7. Bills and draft legislation that have not been voted on shall not need to be reintroduced in the ensuing legislative session, except in case of end of the legislative term. 8. Draft legislation shall lapse with the dismissal of the Government. Section 98 (Parliamentary appraisal of statutes) 1. Statutes other than those approved under the exclusive legislative powers of the Government may be submitted to the National Parliament for appraisal, for purposes of terminating their validity or for amendment, following a petition of one-fifth of the Members of Parliament and within thirty days following their publication. This timeframe shall exclude the days when the functioning of the National Parliament is suspended. 2. The National Parliament may suspend, in part or in full, the force of a statute until it is appraised. 3. The suspension shall lapse after the National Parliament has held 10 plenary meetings without taking a final decision. 4. Where termination of validity is approved, the statute shall cease to be in force from the date of the publication of the resolution in the Official Gazette, and it shall not be published again in the same legislative session. 5. The parliamentary appraisal of a statute shall lapse if, after such a statute has been submitted for appraisal, the National Parliament takes no decision on it, or, having decided to make amendments, it does not approve a law to that effect before the corresponding legislative session ends, provided fifteen plenary meetings have been held. CHAPTER III ORGANISATION AND FUNCTIONING Section 99 (Legislative term) 1. The legislative term shall comprise five legislative sessions, and each legislative session shall have the duration of one year. 2. The regular period of functioning of the National Parliament shall be defined by the Rules of Procedure. 3. The National Parliament convenes on a regular basis following notice by its Speaker.