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

~~(This amendment partly reproduces the wording of Amendment 5 of the draft report (PE~~Rule 36a (*) Examination of respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality 1. During the examination of a proposal for a legal 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 legal 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 in Parliament or if a majority of 55 % of the Members of the Council has opposed the proposal, 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. Or. en 405.935 v03.00 – FDR 757000))

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

József SZÁJER, Klaus-Heiner LEHNE

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 39 – paragraph 1

1. Parliament may request the Commission, pursuant to Article 192, second paragraph, of the EC Treaty, to submit to it any appropriate proposal for the adoption of a new act or the amendment of an existing act, by adopting a resolution on the basis of an own-initiative report from the committee responsible. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the component Members of Parliament in the final vote. Parliament may, at the same time, fix a deadline for the submission of such a proposal.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

József SZÁJER, Klaus-Heiner LEHNE

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Title of Chapter 6 a (new) (*) (to be introduced after Rule 68 and before Chapter 7)

CHAPTER 6a (*) INSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

József SZÁJER, Klaus-Heiner LEHNE

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116

1. Up to five Members may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words on a matter falling within the sphere of activities of the European Union. Written declarations shall be printed in the official languages and distributed. They shall be included with the names of the signatories in a register. This register shall be public and shall be maintained outside the entrance to the Chamber during part-sessions and between part-sessions in an appropriate location to be determined by the College of Quaestors. The contents of a written declaration shall not go beyond the form of a declaration and shall not, in particular, contain any decision on matters for the adoption of which specific procedures and competences are laid down in the Rules of Procedure. 2. The signature of any Member may be added to a declaration included in the register. 3. Where a declaration is signed by the majority of Parliament's component Members, the President shall notify Parliament accordingly and publish the names of the signatories in the minutes. 4. Such a declaration shall, at the end of the part-session, be forwarded to the institutions named therein together with the names of the signatories. It shall be included in the minutes of the sitting at which it is announced. Publication in the minutes shall close the procedure. 5. A written declaration that has stood in the register for over three months and has not been signed by at least one half of the component Members of Parliament shall lapse.Rule 116 deleted Written declarations

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

József SZÁJER, Klaus-Heiner LEHNE

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 144

For a period of not more than ~~thirty~~30 minutes ~~during~~on the evening of the first sitting of each part-session the President shall call Members who wish to draw Parliament's attention to a matter of political importance. Speaking time for each Member shall not exceed one minute. The President may allow a further such period ~~later during the same~~on the last day of each part-session.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

József SZÁJER

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

The composition of committees shall strictly reflect the composition of Parliament. No exchange of seats between political groups should be allowed.

2009/03/12
Committee: AFCO

6 Amendments of József SZÁJER related to 2007/2124(REG)

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