[ParlTrack]

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. The Conference of Presidents shall be responsible for organising structured consultation with European civil society on major topics. This may include the organisation of public debates, open to participation by interested citizens, on subjects of general European interest. The Bureau shall appoint a Vice- President responsible for the implementation of such consultations, who shall report back to the Conference of Presidents.

2009/04/03
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 30 a (new)

Rule 30a Intergroups Individual Members may form Intergroups or other unofficial groupings of Members, to hold informal exchanges of views on specific issues across different political groups, drawing on members of different parliamentary committees, and to promote contact between Members and civil society. Such groupings may not engage in any activities which might result in confusion with the official activities of Parliament or of its bodies. Provided that the conditions laid down in rules governing their establishment adopted by the Bureau are respected, political groups may facilitate their activities by providing them with logistical support. They shall declare any external support in accordance with Annex I.

2009/04/03
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 36 a (new) (*)

Rule 36a (*) 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. The latter committee may submit recommendations which shall be put to the vote prior to the conclusion of the first reading.

2009/04/03
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 45 – paragraph 2

2. Motions for resolutions contained in own-initiative reports shall be examined by Parliament pursuant to the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 131a. Amendments to such motions for resolutions shall ~~not~~only be admissible for consideration in plenary ~~unless~~if tabled by the rapporteur to take account of new information~~, but~~ or by at least one tenth of the Members of Parliament. Groups may table alternative motions for resolutions ~~may be tabled~~ in accordance with Rule 151(4). This paragraph shall not apply where the subject of the report qualifies for a key debate in plenary, where the report is drawn up pursuant to the right of initiative referred to in Rule 38a or 39, or where the report can be considered a strategic report according to the criteria set out by the Conference of Presidents.

2009/04/03
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 131 a

At the request of the rapporteur or on a proposal of the Conference of Presidents, Parliament may also decide that an item not needing a full debate be dealt with by means of a short presentation in plenary by the rapporteur. In that event, the Commission shall have the opportunity to ~~intervene and any Member shall have the right to react by handing in an additional written statement pursuant to Rule 142(7)~~respond, followed by up to ten minutes of debate in which the President may give the floor, for up to one minute each, to Members who catch his eye.

2009/04/03
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 10 a – paragraph 1 (new)

Rule 10 a – paragraph 2 (new) (*)

Rule 10 a Observers 1. Where a Treaty on the accession of a State to the European Union has been signed, the President, after obtaining the agreement of the Conference of Presidents, may invite the Parliament of the acceding State to designate from among its own members a number of observers equal to the number of future seats in the European Parliament allocated to that State. Those observers shall take part in the proceedings of Parliament pending the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession, and shall have a right to speak in committees and political groups. They shall not have the right to vote or to stand for election to positions within Parliament. Their participation shall not have any legal effect on Parliament's proceedings. Their treatment shall be assimilated to that of a Member of Parliament as regards the use of Parliament's facilities and the reimbursement of expenses incurred in their activities as observers. 2. (*) Paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis pending the entry into force of the arrangement1 whereby a number of additional seats in Parliament are allocated to certain Member States until the end of the seventh parliamentary term. The Member States concerned shall be invited to designate as observers those candidates who would have been elected had the additional seats already been allocated at the time of the preceding European elections. ____________________________ 1 Pursuant to the conclusions of the European Council of 11 and 12 December 2008.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 28 – paragraph 2

2. Any Member may ask questions related to the work of the Bureau, the Conference of Presidents and the Quaestors. Such questions shall be submitted to the President in writing ~~and published in the Bulletin of Parliament within thirty days of tabling, together with the answers given. (This amendment substitutes Amendment 1 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR~~, notified to Members and published on Parliament's website within 30 days of tabling, together with the answers given. Or. en 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 36 a (new) (*)

