Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, July 11 – Four bills that will be debated in Cuba's next National Assembly of People's Power (Parliament) are available from today on the legislative body's website to encourage citizen participation.
These are the revised drafts of the Cuban Sports System, the Code of Children, Adolescences, and Youth, the General Regime of Contraventions and Administrative Sanctions, and the Civil Registry.
These texts will be submitted to the deputies for consideration during the Assembly's Fifth Ordinary Session, scheduled to begin on July 16 at the Havana Convention Center.
The previous day, the Council of State examined them during an extraordinary session, chaired by the president of that body and Parliament, Esteban Lazo, and attended by party and government officials.
Regarding the proposal for the Code of Children, Adolescences and Youth, the Minister of Education, Naima Trujillo, explained the adjustments made to the statute and highlighted the corrections made after specialized consultations and the opinions expressed by deputies.
According to a report from the National Assembly, it was considered a bill of great importance for the present and future of the Antillean nation’s society.
Regarding the bills on the General Regime of Contraventions and Administrative Sanctions and the Civil Registry, the Minister of Justice, Oscar Manuel Silvera, stated that they will be essential guarantors of the legal system, according to the same source.
For his part, Lazo highlighted the broad and fruitful debate developed over months of consultations with experts, athletes, organizations, and the public, which enriched the legislative proposals.
He also commented that the analysis will continue until their approval and transformation into legislations, which is an expression of the democratic character of the Cuban system. (Text and photo: PL)
