law

Number

585

Date of the text

04/09/2004

Official Gazette

published in 2004

Status today

In force as of 27/08/2026

Articles

2

What it provides

This constitutional law adds a one-time exceptional provision to Article 49 of the Constitution, extending the term of the sitting President of the Republic by three years, and takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

The full text

This act was published in the Lebanese Official Gazette in 2004. Its full text and the original scan are in the Gherbal National Gazette archive.