~~(This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 5 of the draft~~Rule 36a (*) 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 deadline of eight weeks laid down in Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality has expired. 2. At the request of the committee responsible or on its own initiative, the committee responsible for the matters referred to in paragraph 1 may decide to draw up recommendations on any proposal for a legislative act. 3. If a national Parliament sends to 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 for respect of the principle of subsidiarity, having considered the reasoned opinions submitted by the national Parliaments and the Commission, shall either 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 respect of the principle of subsidiarity. 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 the matters referred to in paragraph 1. The latter committee may submit recommendations which shall be put to the vote prior to the conclusion of the first reading. Or. en report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 41 (*)

~~Consultation on initiatives originating~~Legislative procedures on initiatives from a Member State originating from a Member State 1. Initiatives originating from a Member State pursuant to Article 76~~7(1)~~ of the EC Treaty o~~r Articles 34(2) and 42 of the EU Treaty~~n the Functioning of the European Union shall be dealt with pursuant to this Rule and to Rules 34 to 37, 40 and 51. 2. The committee responsible may invite a representatives of the originating Member States to present ~~its~~their initiative to the committee. The representatives may be accompanied by the Presidency of the Council. 3. Before the committee responsible proceeds to the vote, it shall ask the Commission whether it has prepared a position on the initiative and if so request the Commission to state its position to the committee. 4. When two or more proposals (originating from the Commission and/or the Member States) with the same legislative objective have been submitted to Parliament simultaneously or within a short period of time, Parliament shall deal with them in a single report. In its report, the committee responsible shall indicate to which text it has proposed amendments and it shall refer to all other texts in the legislative resolution. 5. The time period referred to in Article 39(1) of the EU Treaty shall commence when it is announced in plenary that Parliament has received, in the official languages, an initiative, together with an explanatory statement confirming the initiative's conformity with the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality annexed to the EC Treaty. (This amendment substitutes Amendments 6 and 12 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 –Or. en FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 47 – indent 3

– the chairs, rapporteur and rapporteurs for opinions concerned shall ~~endeavour to~~ jointly identify areas of the text falling within their exclusive or joint competences and agree on the precise arrangements for their cooperation. In the event of disagreement about the delimitation of competences the matter shall be submitted, at the request of one of the committees involved, to the Conference of Presidents, which may decide on the question of the respective competences or decide that the procedure with joint committee meetings pursuant to Rule 47a shall apply; the second and third sentences of Rule 179(2) shall apply mutatis mutandis;

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 47 – indent 4

– the committee responsible shall accept without a vote amendments from an associated committee where they concern matters which ~~the chair of the committee responsible considers, on the basis of Annex VI, after consulting the chair of the associated committee, to~~fall within the exclusive competence of the associated committee. If amendments on matters which fall under the ~~exclusive~~joint competence of the ~~associated committee and which do not contradict other elements of the report. The chair of the committee responsible shall take account of any agreement reached under the third ind~~committee responsible and an associated committee are rejected by the former, the latter may table those amendments directly to Parliament;

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 47 a (new)

Rule 47a Procedure with joint committee meetings Where the conditions set out in Rule 46(1) and Rule 47 are satisfied, the Conference of Presidents may, if it is satisfied that the matter is of major importance, decide that a procedure with joint meetings of committees and a joint vote is to be applied. In that event, the respective rapporteurs shall draw up a single draft report, which shall be examined and voted on by the committees involved at joint meetings held under the joint chairmanship of the committee chairs concerned. The committees involved may set up inter-committee working groups to prepare the joint meetings and votes.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 51 – paragraph 3

3. The text of the proposal as approved by Parliament and the accompanying resolution shall be forwarded to the Council and Commission by the President as Parliament's ~~opinion. (This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 8 of the draft~~position. (Horizontal amendment: in all provisions relating to the ordinary legislative procedure, the words 'Parliament's opinion' shall be replaced throughout the entire text of the Rules of Procedure by 'Parliament's position') Or. en report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 52 – paragraph 1

1. If a Commission proposal fails to secure a majority of the votes cast or if a motion for its rejection, which may be tabled by the committee responsible or at least 40 Members, has been adopted, the President shall, before Parliament votes on the draft legislative resolution, request the Commission to withdraw the proposal. ~~(This amendment substitutes Amendment 9 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR~~Or. en 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 65 a (new) (to be introduced under Chapter 6: Conclusion of the Legislative Procedure)

