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REPORT on amendment of Rules 123 and 42 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure: written declarations and legislative initiatives PDF (162 KB) DOC (177 KB)
Amendments (8)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Greater use should be made of Rule 42(2) of the Rules of Procedures, which gives individual Members a real opportunity to influence Union legislation;
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Bureau to examine the existing rules governing security so as to avoidWelcomes the decision of the Bureau to limit extensive advertising of written declarations and to, thus allowing untroubled access to Parliament's Chamber for its Members;
Amendment A #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 1
Rule 123 – paragraph 1
1. Up to five MemberAt least 10 Members from at least three political groups may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words on a matter falling exclusively within the competence of the European Union which does not cover issues that are. The contents of such a declaration may not go beyond the form of a declaration. In particular, it may not call for any legislative action, contain any decision on matters for which specific procedures and competences are laid down in these Rules of Procedure or deal with the subject of an ongoing legislative process. Authorisation shall be given by the President on a case-by-case basisproceedings in Parliament 1a. The authorisation to proceed further shall be subject to a reasoned decision by the President pursuant to paragraph 1 in any given case. Written declarations shall be printublished in the official languages and distributedon Parliament's website and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered, with the names of the signatories, in an electronic register. This register shall be public and shall be kept outside the entrance to the Chamber during part-sessions and in an appropaccessible through Parliament's website. Hard copies of wriatte location, to be determined by the College of Quaestors, between part- sessionsn declarations with signatures will be also kept by the President.
Amendment B #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
2. The signature of any Member may be added to a declaration entered in the registerelectronic register. It may be withdrawn at any time before the end of a period of three months from the entry of the declaration in the register. In the event of such a withdrawal the Member concerned shall not be permitted to add his or her signature again to the declaration.
Amendment C #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 42 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Rule 42 – paragraphs 2 and 3
2. Any Member may table a proposal for a Union act on the basis of the right of initiative granted to Parliament under Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 3. The proposal shall be submitted to the President, who shall refer it to the committee responsible for considerationSuch a proposal may be tabled together by up to 10 Members. The proposal shall indicate its legal basis and may be accompanied by an explanatory statement of no more than 150 words. 3. The proposal shall be submitted to the President, who shall verify whether the legal requirements are fulfilled. He may refer the proposal for an opinion on the appropriateness of the legal basis to the committee responsible for such verification. If the President declares the proposal admissible, he shall announce it in plenary and refer it to the committee responsible. Before such referral, the proposal shall be translated into those official languages which the Chair of that committee considers necessary in order to make summary consideration possible. The committee shall take a decision on further action within three mmay recommend to the President that the proposal be opened for signature by any Member, subject to the modalities and deadlines set out in Rule 123(1a), 123(2) and 123(5). Where such a proposal is signed by a majority of Parliament's component members, the report on ths of the referral, and aftere proposal shall be deemed to be authorised by the Conference of Presidents. The committee shall draw up a report in accordance with Rule 48, having heard the authors of the proposal. Where the committee decides to submit the proposal to Parliament in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 48, ta proposal is not opened for additional signatures or is not signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members the committee responsible shall take a decision on further action within three months of the referral, and after having heard the authors of the proposal. The authors of the proposal shall be named in the title of the report.
Amendment D #
Proposal for a decision
Recital G
Recital G
G. In light of Parliament's growing powers, the significance of written declarations has substantially diminishedincreased prerogatives, as well as the introduction of the European citizens' initiative, the significance of written declarations has changed, though they still can be a useful tool enabling Members to raise awareness on issues of public concern;
Amendment E #
Proposal for a decision
Recital H
Recital H
H. Written declarations have a very limited impact, in terms of both agenda-setting and influencing decisions taken by the institutions, and may give a misleading impression as to their effectiveness. However, when properly used, they still retain value as a popular campaigning tool. For proposals calling for a legislative action Rule 42(2) should be used, giving individual Members a real opportunity to influence Union legislation and to incorporate a given proposal into the work of Parliament's committees;
Amendment F #
Proposal for a decision
Recital I
Recital I
I. Written declarations should be gradually restricted andThe quality and relevance of some written declarations, and in particular their concordance with the competences of the Union as set out in Title I of Part I of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, can be underwhelming. Therefore, in the next term, the Parliament should examine whether they should not be completely abolishedmight assess the impact of the new provisions of its Rules of Procedure concerning written declarations and examine their effectiveness;