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OPINION on the General Revision of Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Amendments (74)
Amendment 876 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Rule 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where the competent authorities of the Member States ornotify the President of the Unionend orf the Member concerned notify the President of an appointment or election to an office incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament within the meaning ofterm of office of a Member of the European Parliament as a result either of an additional incompatibility established by the law of that Member State in accordance with Article 7(1) or (23) of the Act of 20 September 1976, the President shall inform Parliament, which shall establish that there is a vacancy or of the withdrawal of the Member's mandate pursuant to Article 13(3) of that Act, the President shall inform Parliament that the term of office of that Member ended on the date communicated by the Member State. Where no such date is communicated, the date of the end of the term of office shall be the date of the notification by that Member State.
Amendment 880 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Rule 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the context of the exercise of their political duties, each Member shall be entitled to participate freely, actively and without any kind of discrimination in the work of the committees and delegations of Parliament, and shall therefore be elected, pursuant to Rule 196 and Rule 212, as a full member of at least one standing committee and one interparliamentary delegation.
Amendment 882 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 9 – paragraph 3
Rule 9 – paragraph 3
3. The committee shall make a proposal for a reasoned decision which recommends the adoption or rejection of the request for the waiver of immunity or for the defence of privileges and immunities. No amendments may be tabled to such a proposal. If the proposal is rejected, a contrary decision shall be deemed to have been adopted.
Amendment 886 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 9 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Rule 9 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
The committee's reportproposal for a decision shall be placed at the head ofon the agenda of the first sitting following the day on which it was tabled. No amendments may be tabled to thesuch a proposal(s) for a decision.
Amendment 894 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Rule 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Badges shall not be issued to individuals within a Member’s entourage who fall within the scope of the agreement on the establishment of the transparency register.
Amendment 897 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 11 – paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
Rule 11 – paragraph 8 – indent 2 a (new)
– the holder has refused to cooperate with inquiries, hearings or invitations to committee meetings without sufficient justification.
Amendment 911 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 21 – paragraph 2
Rule 21 – paragraph 2
Where a rapporteur or a shadow rapporteur breaches the provisions of the Code of Conduct for Members of the European Parliament with respect to financial interests and conflicts of interest, the committee which appointed him or her may, on the initiative of the President and on a proposal by the Conference of Presidents, terminate the holding of that office. The majorities laid down in the first paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to each stage of this procedure.
Amendment 922 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 25 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Rule 25 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. The Bureau shall create a public register of all calls and demands by Parliament on the Commission, on the Council and on Member States. That register shall include regularly updated documentation of the consequences of any such calls and demands.
Amendment 946 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such groupings shall be required to declare, annually, any support, whether in cash or in kind (e.g. secretarial assistance), which if offered to Members as individuals would have to be declared under Annex I.
Amendment 948 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Rule 34 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The Quaestors shall keep a register of the declarations referred to in the second subparagraph. That register shall be published on the Parliament’s website. The Quaestors shall adopt detailed rules on those declarations and shall ensure the comprehensive enforcement of this Rule.
Amendment 960 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 39 – paragraph 4
Rule 39 – paragraph 4
4. IWhere appropriate, after exchanging views with the Council and the Commission in accordance with the arrangements agreed at interinstitutional level1a, if the committee responsible for legal affairs decides to dispute the validity or the appropriateness of the legal basis, it shall report its conclusions to Parliament. Without prejudice to Rule 63, Parliament shall vote on this before voting on the substance of the proposal. __________________ 1aInterinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better-Law Making, paragraph 25 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1)
Amendment 961 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Rule 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Where the committee responsible for the subject-matter is of the opinion that a proposal for a legislative act, or parts of it, does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, it shall request the opinion of the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity. Such request shall be made no later than four weeks of the announcement in Parliament of referral to the committee responsible for the subject-matter.
Amendment 970 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 53 a (new)
Rule 53 a (new)
Rule 53a Gender mainstreaming amendments The committee responsible for gender mainstreaming shall always be entitled to submit an opinion with regard to gender mainstreaming. Such opinion shall consist of amendments to the motion for resolution of the committee for the subject matter or, in the case of documents of a legislative nature, of amendments to the text referred to that committee. Those amendments may be accompanied where appropriate by short justifications. Such justifications shall be the responsibility of the rapporteur for the opinion and shall not be put to the vote. The committee responsible shall put these amendments to the vote. Rule 53(3), (5) and (6), and Rule 205 (2) and (4) shall apply.