~~(Thi~~Rule 65a Interinstitutional negotiations in legislative procedures 1. Negotiations with the other Institutions aime~~ndment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 22 of the draft~~d at reaching an agreement in the course of a legislative procedure shall be conducted having regard to the Code of Conduct for negotiating in the context of codecision procedures1. In its decision authorising a delegation of its Members to take up such negotiations the committee may, in particular, adopt a mandate, orientations or priorities for the conduct of the negotiations. Where such negotiations are concluded after the adoption of a report by the committee responsible, that committee may table amendments aimed at reaching a compromise with the Council. 2. Where Rule 47a applies, in addition, the opening of negotiations, the mandate and the composition of the delegation shall be decided at joint meetings. ____________________________ 1 See Annex XVIe. Or. en report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 66

1. Where, pursuant to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, the Council has informed Parliament that it has approved its ~~amendments, but not otherwise amended the Commission proposal, or neither institution has amended the Commission proposal, the President~~position, the President, subject to finalisation in accordance with Rule 172a, shall announce in Parliament that the proposal has been ~~finally adopted. 2. Before mak~~adopted ing this announcement, the President shall verify that any technical adaptations made by the Council to the proposal do not affect the substance. In case of doubt, he shall consult the committee responsible. If any changes made are considered to be substantive, the President shall inform the Council that Parliament will proceed to a second reading as soon as the conditions laid down in Rule 57 are fulfilled. 3. After making the announcement referred to in paragraph 1, the President shall, with the President of the Council, sign the proposed act and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, in accordance with Rule 68. e wording which corresponds to the position of Parliament. Or. en (Substitutes Amendment 23 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 – title

Signature of adopted acts Requirements for the drafting of legislative acts

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 – paragraph 1

1. The text of acts adopted jointly by Parliament and the Council shall be signed by the President and by the Secretary-General, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed.deleted

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 – paragraph 7

~~7. The acts referred to above shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the Secretaries- General of Parliament and the Council.~~deleted

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 a (new) (to be introduced in Chapter 6 CONCLUSION OF THE LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE after Rule 68)

Rule 68a Signature of adopted acts After finalisation of the text adopted in accordance with Rule 172a and once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, acts adopted in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the EC Treaty shall be signed by the President and the Secretary- General and shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the Secretaries-General of the Parliament and of the Council.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 c (new) (*) (to be introduced in Chapter 6 a (new))

~~(This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amend~~Rule 68c (*) Accession treaties 1. Any application by a European State to become a member of the European Union shall be referred for consideration to the committee responsible. 2. Parliament may decide, on a proposal from the committee responsible, a political group or at least 40 Members, to request the Commission and the Council to take part in a debate before negotiations with the applicant State commence. 3. Throughout the negotiations the Commission and the Council shall inform the committee responsible regularly and thoroughly of the progress in the negotiations, if necessary on a confidential basis. 4. At any stage of the negotiations Parliament 28may, ofn the ~~draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000) and of current Rule 82, which will be deleted if~~basis of a report from the committee responsible, adopt recommendations and require these to be taken into account before the conclusion of a Treaty for the accession of an applicant State to the European Union. 5. When the negotiations are completed, but before any agreement is signed, the draft agreement shall be submitted to Parliament for consent in accordance with Rule 75. Or. en this amendment is adopted)

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 d (new) (*) (to be introduced in Chapter 6 a (new))

~~(This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 29 of the draft~~Rule 68d (*) Withdrawal from the Union If a Member State, pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, wishes to withdraw from the Union, the matter shall be referred to Parliament's committee responsible. Rule 68c shall apply mutatis mutandis. Parliament shall decide on consent to an agreement on the withdrawal by a majority of the votes cast. Or. en report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 75700))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 76 (*) (to be introduced as Rule 68 g in Chapter 6 a (new))

