Editing Royal assent (section)

===Luxembourg===
While Article 34 of the constitution of [[Luxembourg]] formerly required the [[Grand Duke of Luxembourg|grand duke or duchess]] to ''sanction'' and ''promulgate'' a new law for it to take effect, the required sanction was removed in 2008, after Grand Duke [[Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg|Henri]] informed his [[Prime Minister of Luxembourg|prime minister]] that he could not in good conscience assent to a bill to permit [[euthanasia]] in the country. The subsequent constitutional amendment removed the need for assent while retaining the need for the Grand Duke to promulgate new laws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2009/03/12/n1/jo|title=Loi du 12 mars 2009 portant révision de l'article 34 de la Constitution|website=legilux.public.lu|access-date=29 May 2017|archive-date=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702034239/http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/2009/03/12/n1/jo|url-status=live}}</ref> The Grand-Duke's signature is still required, but does not imply assent, only [[promulgation]] (announcement that the law has been enacted by Parliament).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/12/luxembourg-monarchy |work=The Guardian |location=London |title=Luxembourg strips monarch of legislative role |date=12 December 2008 |access-date=4 May 2010 |archive-date=17 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117172342/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/dec/12/luxembourg-monarchy |url-status=live }}</ref> The Grand-Duke did sign the Euthanasia Act under this new constitutional arrangement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2009/0046/a046.pdf#page=7|title=Euthanasia Act 2009|publisher=Luxembourg official journal|access-date=22 June 2014|archive-date=13 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313173341/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2009/0046/a046.pdf#page=7|url-status=dead}}</ref>