Article 106 [Provisional Senate]
(1) On the day this Constitution comes into effect, the Czech
National Council becomes the Chamber of Deputies whose
election term expires on 6 June 1996.
(2) Until the Senate is elected according to the Constitution, the
functions of the Senate shall be discharged by the Provisional
Senate. The Provisional Senate shall be constituted in the manner
determined by constitutional law. The Chamber of Deputies shall
execute the functions of the Senate until this law becomes
effective.
(3) The Chamber of Deputies cannot be dissolved as long as it
discharges the function of the Senate according to Paragraph (2).
(4) Until laws on the rules of procedure of the Chambers are
passed, the individual Chambers shall proceed according to the
rules of procedure of the Czech National Council.
Article 107 [Senate Elections]
(1) The law on elections to the Senate sets down the way in which
one third of Senators whose election term will be two years, and
one third of Senators whose election term will be four years will
be determined in the first elections to the Senate.
(2) The President of the Republic shall call a session of the Senate
so that it may begin no later than the thirtieth day after the
election day; if he fails to do so, the Senate shall meet on the
thirtieth day after the election day.
Article 108 [1992 Government]
The Government of the Czech Republic appointed after the 1992
elections and executing its function on the day when the
Constitution comes into effect is considered a Government
appointed according to this Constitution.
Article 109 [State Prosecutor's Functions]
Until the State Prosecutor's Office is established, its functions
shall be exercised by the Prosecutor's Office of the Czech
Republic.
Article 110 [Military Courts]
Until 31 Dec 1993, the judiciary shall also include military courts.
Article 111 [Judges]
Judges of all courts of the Czech Republic, exercising the function
of judge on the day on which this Constitution comes into effect,
are considered judges appointed according to the Constitution of
the Czech Republic.
Article 112 [Constitutional Order]
(1) The constitutional order of the Czech Republic comprises this
Constitution, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms,
constitutional laws adopted in accordance with this Constitution,
and constitutional laws of the National Assembly of the
Czechoslovak Republic, the Federal Assembly of the
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, and the Czech National Council,
which define the state borders of the Czech Republic, and
constitutional laws of the Czech National Council adopted after 6
June 1992.
(2) Annulled are the present Constitution, the Constitutional Act
on the Czechoslovak Federation, constitutional laws which
amended them, and the Constitutional Act of the Czech National
Council No. 67/1990 Digest of Laws, on the State Symbols of the
Czech Republic.
(3) Other constitutional laws valid on the territory of the Czech
Republic shall have the power of a law on the day this
Constitution comes into effect.
Article 113 [Coming Into Force]
This Constitution takes effect as of 1 Jan 1993.