They are instituted and composed at the onset of every Regular Session with the directive of the Speaker of the Parliament, in order to process and examine bill or law proposals.
Following the revision of the Constitution and the amendment of the Standing Orders, they are free to exercise both legislative work and parliamentary control.
There are 6 standing committees: These are instituted by the Speaker of the Parliament following a Government proposal for a new bill or law to be passed.
Unlike special committees set up to scrutinize a specific law, they do not have a fixed term of existence and are permanent.
Investigation committees are instituted for the assessment of general interest special issues (i.e. investigations into things such as major corruption issues that require the attention of Parliament), following the proposal of one fifth of the total number of Parliamentarians (60 Parliamentarians) and the vote of the Plenary Session.