The Committee of Legislation & Consultations was created in 1949 to constitute one of the units of the general directorate of the Ministry of Justice. It is currently organized by the Ministry of Justice law issued by the legislative decree number 151 on 16/09/1983 and amended by the legislative decree number 23 dated 23/03/1985. The committee accomplishes annually more than 800 consultations and plays an imminent role on the consultation and legislative levels.