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submit it to a referendum.
2. If the proposed reform is not approved by Parliament or by the electorate, it
cannot be re-submitted for debate and voting by Parliament until one year has
elapsed.
ARTICLE 223. REFORM OF THE OTHER TITLES
1. The reform of the Titles of the Estatut not included in Article 222 shall conform to
the following procedure:
a) The initiative for reform lies with Parliament, the Government of the Generalitat
and the Cortes Generales. The city councils and individuals entitled to vote in
elections to the Parliament may propose that Parliament exercise the initiative for
reform under the terms established by Article 222.1.a.
b) Approval of the reform requires the favourable vote of two-thirds of the
members of Parliament, approval by the Cortes Generales by means of an organic
law and, finally, approval in a referendum by the electorate.
c) Once the proposed reform of the Estatut has been approved, Parliament shall
refer it to the Congress of Deputies.
d) The proposed reform may be submitted to a vote of ratification by the Congress
and Senate in accordance with the procedure established in the respective
parliamentary Rules of Procedure. Parliament shall appoint a delegation to present
the proposed reform of the Estatut to the Congress and the Senate. If the Cortes
Generales ratify the proposed reform of the Estatut, the corresponding organic law
is considered to have been passed.
e) If the procedure set out in paragraph d is not applied, a paritary joint
commission shall be constituted, consisting of members of the competent
commission of the Congress of Deputies and a delegation from Parliament
proportionally representative of parliamentary groups, to formulate a joint proposal
by common agreement in a period of two months, and applying the procedure
established by the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies.
f) Presentation of the proposed reform of the Estatut to the Senate shall follow a
similar procedure to that established in paragraph e above, in accordance with the
terms of the Rules of Procedure of the Senate. In this case, the delegation from
Parliament, adapted as appropriate, shall constitute, together with members of the
competent commission of the Senate, a paritary joint commission to formulate a
joint proposal by common agreement.
g) If the paritary joint commission is unable to formulate a joint proposal, the
proposed reform of the Estatut shall be processed in accordance with the ordinary
procedure established by the respective parliamentary Rules of Procedure.
h) Parliament may, by an absolute majority of its members, withdraw a proposal
for reform that it has already approved at any time during presentation to the
Cortes Generales and before this is definitively approved. Withdrawal of the
proposed reform shall in no case involve application of the provisions of Section 2
below.
i) Approval of the reform by the Cortes Generales by means of an organic law shall
include the authorisation of the State for the Generalitat to call the referendum
referred to in paragraph b above, within a period no longer than six months.
2. If the proposed reform is not approved by the Parliament, by the Cortes
Generales or by the electorate, it may not be submitted again for debate and voting
by the Parliament until one year has elapsed.
FIRST ADDITIONAL PROVISION. APPOINTMENT OF SENATORS
1. The Parliament appoints Senators to represent the Generalitat in the Senate,
under the terms established by a law approved by the absolute majority of the
Plenary Assembly of Parliament in a final vote on the whole text. The appointment
shall take place in a specially convened session and in proportion to the number of
deputies of each parliamentary group.
2. Parliament shall, by means of a law approved by an absolute majority in a final
vote on the whole text, bring the rules relating to the election of Senators into line
with the constitutional reform of the Senate, in those aspects in which this is
required.
SECOND ADDITIONAL PROVISION. AGREEMENTS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE
If the Estatut establishes that the position of the Government of the Generalitat is
decisive for establishment of an agreement with the State Government and the
latter rejects this position, the State Government shall justify its reasons before the
Generalitat  State Bilateral Commission.
THIRD ADDITIONAL PROVISION. INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURES
1. With the exception of the Inter-Territorial Compensation Fund, State investment
in infrastructure in Catalonia, shall be equal to the relative participation of
Catalonia s gross domestic product in the gross domestic product of the State for a
period of seven years. These investments may also be employed in eliminating tolls
or for construction of alternative expressway roads.
2. To this end, a committee representing the State, autonomous and local
administrations shall be established.
FOURTH ADDITIONAL PROVISION. FUNDING CAPACITY
1. The State - Generalitat Joint Economic and Fiscal Affairs Commission shall
prepare the necessary reports for evaluation of compliance with the provisions of
Article 201.4.
2. The mechanisms to be eventually established to comply with the provisions of
Article 201.4 may be applied gradually until the objective is reached.
FIFTH ADDITIONAL PROVISION. REVIEW OF THE SPECIAL SYSTEM OF ARAN
Within a period of four years after entry into force of this Estatut, there shall be a
review and modification of the special system governing Aran to bring it into line,
as necessary, with the provisions of this Estatut.
SIXTH ADDITIONAL PROVISION. ORDINARY ADMINISTRATION
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