~~Procedures in Parliament 1. Requests by Member States or Commission proposal~~Rule 76 Rule 68g (*) Enhanced cooperation between Member States 1. Requests to introduce enhanced cooperation between Member States ~~and consultations of Parliament~~ pursuant to Article ~~40a(2)~~20 of the EU Treaty on European Union shall be referred by the President to the committee responsible for consideration. Rules 35, 36, 37, 40, 49 to 565 and 75 shall apply as appropriate. 2. The committee responsible shall verify compliance with Article 1120 of the EC Treaty ~~and Articles 27a, 27b, 40, 43, 44 and 44a of the EU Treaty~~on European Union and Articles 326 to 334 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 3. Subsequent acts proposed under enhanced cooperation, once it is established, shall be dealt with in Parliament under the same procedures as when enhanced cooperation does not apply. ~~(This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 44 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000) and of current Rule 76, which will be deleted if~~Rule 40 shall apply. Or. en this amendment is adopted)

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 69 b (new) (*)

~~(This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 34 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000)~~Rule 69b (*) Working documents 1. The following documents shall be made available to all Members: (a) a summary by the Council of its deliberations on the draft budget; (b) the Council's position on the draft budget drawn up pursuant to Article 314(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; (c) any draft decision on the provisional twelfths pursuant to Article 315 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 2. Those documents shall be referred to the committee responsible. Any committee concerned may deliver and opinion. 3. If other c~~urrent Article 1 of Annex IV, which~~ommittees wish to deliver opinions, the President shall set the time- limit within which these are to be communicated to the committee responsible. Or. en will be deleted if this amendment is adopted)

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 69 d (new) (*)

~~(This amendment substitutes Amendment 36 of the draft~~Rule 69d (*) Financial trialogue The President of Parliament may delegate his responsibilities under Article 324 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to a Vice-President having experience in budgetary matters or to the chair of the committee respo~~rt (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR~~nsible for budgetary issues. Or. en 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 69 e (new) (*)

~~(This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 37 of the draft~~Rule 69e (*) Budgetary conciliation 1. The President shall convene the Conciliation Committee in accordance with Article 314(4) and (5) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 2. The members of the delegation shall be appointed by the political groups each year prior to Parliament's vote on the Council's position, preferably from amongst the members of the committee responsible for budgetary issues and other committees concerned. The delegation shall be led by the President of Parliament. The President may delegate this task to a Vice-President having experience in budgetary matters or to the chair of the committee responsible for budgetary issues. 3. Rule 64(2), (4), (5), (7) and (8) shall apply. 4. Where, on the basis of the positions of Parliament and of the Council, agreement on a joint text is reached within the Conciliation Committee, the matter shall be placed on the agenda of a sitting of Parliament to be held within fourteen days from the date of that agreement. Rule 65(2) and (3) shall apply. 5. The joint text as a whole shall be subject to a single vote. The committee responsible or at least one tenth of the Members may table a motion to reject the joint text, to be voted on by a roll-call vote. 6. If Parliament approves the joint text whilst the Council rejects it, the committee responsible may table all or some of Parliament's amendments to the Council's position for a confirmation in accordance with Article 314(7)(d) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 7. In the cases referred to in paragraphs 5 and 6, derogations from Rule 138(1) shall be permissible as far as necessary to respect the deadlines. Or. en report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 75 – paragraph 2 (*)

2. For accession treaties and international agreements and determination of a serious and persistent breach of common principles by a Member State, Rules 82, 83 and 95 shall apply respectively. For an enhanced cooperation procedure in an area covered by the ~~procedure laid down in Article 251 of the EC Treaty, Rule 76 shall apply.~~ ordinary legislative procedure, Rule 76 shall apply. (Horizontal amendment: the words 'procedure laid down in Article 251 of the EC Treaty' shall be replaced throughout the entire text of the Rules of Procedure by the words 'ordinary legislative procedure')

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 75 – paragraph 3 (*)

