Article 81

(1) If a jurisdictional dispute between the bodies of the legislative, the executive or the judicial branches occurs, because a certain body of the legislative, the executive or the judicial branch accepts jurisdiction in the same matter, each of these bodies may require that the Constitutional Court resolve the jurisdictional dispute.

(2) The request to resolve the jurisdictional dispute may also be submitted by a party whose interest has been violated or could be violated because of the dispute.

(3) The request is to be submitted during the term of 30 days from the day of learning that the other body has accepted the jurisdiction.

(4) The Constitutional Court may order that the procedure before the bodies between whom the jurisdictional dispute has occurred be standstill until its decision.

Article 82

(1) If a jurisdictional dispute between the bodies of the legislative and the executive or the judicial branch occurs, because a certain body of the legislative, the executive or the judicial branch refuses the jurisdiction in the same matter, the request to resolve the jurisdictional dispute may be submitted after entering into force of the court decision, respective the final decision of the body of the executive branch or the corresponding decision of the legislative body, who has first decided on its jurisdiction.

(2) The request mentioned in the previous paragraph may also be submitted by the party who, because of the rejection of jurisdiction, could not effectuate its right, as well as each of the bodies of the legislative, the executive and the judicial branch between whom the dispute occurred.

(3) The request shall be submitted within the term of 30 days from the date when the court decision entered into force, from the date of the final decision of the body of the executive branch, or from the date of the corresponding decision of the legislative body from paragraph 1 of this Article whereby the other body of state authority declared non-competent.

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