Amendment 974 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 59 a (new)
Rule 59 a (new)
Amendment 982 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 63 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Rule 63 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– where the Commission withdrawsreplaces, substantially amends or intends substantially to amend its initial proposal after Parliament has adopted its position, in order to replace it with another text, except where this is done in order to take account of Parliament's position; orif the Commission intends to modify the legal basis provided for in its initial proposal, with the result that the ordinary legislative procedure would no longer apply, the President may also act at the request of the committee responsible for legal affairs;
Amendment 983 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 63 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Rule 63 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Amendment 984 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 63 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Rule 63 – paragraph 1 – indent 3
– where, through the passage of time or changes in circumstances, the nature of the problem with which the proposal is concerned substantially changes; or
Amendment 985 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 63 – paragraph 2
Rule 63 – paragraph 2
2. ParliamThe President shall, at the request of the committee responsible, ask the Council to refer again to Parliament a proposal submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Unio for the subject-matter or the committee responsible for legal affairs, ask the Council to refer a draft legislative act to Parliament again, where the Council intends to modify the legal basis of the proposalprovided for in Parliament's position at first reading with the result that the ordinary legislative procedure willould no longer apply.
Amendment 987 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 67 a (new)
Rule 67 a (new)
Rule 67a Vote in Parliament-Second reading 1. Parliament shall vote first on any proposal for immediate rejection of Council's position tabled in writing by the committee responsible, a political group or at least 40 Members. For it to be adopted, such a proposal shall require the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament. If the Council's position is rejected, the President shall announce in Parliament that the legislative procedure is closed. If that proposal for rejection is not adopted, Parliament shall then proceed in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 4. 2. Save where a proposal for rejection has been adopted in accordance with paragraph 1, the amendments to the Council's position, including those contained in the provisional agreement tabled by the committee responsible under Rule 73d(4), shall be put to the vote. Any amendment to the Council's position shall be adopted only if it secures the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament. Before voting on the amendments, the President may ask the Commission to state its position and the Council to comment. 3. Notwithstanding a vote by Parliament against the initial proposal to reject the Council's position under paragraph 1, Parliament may, on the proposal of the Chair or rapporteur of the committee responsible or of a political group or at least 40 Members, consider a further proposal for rejection after voting on the amendments under paragraph 3. For it to be adopted, such a proposal shall require the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament. If the Council's position is rejected, the President shall announce in Parliament that the legislative procedure is closed. 4. After the votes taken under paragraphs 1 to 3 and any votes then taken on amendments to the draft legislative resolution relating to procedural requests, the President shall announce that the second reading of Parliament has been concluded and the legislative resolution shall be deemed to have been adopted. If need be, it shall be modified, pursuant to Rule 193(2), to reflect the outcome of the votes taken under paragraphs 1 to 3 or to the application of Rule 76. The text of the legislative resolution and of Parliament's position, if any, shall be forwarded by the President to the Council and to the Commission. Where no proposal to reject or amend the Council's position has been tabled, it shall be deemed to have been approved.
Amendment 995 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 73 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Rule 73 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
After each trilogue the negotiating team shall report back to the following meeting of the committee responsible. Documents reflecting the outcome of the last trilogue shall be made available to the committee and shall be published, proactively, by the Committee Chair.
Amendment 1004 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 88 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Rule 88 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Draft amendments which have been rejected in the committee responsible shall not be put to the vote in Parliament unless this has been requested in writing, before a deadline to be set by the President, by a committee, a political group or at least 40 Members; that deadline may on no account be less than 24 hours before the start of the vote.
Amendment 1031 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Rule 116 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of access to documents, the term 'Parliament documents' means any content within the meaning of Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 which has been drawn up or received by officers of Parliament within the meaning of Title I, Chapter 2, of these Rules, by Parliament's governing bodies, committees or interparliamentary delegations, or by Parliament's Secretariat, including during the trilogue meetings.
Amendment 1033 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Parliament shall establish a register of Parliament documents. Legislative documents, including those from trilogue meetings, and certain other categories of documents shall, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, be made directly accessible through the register. References to other Parliament documents shall as far as possible be included in the register.
Amendment 1035 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Rule 116 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Members are invited to publish details of their meetings with individuals and organisations falling within the remit of the Transparency Register. The Bureau shall take the necessary measures to enable this information to be published on Parliament's website.