3. Where Parliament's asconsent is required for a proposed legislative ~~proposal~~act or an envisaged international treaty, the committee responsible may decide, in order to facilitate a positive outcome of the procedure, to present an interim report on the Commission proposal to Parliament with a motion for a resolution containing recommendations for modification or implementation of the proposal. If Parliament approves at least one recommendation the President shall request further discussion with the Council. The committee responsible shall make its final recommendation for the assent of Parliament in the light of the outcome of the discussion with the Council. (This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 43 of the draft(Horizontal amendment: with the exception of Rules 52 and 53, the words 'Commission proposal' and 'legislative proposal' shall be replaced throughout the entire text of the Rules of Procedure by the words 'proposal for a legislative act' or 'proposed legislative act' as grammatically appropriate.) Or. {EN}en report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 83 – paragraph 1

1. When it is intended to open negotiations on the conclusion, renewal or amendment of an international agreement, including agreements in specific areas such as monetary affairs or trade, the committee responsible ~~shall ensure that Parliament is fully informed by the Commiss~~may decide to draw up a report or otherwise monitor the procedure and inform the Conference of Committee Chairs of that decision. Where appropriate, other committees may be asked for an opinion pursuant to Rule 46(1). Rules 179(2), 47 or 47a shall apply where appropriate. The chairs and rapporteurs of the responsible committee and, as the case may be, of the associated committees shall jointly take appropriate action to ensure that the Commission provides Parliament with full information about ~~its~~the recommendations for a negotiating mandate, if necessary on a confidential basis, as well as with the information referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 98 (*)

1. When the ~~Council has agreed on a nomination~~European Council proposes a candidate for President of the Commission, the President shall request the ~~nomine~~candidate to make a statement and present his or her political guidelines to Parliament. The statement shall be followed by a debate. The European Council shall be invited to take part in the debate. 2. Parliament shall ~~approve or reject~~elect the President of the nCom~~inat~~mission by a majority of ~~the votes cast. The vote shall be taken by secret ballot~~its component Members. 3. If the ~~nomine~~candidate is elected, the President shall inform the Council accordingly, requesting it and the President-elect of the Commission to propose by common accord the nominees for the various posts of Commissioners. 4. If ~~Parliament does not approve the nomination~~the candidate does not obtain the required majority, the President shall ~~request the~~invite the European Council to ~~nominat~~propose a new candidate~~. (This amendment substitutes Amendment 59 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR~~ within one month for election in accordance with the same procedure. Or. en 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 103 – paragraph 1

1. Members of the Commission, Council and European Council may at any time ask the President of Parliament for permission to make a statement. The President of the European Council shall make a statement after every meeting thereof. The President shall decide when the statement may be made and whether it is to be followed by a full debate or by ~~thirty~~30 minutes of brief and concise questions from Members. ~~(This amendment substitutes and partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 62 of the draft~~Or. en report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 108 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. Questions may be put to the Council or the Commission by a committee, a standing interparliamentary delegation, a political group or at least ~~forty~~40 Members with a request that they be placed on the agenda of Parliament.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 115 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

In accordance with the provisions of Rule 132, Parliament may abandon a topic due to be debated and replace it by an unscheduled topic in the debate. Motions for a resolution~~s on the subjects chosen shall be tabled by the evening of the day on which the agenda is adopted~~ each dealing with one subject on the agenda shall be tabled by the committee responsible for the protection of human rights, taking account of relevant positions adopted by Parliament, committees or delegations. The President shall set the precise deadline for tabling such motions for resolutions.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 115 – paragraph 5

~~5. If two or more motions for resolutions are tabled on the same subject, the procedure set out in Rule 103(4) shall apply.~~deleted

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 142 – paragraph 3 b (new)

~~(This amendment substitutes Paragraph 3b of Amendment 67 (Rule 142 – Allocation of~~3b. On request, priority may be given to the chair or rapporteur of the committee responsible, to the chair of the interparliamentary delegation responsible for a country concerned by the debate and to the chairs of political groups who wish to speak on their behalf, or to speakers deputising for them. Or. en speaking time) of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 172 a (new)

