1 Amendments of György SCHÖPFLIN related to 2011/2174(REG)
Amendment 58 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Annex I (new) – Article 7 (new)
Annex I (new) – Article 7 (new)
Article 7 Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members 1. An Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members ("the Advisory Committee") is hereby established. 2. The Advisory Committee shall be composed of five members, nominated by the President and elected by Parliament at the beginning of his or her term-of-office from amongst 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. Each Member of the Advisory Committee shall serve as chair for six months on a rotating basis. 3. The President shall also, at the beginning of his or her term-of-office, nominate and the Parliament shall elect reserve Members for the Advisory Committee, one for each group not represented in the Advisory Committee. In the event of an alleged breach of this Code of Conduct by a Member of a political group not represented in the Advisory Committee, the relevant reserve Member shall serve as a 6th full Member of the Advisory Committee for the alleged breach under consideration. 4. The Advisory Committee shall give guidance to Members for the interpretation and implementation of the provisions of this Code of Conduct and shall respond within 30 calendar days. At the request of the President, the Advisory Committee shall also assess alleged cases of breach of this Code of Conduct and advise the President on possible action to be taken. The proceedings of the Advisory Committee must be transparent: its assessments shall constitute a body of precedent and a record of its proceedings shall be made. 5. The Advisory Committee may, after consulting the President, seek advice from outside experts.