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David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116

1. Question Time with the Council and the Commission shall be held at each part- session at times decided by Parliament on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents. ~~A specific period of time may be set aside for questions to the President and individual Members of the Commission.~~ 2. No Member may put more than one question to the Council and one question to the Commission at any given part-session. 3. Questions shall be submitted in writing to the President, who shall rule on their admissibility and on the order in which they are to be taken. The questioner shall be notified immediately of this decision. 4. The detailed procedure shall be governed by guidelines laid down in an annex to these Rules of Procedure. 5. In accordance with guidelines established by the Conference of Presidents, specific question hours may be held with the President of the Commission, with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and with the President of the Eurogroup. (If this amendment is adopted Annex II Point 15 (Format) is to be deleted)

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 38 a (new)

(This amendment partly reproduces the wording of AM 64 in doc. PE 428.234 v02.00 – FDR 791389. It deletes the phrases "The chair of the committee responsible may request that the matter be referred back to the committee" at the end of Paragraph 3 (modification 1) and "Such a recommendation may also be tabled by one tenth of the Members of Parliament" at the end of the 1st subparagraph of Paragraph 5 (modification 2); introduces instead a phrase coming from AM 63, paragraph 5: "or submit to Parliament any other recommendation, which may include suggestions for amendment related to the respect of the principle ofRule 38a Examination of respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality 1. During the examination of a proposal for a legislative act, Parliament shall pay particular attention to respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. Except in the cases of urgency referred to in Article 4 of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, Parliament shall not conclude its first reading before the expiry of the deadline of eight weeks laid down in Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. 2. The committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity may decide to make recommendations for the attention of the committee responsible in respect of any proposal for a legislative act. 3. If a national Parliament sends the President a reasoned opinion in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union and Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, that document shall be referred to the committee responsible and forwarded for information to the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity. Where Parliament receives a reasoned opinion after the committee responsible has adopted its report, it shall be distributed to all Members prior to the vote as a session document. 4. Where reasoned opinions alleging non- compliance of a draft legislative act with the principle of subsidiarity represent at least one third of all the votes allocated to the national Parliaments or a quarter in the case of a draft legislative act submitted on the basis of Article 76 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Parliament shall not take a decision until the author of the proposal has stated how it intends to proceed. 5. Where, under the ordinary legislative procedure, reasoned opinions alleging non-compliance of a proposal for a legislative act with the principle of subsidiarity represent at least a simple majority of the votes allocated to the national Parliaments, the committee responsible, having considered the reasoned opinions submitted by the national Parliaments and the Commission, and having heard the views of the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity, may recommend to Parliament that it reject the proposal on the grounds of infringement of the principle of subsidiarity or submit to Parliament any other recommendation, which may include suggestions for amendment related to the respect of the principle of subsidiarity. The opinion given by the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity shall be annexed to any such recommendation. The recommendation shall be submitted to Parliament for a debate and vote. If a recommendation to reject the proposal is adopted by a majority of the votes cast, the President shall declare the procedure closed. Where Parliament does not reject the proposal, the procedure shall continue, taking into account any recommendations approved by Parliament. Or. en subsidiarity" (modification 3); and deletes Paragraph 6 (modification 4))

2009/10/15
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 117 – title and paragraph 1

~~1. Any Member may put questions for written answer to the Council or the Commission~~Questions for written answer to the Questions for written answer Council or the Commission 1. Any Member may put questions for written answer to the European Council, the Council, the Commission or the Vice- President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in accordance with guidelines laid down in an annex to these Rules of Procedure. The content of questions shall be the sole responsibility of their authors.

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 56 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

In the event of referral back, the committee responsible shall decide on the procedure to be followed and shall, orally or in writing, report back to Parliament within a period decided by Parliament which may not exceed two months.

2009/10/15
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex III – point 1 – indent -1 (new)

– clearly specify the addressee to whom they are to be transmitted through the usual interinstitutional channels;

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 132 a (new)

~~(This amendment partly reproduces the wording of AM 68 in document PE 428.234 v02.00 –~~Rule 132a Cooperation at committee level The President shall endeavour to set up, in cooperation with the speakers of national parliaments, a network of corresponding committees. Within that network parliamentary committees may autonomously establish contacts and cooperate amongst themselves. Guidelines for carrying out these activities shall be laid down by the Conference of Committee Chairs. Or. en FDR 791389)

2009/10/15
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraphs 1 a, 1 b, 1 c (new)

1a. The organisation and promotion of effective and regular interparliamentary cooperation within the Union, pursuant to Article 9 of the Protocol on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, shall be negotiated on the basis of a mandate given by the Conference of Presidents, after consulting the Conference of Committee Chairs. Parliament shall approve any agreements on such matters in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 127. 1b. A committee may directly engage in a dialogue with national parliaments at committee level within the limits of budgetary appropriations set aside for this purpose. This may include appropriate forms of pre-legislative and post- legislative cooperation. 1c. Any document concerning a legislative procedure at European Union level which is officially transmitted by a national parliament to the European Parliament shall be forwarded to the committee responsible for the subject-matter dealt with in that document.

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 8

8. ~~Unless otherwise stipulated,~~Parliament shall adopt the rules governing implementation of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament ~~shall be laid down by the Bureau~~on the basis of a proposal by the committee responsible, with the exception of decisions on the financial envelopes, which shall be taken by the Bureau and revised annually. Rule 138(1) shall apply mutatis mutandis.

