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2014/2011(REG) EP Rules of Procedure, Rules 148a (new) and 156(1): electronic signatures

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AFCO SCHÖPFLIN György (icon: PPE PPE) PETROVIĆ JAKOVINA Sandra (icon: S&D S&D), HÄFNER Gerald (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), FOX Ashley (icon: ECR ECR), MESSERSCHMIDT Morten (icon: EFD EFD)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 237-p1

Events

2014/04/16
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2014/04/16
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament decided by 660 votes to 9, with 5 abstentions, to amend Parliament's Rules of Procedure so as to allow for the possibility of electronic signatures.

A new Rule 148a on the electronic handling of documents has been introduced : it stipulates that Parliament documents may be prepared, signed and distributed in electronic form. The Bureau should decide on the technical specifications and on the presentation of the electronic form.

Documents
2014/04/16
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2014/03/18
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details

The Committee on Constitutional Affairs adopted the report by György SCHÖPFLIN (EPP, HU) on amendment of Parliament's Rules of Procedure so as to allow for the possibility of electronic signatures.

Members proposed to introduce a new Rule 148a on the electronic handling of documents : Parliament documents may be prepared, signed and distributed in electronic form. The Bureau should decide on the technical specifications and on the presentation of the electronic form.

Documents
2014/03/13
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2014/03/10
   EP - Vote in committee
2014/02/27
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2014/02/12
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2014/02/10
   EP - SCHÖPFLIN György (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO

Documents

Votes

A7-0175/2014 - György Schöpflin - Décision #

2014/04/16 Outcome: +: 660, -: 9, 0: 5
DE GB FR ES PL IT RO NL SE CZ PT HU BE BG AT EL SK IE DK HR LT FI SI LV LU EE CY MT
Total
92
68
70
48
47
45
28
25
20
20
20
19
21
16
17
14
13
12
12
11
10
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
icon: PPE PPE
235

Czechia PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

1

Luxembourg PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1
2

Malta PPE

For (1)

1
icon: S&D S&D
171

Netherlands S&D

3

Ireland S&D

2

Finland S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Estonia S&D

For (1)

1
icon: ALDE ALDE
73

Greece ALDE

1

Slovakia ALDE

For (1)

1
3

Lithuania ALDE

1

Finland ALDE

For (1)

1

Slovenia ALDE

2

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

1
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
56

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

5

Netherlands Verts/ALE

3

Portugal Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

For (1)

1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

1
icon: ECR ECR
52

Netherlands ECR

For (1)

1

Belgium ECR

For (1)

1

Denmark ECR

For (1)

1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

1

Lithuania ECR

1

Latvia ECR

For (1)

1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
32

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Spain GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

Sweden GUE/NGL

1

Ireland GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Croatia GUE/NGL

1

Latvia GUE/NGL

For (1)

1

Cyprus GUE/NGL

1
icon: EFD EFD
26

France EFD

Against (1)

1

Netherlands EFD

For (1)

1

Belgium EFD

Against (1)

1

Bulgaria EFD

For (1)

1

Greece EFD

1

Slovakia EFD

For (1)

1

Lithuania EFD

2

Finland EFD

For (1)

1
icon: NI NI
28
6

Spain NI

1

Italy NI

2

Hungary NI

2

Belgium NI

Against (1)

1

Ireland NI

For (1)

1
AmendmentsDossier
1 2014/2011(REG)
2014/02/27 AFCO 1 amendments...
source: PE-529.869

History

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

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  • date: 2014-04-16T00:00:00 type: End of procedure in Parliament body: EP
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