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NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PARLIAMENTARY CALENDAR

& ANNUAL WORK PLAN

2012 LEGISLATIVE YEAR (JANUARY-DECEMBER 2012)

January 2012

- End of PAC-PEC Session

February 2012

- Validation of the Draft Parliamentary Bill

March 2012

- ACP-EU JPA - Brussels

- National Assembly Elections

April 2012

16^th -18^th - Induction seminar for National Assembly Members

19^th -26^th - First meeting of the 2012 Legislative Year

19^th - Inauguration and swearing-in- ceremony of the 04^th

Legislature

20^th - State Opening of the National Assembly –

2012 Legislative year

25^th - Inauguration of the National Assembly Authority of the 04^th

Legislature

April 28^th - May 04^th - 3^rd WAAPAC Annual Conference & General Meeting

- Liberia, Monrovia

May

- 01^st Ordinary Session 2012 – ECOWAS Parliament

- 01^st Ordinary Session 2012 - Pan-African Parliament

- ACP-EU JPA – Horsens (Denmark)

10^th -30^th - Provision for workshops

- All African Parliamentary Conference on MDGs – Addis Ababa

June 2012

01^st – 15^th - Provision of workshops

01^st -15^th - Inauguration of committees and drafting of Annual Work

Plans

18^th -27^h - Second meeting of the 2012 Legislative Year

July 2012

Fact Finding – Country-wide Tours of

02^nd -15^th - Select committee on Education, Training & ICT

- Select Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development,

Environment, Sustainable Development and NGO Affairs

- Select Committee on Health, Women, Children, Refugee,

Disaster & Humanitarian Relief

16^th -31^st - Provision for workshops and committee meetings

August 2012

July 16^th –Aug 31^st - Statutory Annual Recess

September 2012

3^rd - 10^th - Provision for workshops and committee meetings resumes

10^th -20^th - Third meeting of 2012 Legislative Year

21^st - PAC/PEC Briefings

October 2012

01^st Oct -12^th Dec - 2012 PAC/PEC Joint Session

November 2012

- 2012 PAC/PEC Session continues

01^st - 30th - Committee Meetings and workshops

16^th - Submission of Draft 2013 Estimates from the MoFEA to all NAMs

23^rd -25^th - Pre-budget Retreat with Pro-PAG

26^th -30^th - 2012 PAC/PEC Joint Session continues

- Other committee meetings

- Provision for workshops

December 2012

3^rd -24^th - 4^th Meeting (Budget Session) of the 2012 Legislative

Year

14^th - Budget Speech

17^th -24^th - Debate on the Appropriation Bill 2013

25^th -31^st - Christmas Break

END OF 2012 LEGISLATIVE YEAR

Office of the Clerk

National Assembly

Banjul

10^th May 2012