Amendment 1041 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 118 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Rule 118 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In the event of a change in the financial interests of a Commissioner during her/his term of office, this situation shall be subject to scrutiny by Parliament in accordance with Article 1(3) to (6) of Annex XVI. If a conflict of interests is identified during a Commissioner's term of office and the Commission fails to implement Parliament's recommendations for resolving that conflict of interests, Parliament may ask the President of the Commission to withdraw confidence in the Commissioner in question, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission.
Amendment 1077 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 141 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Rule 141 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In urgent cases, the President, where possible after consulting the Chair and rapporteur of the committee responsible for legal affairs, may take precautionary action in order to comply with the relevant time-limits. In such cases, the procedure provided for in paragraphs 3 or 4 shall, as applicable, be implemented at the earliest opportunity.
Amendment 1078 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 141 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Rule 141 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The committee responsible for legal affairs shall lay down principles for the application of this Rule.
Amendment 1084 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 153 a (new)
Rule 153 a (new)
Rule 153 a Topical debate requested by a political group 1. At each part-session, one or two periods of not less than 60 minutes each shall be set aside in the draft agenda for debates on a topical matter of major interest to European Union policy. 2. Each political group shall have the right to propose the topical matter of its choice for at least one such a debate every year. The Conference of Presidents shall ensure, over a rolling period of one year, a fair distribution among the political groups of that right. 3. The political groups shall transmit the topical matter of their choice to the President in writing before the drawing up of the final draft agenda by the Conference of Presidents. Rule 38(1) concerning the rights, freedoms and principles recognised by Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and the values enshrined in its Article 2 shall be fully respected. 4. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the time at which such a debate is to be held. 5. The debate shall be introduced by a representative of the political group having proposed the topical matter. Following this introduction, speaking time shall be allocated in accordance with Rule 162 (4) and (5).
Amendment 1101 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 a (new)
Rule 168 a (new)
Amendment 1104 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendments for consideration in Parliament may be tabled by the committee responsible, a political group or at least 40 Members. The names of all co-signatories shall be published.
Amendment 1106 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendments to documents of a legislative nature within the meaning of Rule 47(1) may be accompanied by a short justification. Such justifications shall be the responsibility of the author and shall not be put to the vote.
Amendment 1114 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 174 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Rule 174 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The President may put the original text to the vote first, or put an amendment that is closer to the original text to the vote before the amendment that departs furthest from the original text. The President shall seek the agreement of Parliament before doing so.
Amendment 1116 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 174 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Rule 174 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
The President may decide, following the adoption or rejection of a particular amendment, that several other amendments of similar content or with similar objectives shall be put to the vote collectively. The President mayshall seek the agreement of Parliament before doing so.
Amendment 1117 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 175 – paragraph 1
Rule 175 – paragraph 1
When more than 50 amendments andor requests for a split or separate vote have been tabled to a reportconcerning a text tabled by a committee for consideration in Parliament, the President may, after consulting its Chair, ask theat committee responsible to meet to considerto meet to vote on each of those amendments or requests. Any amendment or request for a split or separate vote not receiving favourable votes at this stage from at least one-tenth of the members of the committee shall not be put to the vote in Parliament.
Amendment 1132 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 183 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 183 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Once the general debatevoting session has been concluded, any Member may give an oral explanation on the single and/or final vote for not longer than one minute orconcerning an item submitted to Parliament. Each Member may give one oral explanation of his or her vote per part-session. Any Member may give a written explanation of vote which shall consist of no more than 200 words, and which shall be included ion the verbatim report of proceedingsMembers' page on Parliament's website, in a special section which is clearly distinct from the oral explanations of vote.
Amendment 1141 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 198 – paragraph 3
Rule 198 – paragraph 3
3. The request to set up a committee of inquiry must specify precisely the subject of the inquiry and include a detailed statement of the grounds for it. Parliament, on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents, shall decide whether to set up a committee and, if it decides to do so, on its composition, in accordance with Rule 199.
Amendment 1154 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Rule 205 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The minutes of the committee coordinators' meetings shall be translated into the official languages and distributed to all Members of the committee. Those minutes shall be made accessible to the public, with the exception of certain items of the minutes in respect of which the committee coordinators have exceptionally, for reasons of confidentiality, as laid down in Article 4(1) to (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 May 2001, regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, decided otherwise.
Amendment 1157 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and committee chairs shall only meet interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register and publish online all scheduled meetings that have the purpose of influencing Union legislation.
