A state of internal or external commotion may be declared in the event of an internal or external conflict seriously endangering the security of the Nation, its citizens or its institutions. Such state of commotion shall last for up to 90 days, and may be extended for an additional 90 days.
The National Assembly has the responsibility of the approval for the extension of the states of exemption. An organic law shall regulate states of exception and determine the measures that may be adopted based on them.
Article 339: The Decree declaring a state of exception, which shall
provide for regulating the right whose guarantee is restricted, shall be
submitted within eight days of promulgation for consideration and
approval by the National Assembly, or Delegated Committee and for
a ruling by the Constitutional Division of the Supreme Tribunal or
Justice on its constitutionality. The Decree must be in compliance
with the requirements, principles and guarantees established in the
International Pact on Civil and Political flights and the American
Convention on Human Rights. The President of the Republic shall
have the power to request its extension for a similar period, and the
Decree shall be revoked by the National Executive or by the National
Assembly or the latter's Delegated Committee prior to the indicated
date of expiration upon cessation of the conditions which produced
them.
The declaration of a state of exception does not interrupt the functioning of the organs of the Public Power.
