54 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2016/2114(REG)
Amendment 903 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
Rule 15 – paragraph 1
The President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors shall be elected by secret ballot, in accordance with Rule 182. Nominations shall be with consent. They may only be made by a political group or by at least 4025 Members. However, if the number of nominations does not exceed the number of seats to be filled, the candidates may be elected by acclamation.
Amendment 955 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 37 – paragraph 2
Rule 37 – paragraph 2
2. In urgent and unforeseen circumstances,At any time an institution may, on its own initiative and in accordance with the procedures laid down in the Treaties, propose adding a legislative measure to those proposed in the Commission Work Programme. Parliament may make such a proposal via the committee responsible, a political group or at least 25 Members.
Amendment 958 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 38 – paragraph 2
Rule 38 – paragraph 2
2. Where the committee responsible for the subject matter, a political group or at least 4025 Members are of the opinion that a proposal for a legislative act or parts of it do not comply with rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the matter shall, at their request, be referred to the committee responsible for the interpretation of the Charter. The opinion of that committee shall be annexed to the report of the committee responsible for the subject- matter.
Amendment 976 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 60 – paragraph 1
Rule 60 – paragraph 1
1. If a Commission proposal fails to secure a majority of the votes cast or if a motion for its rejection, which may be tabled by the committee responsible or by at least 4025 Members, has been adopted, the President shall, before Parliament votes on the draft legislative resolution, ask the Commission to withdraw the proposal.
Amendment 978 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 60 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Rule 60 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
If the Commission does not withdraw its proposal, Parliament shall refer the matter back to the committee responsible without voting on the draft legislative resolution, unless Parliament, on a proposal of the Chair or rapporteur of the committee responsible or of a political group or at least 4025 Members, proceeds to vote on the draft legislative resolution.
Amendment 986 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 63 – paragraph 4
Rule 63 – paragraph 4
4. The President shall also request that a proposal for an act be referred again to Parliament in the circumstances defined in this Rule where Parliament so decides on a proposal from a political group or at least 4025 Members.
Amendment 988 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 68 – paragraph 1
Rule 68 – paragraph 1
1. The committee responsible, a political group or at least 4025 Members may, in writing and before a deadline set by the President, table a proposal to reject the Council's position. Such a proposal shall require for adoption the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament. A proposal to reject the Council's position shall be voted on before voting on any amendments.
Amendment 990 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 69 – paragraph 1
Rule 69 – paragraph 1
1. The committee responsible, a political group or at least 4025 Members may table amendments to the Council's position for consideration in Parliament.
Amendment 1002 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 81 – paragraph 2
Rule 81 – paragraph 2
2. Parliament may decide, on a proposal from the committee responsible, a political group or at least 4025 Members, to request the Commission and the Council to take part in a debate before negotiations with the applicant State commence.
Amendment 1003 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 88 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Rule 88 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Draft amendments shall be admissible only if they are presented in writing, bear the signatures of at least 4025 Members or are tabled on behalf of a political group or committee, specify the budget heading to which they refer and ensure the maintenance of a balance between revenue and expenditure. Draft amendments shall include all relevant information on the remarks to be entered against the budget heading in question.
Amendment 1005 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 88 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Rule 88 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Draft amendments which have been rejected in the committee responsible shall not be put to the vote in Parliament unless this has been requested in writing, before a deadline to be set by the President, by a committee or at least 4025 Members; that deadline may on no account be less than 24 hours before the start of the vote.
Amendment 1019 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 105 – paragraph 4
Rule 105 – paragraph 4
4. If, 10 working days prior to the start of the part-session the Wednesday of which falls before and closest to the day of expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 5, the committee responsible has not tabled a motion for a resolution, a political group or at least 4025 Members may table a motion for a resolution on the matter for inclusion on the agenda for the part-session referred to above.