Amendment 1159 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
All input, pertaining to the subject matter of the report, received by rapporteurs and committee chairs from individuals and organisations falling within the remit of the Transparency Register shall be collected and disclosed by Parliament. The Bureau shall take the necessary measures to enable this information to be disclosed.
Amendment 1172 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Rule 216 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The committee may, with regard to an admissible petition, decide to draw up an own-initiative report in accordance with Rule 52(1) or to submit a short motion for a resolution to Parliament, provided that the Conference of Committee Chairs is informed in advance and there is no objection by the Conference of Presidents. Such motions for resolutions shall be placed on the draft agenda for the part-session held no later than eight weeks after their adoption in committee. They shall be put to a single vote and shall also be without debate. Rule 151 shall apply, unless the Conference of Presidents exceptionally decides to apply Rule 151decides otherwise.
Amendment 1174 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 a (new)
Rule 216 a (new)
Rule 216 a Fact-finding visits 1. When investigating petitions, establishing facts or seeking solutions the committee may organise fact-finding visits to the Member State or region concerned by admissible petitions that have been already debated in the committee. Fact- finding visits shall cover issues raised in several petitions whenever it is possible. The Bureau Rules governing committee delegations within the European Union shall apply. 2. Members elected in the Member State of destination shall not be part of the delegation. They may be allowed to accompany the fact-finding visit delegation in an ex officio capacity. 3. After each visit, a mission report shall be drafted by the official members of the delegation. Such reports are drafted under the exclusive responsibility of the participants in the visit, on an equal footing, who shall seek to reach a consensus. Failing such a consensus, the mission report shall set out the divergent assessments. Members taking part in the delegation ex officio shall not participate in the drafting of the report. 4. The mission report, including possible recommendations, shall be submitted to the committee. Members may table amendments to the recommendations, but not to the parts of the report concerning the facts established by the delegation. The committee shall first vote on the amendments to the recommendations, if any, then on the mission report as a whole. The mission report, if approved, shall be forwarded for information to the President.
Amendment 1190 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) not receive any kind of remuneration for any activity which purpose is to influence or enable others to influence Union policy or decision- making.
Amendment 1195 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) not receive any payment or anything of value for an appearance, speech, or article, excluding any actual and necessary travel and accommodations expenses, and gifts as defined in Article 5(1);
Amendment 1199 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) not receive support in the form of staff or other resources from outside interests, except from political parties;
Amendment 1201 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
Annex I – Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b d (new)
(bd) not be remunerated for serving on a board of an association, corporation or any other entity;
Amendment 1208 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) property owned by the Member;
Amendment 1209 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) the Member’s debts or liabilities
Amendment 1211 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Any regular income Members receive in respect of each item declared in accordance with the first subparagraph shall be placed in one of the following categories:reported in the form of precise amounts.
Amendment 1214 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 1216 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 1218 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3
Amendment 1219 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 4
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – indent 4
Amendment 1221 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The information provided to the President in line with this Article shall be published on Parliament’s website in an easily accessible manner, with sufficiently comprehensive information to allow citizens to understand the effective meaning of side jobs and to what extent they might, or might not, constitute a conflict of interest.
Amendment 1224 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Declarations of financial interest shall be translated at least into English, French and German and be made available in an open and machine readable format.
Amendment 1229 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 4 a (new)
Annex I – Article 4 a (new)
Amendment 1230 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Former Members of the European Parliament who engage in professional lobbying or representational activities directly linked to the European Union decision-making process may not, throughout the period in which they engage in those activities, benefit from the facilities granted to former Members under the rules laid down by the Bureau to that effect25 . __________________ 252. During a period of equivalent length to that during which former Members are eligible for a transitional allowance as defined in Article 13(2) of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, they shall receive no remuneration of any kind for any activity of which purpose is to influence or enable others to influence Union policy or decision-making. 3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, former Members shall notify the Parliament of any post-term-of-office occupation that they intend to take up. The Advisory Committee shall look into these notifications to determine whether their purpose is to influence or enable others to influence Union policy or decision-making. In such cases, the names of the former Members concerned shall be published. __________________ 25 Bureau Decision of 12 April 1999. Bureau Decision of 12 April 1999.
Amendment 1234 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – title
Annex I – Article 7 – title
Amendment 1235 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. An Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members (‘the AdvisoryEthics Committee’) is hereby established.