~~(This amendment substitutes Amendments 74 and 75 of the draft report (PE 405.935 v03.00 –~~Rule 172a Texts adopted 1. Texts adopted by Parliament shall be published immediately after the vote. They shall be placed before Parliament in conjunction with the minutes of the relevant sitting and be preserved in the records of Parliament. 2. Texts adopted by Parliament shall be subject to legal-linguistic finalisation under the responsibility of the President. Where such texts are adopted on the basis of an agreement reached between Parliament and the Council, such finalisation shall be carried out by the two institutions acting in close cooperation and by mutual agreement. 3. The procedure laid down in Rule 204a shall apply where, in order to ensure the coherence and the quality of the text in accordance with the will expressed by Parliament, adaptations are required which go beyond corrections of typological errors or corrections necessary to ensure the concordance of all language versions as well as their linguistic correctness and terminological consistency. 4. The texts adopted by Parliament under the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the EC Treaty shall take the form of a consolidated text. Where Parliament's vote was not based on an agreement with the Council, the consolidated text shall identify any amendments adopted. 5. After finalisation, the texts adopted shall be signed by the President and the Secretary-General and shall be published in the Official Journal. Or. en FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 175 – title

Setting up of ~~temporary~~special committees

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 177 – paragraph 1 – interpretation (new)

The proportionality among groups must not depart from the nearest appropriate whole number. If a group decides not to take seats on a committee, the seats in question shall remain vacant and the committee shall be reduced in size by the corresponding number.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 179 – paragraph 2

2. Should a standing committee declare itself not competent to consider a question, or should a conflict arise over the competence of two or more standing committees, the question of competence shall be referred to the Conference of Presidents within four working weeks of the announcement in Parliament of referral to committee. The Conference of ~~Committee Chairs shall be notified and may make~~Presidents shall take a decision within six weeks on the basis of a recommendation tofrom the Conference of ~~Presidents. T~~Committee Chairs, or, if no such recommendation is forthcoming, from its chair. If the Conference of Presidents ~~shall~~fails to take a decision within ~~six working weeks of the referral of the question of competence. Otherwise the question shall be included for a decision on the agenda for the subsequent part- session~~that period, the recommendation shall be deemed to have been approved.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 179 – paragraph 2 – interpretation (new)

The committee chairs may enter into agreements with other committee chairs concerning the allocation of an item to a particular committee, subject, where necessary, to the authorisation of a procedure with associated committees under Rule 47.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 181

~~1. Subject to prior authorisation by the Conference of Presidents, a standing or temporary c~~Subcommittees Committee working groups Committees may, in the interests of its work, appoint one or more subcommittees, of which it shall at the same time determine the composition, pursuant to Rule 177, and area of responsibility. Subcommittees shall report to the committee that set them up. 2. The procedure for subcommittees shall be the same as for committees. 3. Substitutes shall be allowed to sit on subcommittees under the same conditions as on committees. 4. The application of set up working groups to assist or prepare their work. Such working groups shall be offered technical and administrative facilities comparable to theose provisions must safeguard the interdependence between a subcommittee and the committee within which it is set up. For this purpose all the full members of a subcommittee shall be chosen from among the members of the parent committeeoffered to committees. The Bureau shall lay down implementing provisions.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 188 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. The chair of a delegation shall be given an opportunity to be heard by a specialised committee when a point is on the agenda which touches on the field of responsibility of the delegation. The same shall apply at meetings of a delegation to the chair or rapporteur of a specialised committee.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

Richard CORBETT

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 192 – paragraph 1

1. The committee responsible may decide to draw up a report pursuant to Rule 45 or otherwise express its opinion on petitions it has declared admissible. ~~The committee may, particularly in the case of petitions which seek changes in existing law, request opinions from other committees pursuant to Rule 46~~Where the report deals with, in particular, the application or interpretation of the law of the European Union, the committee responsible for the subject- matter shall be associated in accordance with Rule 46(1) and the first and second indents of Rule 47. The committee responsible shall accept without a vote suggestions for parts of the motion for a resolution received from the committee responsible for the subject-matter which deal with the application or interpretation of the law of the European Union. If the committee responsible does not accept such suggestions, the associated committee may table them directly to Parliament.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

43 Amendments of Richard CORBETT related to 2007/2124(REG)

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