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2011/2129(REG) EP Rules of Procedure, Rule 13(1): election of Vice-Presidents, interpretation

Progress: Procedure completed

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Lead AFCO
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 236

Events

2011/06/23
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament decided to append the interpretation of Rule 13(1) of its Rules of Procedure:

‘If a Vice-President is to be replaced and there is only one candidate, he or she may be elected by acclamation. The President is empowered to decide, at his discretion, whether the election is to take place by acclamation or by a secret ballot. The candidate elected takes the place of his or her predecessor in the order of precedence’.

Documents
2011/06/23
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2011/06/16
   EP - Decision by committee, without report
2011/06/15
   EP - Vote in committee
Details

'If a Vice-President is to be replaced and there is only one candidate, he or she may be elected by acclamation. The President is empowered to decide, at his discretion, whether the election is to take place by acclamation or by a secret ballot. The candidate elected takes the place of his or her predecessor in the order of precedence.'

History

(these mark the time of scraping, not the official date of the change)

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  • date: 2011-06-15T00:00:00 type: Vote in committee, 1st reading/single reading body: EP summary: 'If a Vice-President is to be replaced and there is only one candidate, he or she may be elected by acclamation. The President is empowered to decide, at his discretion, whether the election is to take place by acclamation or by a secret ballot. The candidate elected takes the place of his or her predecessor in the order of precedence.'
  • date: 2011-06-16T00:00:00 type: Decision by committee, without report body: EP
  • date: 2011-06-23T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2011-298 title: T7-0298/2011 summary: The European Parliament decided to append the interpretation of Rule 13(1) of its Rules of Procedure: ‘If a Vice-President is to be replaced and there is only one candidate, he or she may be elected by acclamation. The President is empowered to decide, at his discretion, whether the election is to take place by acclamation or by a secret ballot. The candidate elected takes the place of his or her predecessor in the order of precedence’.
  • date: 2011-06-23T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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    • date: 2011-06-16T00:00:00 body: EP type: Decision by committee, without report
    • date: 2011-06-23T00:00:00 docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P7-TA-2011-298 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading title: T7-0298/2011 body: EP type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading
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