Amendment 1021 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 105 – paragraph 6 – indent 3
Rule 105 – paragraph 6 – indent 3
– if, within 24 hours following the announcement in plenary, a political group or at least 4025 Members object to the recommendation, it shall be put to the vote;
Amendment 1025 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 108 – paragraph 2
Rule 108 – paragraph 2
2. Parliament may, on a proposal from the committee responsible, a political group or at least 4025 Members, ask the Council not to authorise the opening of negotiations until Parliament has stated its position on the proposed negotiating mandate on the basis of a report from the committee responsible.
Amendment 1028 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 113 – paragraph 4
Rule 113 – paragraph 4
4. Recommendations drawn up in this way shall be included on the agenda for the next part-session. In urgent cases decided upon by the President, recommendations may be included on the agenda for a current part-session. Recommendations shall be deemed adopted unless, before the beginning of the part-session, at least 4025 Members submit a written objection, in which case the committee's recommendations shall be included on the agenda of the same part-session for debate and voting. A political group or at least 40 25 Members may table amendments.
Amendment 1040 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 118 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Rule 118 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In order to wind up the debate, any political group or at least 4025 Members may table a motion for a resolution. Rule 123(3), (4) and (5) shall apply.
Amendment 1045 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 121 – paragraph 3
Rule 121 – paragraph 3
3. The vote in plenary shall take place within two months of receipt of the nomination unless Parliament, at the request of the committee responsible, a political group or at least 4025 Members, decides otherwise. Parliament shall vote on each nomination separately by secret ballot and shall take its decision by a majority of the votes cast.
Amendment 1046 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 122 – paragraph 3
Rule 122 – paragraph 3
3. The vote shall take place within two months of receipt of the nomination unless Parliament, at the request of the committee responsible, a political group or at least 4025 Members, decides otherwise.
Amendment 1047 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
2. When placing a statement with debate on its agenda, Parliament shall decide whether or not to wind up the debate with a resolution. It shall not do so if a report on the same matter is scheduled for the same or the next part-session, unless the President, for exceptional reasons, proposes otherwise. If Parliament decides to wind up a debate with a resolution, a committee, a political group or at least 4025 Members may table a motion for a resolution.
Amendment 1049 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 128 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 128 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Questions may be put to the Council or the Commission by a committee, a political group or at least 4025 Members with a request that they be placed on the agenda of Parliament.
Amendment 1055 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Questions shall be submitted in electronic format. Each Member mayshall have the right to submit, a maximum of fit any time, whatever questions per mothe Member deems to be relevanth.
Amendment 1059 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1062 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – interpretation
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – interpretation
Amendment 1064 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Rule 130 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Questions which require an immediate answer but not detailed research (priority questions) shall be answered within three weeks of being forwarded to the addressees. Each Member may table onfive priority questions each month.
Amendment 1069 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 134 – paragraph 1
Rule 134 – paragraph 1
1. A political group or at least 4025 Members may table a proposal for a recommendation to the Council on subjects under Title V of the Treaty on European Union, or in cases where Parliament has not been consulted on an international agreement falling within the scope of Rules 108 or 109.
Amendment 1071 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 135 – paragraph 1
Rule 135 – paragraph 1
1. A committee, an interparliamentary delegation, a political group or at least 4025 Members may ask the President in writing for a debate to be held on an urgent case of a breach of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 149(3)).
Amendment 1079 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 150 – paragraph 2
Rule 150 – paragraph 2
2. Items placed on the final draft agenda for vote without amendment shall also be without debate unless Parliament, when adopting its agenda at the start of a part-session, decides otherwise on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents or at the request of a political group or at least 4025 Members.
Amendment 1080 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 150 – paragraph 3
Rule 150 – paragraph 3
3. When drawing up the final draft agenda for a part-session, the Conference of Presidents may propose that other items be taken without amendment or without debate. When adopting its agenda, Parliament may not accept any such proposal if a political group or at least 4025 Members have tabled their opposition in writing at least one hour before the opening of the part-session.