Amendment 1237 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The AdvisoryEthics Committee shall be composed of five members, appointed by the President at the beginning of his or her term of office from amongstBureau after consulting the members of the bureaux and the coordinators of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs, taking due account of the Members’ experience and of political balance.. The members of the Ethics Committee shall be chosen from among persons who are Union citizens, have full civil and political rights, and offer every guarantee of independence. They shall not be sitting MEPs. They shall comprise: – at least one member who has held high judicial office – at least one member who is a qualified auditor – at least one member who is a former Member of the European Parliament – at least one member with outside experience of preventing corruption in companies or from a civil society organisation working on parliamentary ethics
Amendment 1240 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each member of the AdvisoryEthics Committee shall serve as chair for six months on a rotating basis.
Amendment 1241 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 3
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1245 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Upon request by a Member, the AdvisoryEthics Committee shall give him or her, in confidence and within 30 calendar days, guidance on the interpretation and implementation of the provisions of this Code of Conduct. The Member in question shall be entitled to rely on such guidance.
Amendment 1248 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
At the request of the President, or on its own initiative, the Advisory Committee shall also assess alleged breaches of this Code of Conduct and advise the President on possible action to be taken.
Amendment 1253 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The AdvisoryEthics Committee may, after consulting the President, seek advice from outside experts.
Amendment 1254 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 1255 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Every year, the Ethics Committee shall verify the accuracy of at least 25 % of the declarations submitted by Members pursuant to Article 4.
Amendment 1256 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 6
Annex I – Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The AdvisoryEthics Committee shall publish an annual report of its work, which shall also include recommendations for improving the compliance of Members with this Code of Conduct, notably by clarifying its content when necessary.
Amendment 1260 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Where there is reason to think that a Member of the European Parliament may have breached this Code of Conduct, the President may refer the matter to the Advisory CommitteeEthics Committee, on its own initiative or at the request of the President, may investigate the matter.
Amendment 1263 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Anyone may lodge a complaint to the Ethics Committee, substantiated by material facts, about a suspected breach of this Code of Conduct.
Amendment 1266 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The AdvisoryEthics Committee shall examine the circumstances of the alleged breach, and may hear the Member concerned. On the basis of the conclusions of its findings, it shall make a recommendation to the President on a possible decision.
Amendment 1269 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
If, taking into account that recommendation, the President concludes that the Member concerned has breached the Code of Conduct, he shall, after hearing the Member, adopt a reasoned decision laying down a penalty, which he shall notify to the Member. If the President decides not to follow the recommendation of the Ethics Committee to impose a penalty, the advice of the Ethics Committee and the reasoning of the President shall be made public.
Amendment 1277 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex XVI – paragraph 1 – point a – interpretation
Annex XVI – paragraph 1 – point a – interpretation
Amendment 1278 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex XVI – paragraph 1 – point a – interpretation –subparagraph 1 a (new)
Annex XVI – paragraph 1 – point a – interpretation –subparagraph 1 a (new)
The confirmation by the Committee responsible for Legal Affairs of the absence of any conflict of interests is an essential precondition for the holding of the hearing by the committee responsible. In the absence of such confirmation or if the Committee responsible for Legal Affairs identifies a conflict of interests, the procedure for appointing the Commissioner-designate shall be suspended.
Amendment 1279 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex XVI – paragraph 6 b (new)
Annex XVI – paragraph 6 b (new)
The following guidelines shall be applied when the declarations of financial interests are scrutinised by the Committee responsible for Legal Affairs: (a) if, when scrutinising a declaration of financial interests, the Committee responsible for Legal Affairs deems, on the basis of the documents presented, the declaration to be accurate, complete and to contain nothing indicating an actual or potential conflict of interests in connection with the portfolio of the Commissioner-designate, its Chair shall send a letter confirming this fact to the committees responsible for the hearing or to the committees involved in the event of a procedure taking place during a Commissioner's term of office; (b) if the Committee responsible for Legal Affairs deems the declaration of interests of a Commissioner-designate to contain information which is incomplete or contradictory, or if there is a need for further information, it shall request this information from the Commissioner- designate and shall consider this before making its decision; (c) if the Committee responsible for Legal Affairs identifies a conflict of interests based on the declaration of financial interests or the supplementary information supplied by the Commissioner-designate, it shall draw up recommendations aimed at resolving the conflict of interests; the recommendations may include renouncing the financial interests in question and/or changes being made to the portfolio of the Commissioner-designate by the President of the Commission;