where the statutes or instrument of incorporation provide for redemption, the latter shall be decided on by the general meeting voting at least under the usual conditions of quorum and majority; where the statutes or instrument of incorporation do not provide for redemption, the latter shall be decided upon by the general meeting acting at least under the conditions of quorum and majority laid down in Article 44; the decision must be published in the manner prescribed by the laws of each Member State, in accordance with Article 3 of Directive 2009/101/EC;

[2] For Macao, the Basic Law stipulates that "if there is a need to change the method for forming the Legislative Assembly of the Macao SAR in and after 2009, such amendments must be made with the endorsement of two-thirds majority of all the members of the Assembly and the consent of the Chief Executive”, and there is no reference to universal suffrage.

A third country shall be deemed to set requirements equivalent to those set out in Article 17(2)(a) and 18(2)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC, as far as the content of the information about meetings is concerned, where, under the law of that country, an issuer whose registered office is in that third country is required to provide at least information on the place, time and agenda of meetings.

Honourable senators, I have studied the constitutional resolution adopted by the legislative assembly of Quebec on April 15, 1997 - I hope honourable senators note that I say " legislative assembly" rather than " National Assembly" as Canada has only one National Assembly, the Parliament of Canada - because every word in such a document is carefully and purposefully chosen by its drafters.

The proof that there is some authority there is that all provincial legislatures are called legislative assemblies, with the exception of Quebec's, which is called the National Assembly.

Senator Joyal: Professor, the legislature of Quebec has been labelled in the Constitution Act, 1867, as the National Assembly, and in Quebec we have a National Capital Commission.