Further reading

A nouvelle lecture occurs particularly after a joint committee fails or its compromise is rejected. The chambers reconsider provisions still under discussion, generally with a more limited right of amendment than at first reading. This stage may lead towards agreement or the National Assembly's final say.

After the joint committee fails, the bill returns to the National Assembly for further reading.

The French procedural term nouvelle lecture identifies a specific post-conciliation stage, not simply any second reading.

Follows persistent bicameral disagreement

Focuses on provisions still under discussion

May precede final reading