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 131

1. On a proposal from the President, the Conference of Presidents shall name the members of, and may confer a mandate on, Parliament'’s delegation to COSAC. The delegation shall be headed by ~~one of the Vice-Presid~~a Vice- President of the European Parliaments responsible for implementation of relations with the national parliaments and by the Chair of the committee responsible for institutional matters. 2. The other members of the delegation shall be chosen in the light of the subjects to be discussed at the COSAC meeting~~, taking due account~~ and shall comprise, as far as possible, representatives of the committees responsible for those subjects. Due account shall be taken of the overall political balance within Parliament. A report shall be submitted by the delegation after each meeting.

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 74a – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Where Parliament is consulted, in accordance with Article 48(3) of the Treaty on European Union, on a proposal for a decision of the European Council in favour of examining amendments to the Treaties, the matter shall be referred to the committee responsible. The committee shall draw up a report comprising: – a motion for a resolution which states whether Parliament approves or rejects the proposed decision and which may contain proposals for the attention of the Convention or of the conference of representatives of the governments of the Member States; – if appropriate, an explanatory statement.

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 74b – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Where Parliament is consulted, in accordance with Article 48(6) of the Treaty on European Union, on a proposal for a decision of the European Council amending Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Rule 74a(1a) shall apply mutatis mutandis. In that event, the motion for a resolution may contain proposals for amendments only of provisions of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 117 – paragraph 2

2. Questions shall be submitted in writing to the President who shall forward them to the ~~institution concerned~~addressees. Doubts concerning the admissibility of a question shall be settled by the President. The questioner shall be notified of his decision. (Horizontal amendment: the words "institution concerned" shall be replaced in Rule 117(2) and (4) and points 1 and 3 of Annex III to the Rules of Procedure by the word "addressees".)

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Title IV – chapter 3 – title

~~QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSION AND THE EUROPE~~PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS CENTRAL BANK

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO, Íñigo MÉNDEZ DE VIGO, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 37 a (new)

Rule 37a Delegation of legislative powers 1. When scrutinising a proposal for a legislative act which delegates powers to the Commission as provided for in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Parliament shall pay particular attention to the objectives, content, scope and duration of the delegation, and to the conditions to which it is subject. 2. The committee responsible for the subject-matter may at any time request the opinion of the committee responsible for the interpretation and application of Union law. 3. The committee responsible for the interpretation and application of Union law may also, on its own initiative, take up questions concerning the delegation of legislative powers. In such cases it shall duly inform the committee responsible for the subject-matter.

2010/04/08
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, József SZÁJER, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 23 – paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. The Bureau shall name two or more Vice-Presidents who shall be entrusted with the implementation of the relations with national parliaments. They shall report back regularly to the Conference of Presidents on their activities in this regard. Or. en (This amendment partly reproduces the wording of the current Rule 25 – paragraph 3 – sentences 2 and 3, which shall be deleted if this amendment is adopted)

2009/09/29
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 38 a (new)

~~(This amendment replaces and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 5 of the draft report (PE 427.153 v01.00 – FDR 786857) with changes in Paragraph 6 and in Justification)~~Rule 38a Examination of respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality 1. During the examination of a proposal for a legislative act, Parliament shall pay particular attention to respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. Except in the cases of urgency referred to in Article 4 of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, Parliament shall not conclude its first reading before the expiry of the deadline of eight weeks laid down in Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. 2. The committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity may decide to make recommendations for the attention of the committee responsible in respect of any proposal for a legislative act. 3. If a national Parliament sends the President a reasoned opinion in accordance with Article 3 of the Protocol on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union and Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, that document shall be referred to the committee responsible and forwarded for information to the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity. When Parliament receives a reasoned opinion after the committee responsible has adopted its report, it shall be distributed to all Members prior to the vote as a session document. The chair of the committee responsible may request that the matter be referred back to the committee. 4. Where reasoned opinions on the non- compliance of a draft legislative act with the principle of subsidiarity represent at least one third of all the votes allocated to the national Parliaments or a quarter in the case of a draft legislative act submitted on the basis of Article 76 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Parliament shall not take a decision until the author of the proposal has stated how it intends to proceed. 5. Where, under the ordinary legislative procedure, reasoned opinions on the non- compliance of a proposal for a legislative act with the principle of subsidiarity represent at least a simple majority of the votes allocated to the national Parliaments, the committee responsible, having considered the reasoned opinions submitted by the national Parliaments and the Commission, and having heard the views of the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity, may recommend to Parliament that it reject the proposal on the grounds of infringement of the principle of subsidiarity. Such a recommendation may also be tabled by one tenth of the Members of Parliament. The opinion given by the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity shall be annexed to any such recommendation. The recommendation shall be submitted to Parliament for a debate and vote. If a recommendation to reject the proposal is adopted by a majority of the votes cast, the President shall declare the procedure closed. Where Parliament does not reject the proposal, the procedure shall continue, taking into account any recommendations approved by Parliament. 6. Where the Committee of the Regions transmits to Parliament an opinion in which it opposes a proposed legislative act on grounds of infringement of the principle of subsidiarity, the opinion shall be referred to the committee responsible and to the committee responsible for respect of the principle of subsidiarity. Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis. Or. en

2009/09/29
Committee: AFCO

David MARTIN, József SZÁJER, Andrew DUFF

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 191 – paragraph 1

1. At the first committee meeting after the election of committee members pursuant to Rule 186, the committee shall elect a bureau consisting of a chair and o~~ne, two or three vice-chairs who shall be elected in separate ballo~~f vice- chairs who shall be elected in separate ballots. The number of vice-chairs to be elected shall be determined by Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents.

2009/09/29
Committee: AFCO

Activities of David MARTIN related to 2009/2062(REG)

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Reports (1)

Amendments (17)

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