Activities of Andrew DUFF related to 2012/2124(REG)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on amendment of Rule 81 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on the consent procedure PDF (198 KB) DOC (256 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 2 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Where Parliament is asked to give its consent to a proposed act, it shall take aadopt its decision on the basis oftaking into account a recommendation from the committee responsible. The recommendation to approve or reject the act shall include citations, but shall not include recitals. It may include a short justification, which shall be the responsibility of the rapporteur and which shall not be put to the vote. Amendments tabled in committee shall be admissible only if they aim to reverse the recommendation as proposed by the rapporteur.
Amendment 6 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 81 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Without prejudice to its recommendation, the committee responsible may table a motion for a non- legislative resolution along with its recommendation.
Amendment 7 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 81 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1b (new)
1b. The committee responsible shall deal with the request for consent without undue delay. If the committee responsible decides not to give a recommendation, or has not adopted a recommendation within four months after the request for consent has been referred to it, the Conference of Presidents may place the matter, without recommendation, on the agenda of a subsequent part-session for consideration.
Amendment 8 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Parliament shall take a decisiondecide on the act requiring its consent under the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union by means of a single vote on consent, irrespective of whether the recommendation from the committee responsible is to approve or reject the act, and no amendments may be tabled. The majority required for the adoption of the consent shall be the majority indicated in the article of the Treaty on European Union or the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that constitutes the legal basis for the proposed act or, where no majority is indicated therein, the majority of the votes cast. If the majority required is not obtained, the proposed act shall be deemed to have been rejected.
Amendment 18 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The committee responsible shall deal with the request for consent without undue delay. If the committee responsible decides not to give a recommendation, or has not adopted a recommendation within one year after the request for consent has been referred to it, the Conference of Presidents may place the matter, without recommendation, on the agenda of a subsequent part-session for consideration.