Amendment 1081 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 152 – paragraph 1
Rule 152 – paragraph 1
1. At the beginning of each part- session, Parliament shall take a decision on the final draft agenda. Amendments may be proposed by a committee, a political group or at least 4025 Members. Any such proposals must be received by the President at least one hour before the opening of the part-session. The President may give the floor to the mover, one speaker in favour and one speaker against, in each case for not more than one minute.
Amendment 1082 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 153 – paragraph 1
Rule 153 – paragraph 1
1. A political group or at least 4025 Members may request that an extraordinary debate on a matter of major interest relating to European Union policy be placed on Parliament'’s agenda. As a rule, no more than one extraordinary debate shall be held during each part-session.
Amendment 1086 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 154 – paragraph 1
Rule 154 – paragraph 1
1. A request that a debate on a proposal on which Parliament has been consulted pursuant to Rule 47(1) be treated as urgent may be made to Parliament by the President, a committee, a political group, at least 4025 Members, the Commission or the Council. This request shall be made in writing and supported by reasons.
Amendment 1087 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 158 – paragraph 4
Rule 158 – paragraph 4
4. At committee and delegation meetings away from the usual places of work interpretation shall be provided from and into the languages of those members who have confirmed that they will attend the meeting. These arrangements may exceptionally be made more flexible where the members of the committee or delegation so agree. In the event of disagreement, the Bureau shall decideinterpretation must be provided to ensure respect for the principle of multilingualism.
Amendment 1096 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 – paragraph 3
Rule 168 – paragraph 3
3. All votes shall be valid whatever the number of voters unless the President, on a request made before voting has begun by at least 4025 Members, establishes at the time of voting that the quorum is not present. If the vote shows that the quorum is not present, the vote shall be placed on the agenda for the next sitting.
Amendment 1098 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 – paragraph 3 – interpretation – subparagraph 1
Rule 168 – paragraph 3 – interpretation – subparagraph 1
3. A request for the quorum to be established must be made by at least 4025 Members. A request on behalf of a political group is not admissible.
Amendment 1105 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendments for consideration in Parliament may be tabled by the committee responsible, a political group or at least 4025 Members.
Amendment 1108 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Rule 169 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have been printedmade available and distributed in all the official languages at least 24 hours before the vote, unless Parliament decides otherwise. Parliament may not decide otherwise if at least 4025 Members object. Parliament shall avoid taking decisions which would place Members who use a particular language at an unacceptable disadvantage.
Amendment 1112 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 171 – paragraph 5
Rule 171 – paragraph 5
5. The only Member permitted to speak during the vote shall be the rapporteur or, in his justifiable absence, another Member from the same political group and appointed to that end by the rapporteur, who shall have the opportunity of expressing briefly the views of the committee responsible on the amendments put to the vote.
Amendment 1115 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 174 – paragraph 5
Rule 174 – paragraph 5
5. Where the committee responsible has tabled a set of amendments to the text with which the report is concerned, the President shall put them to the vote collectively, unless a political group or at least 4025 Members have requested separate votes or unless other amendments have been tabled.
Amendment 1119 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 176 – paragraph 1
Rule 176 – paragraph 1
1. Where the text to be put to the vote contains two or more provisions or references to two or more points or lends itself to division into two or more parts having a distinct meaning and/or normative value, a split vote may be requested by a political group or at least 4025 Members.
Amendment 1127 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 180 – paragraph 1
Rule 180 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the cases provided for under Rules 118(5), 119(5) and 179, the vote shall be taken by roll call if this is requested in writing by a political group or at least 4025 Members the evening before the vote unless the President sets a different deadline.
Amendment 1133 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 188 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 188 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Referral back to committee may be requested by a political group or at least 4025 Members when the agenda is fixed or before the start of the debate.
Amendment 1134 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 188 – paragraph 2
Rule 188 – paragraph 2
2. Referral back to committee may also be requested by a political group or at least 4025 Members before or during a vote. Such a motion shall be put to the vote immediately.
Amendment 1135 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 189 – paragraph 1
Rule 189 – paragraph 1
1. A debate may be closed before the list of speakers has been exhausted on a proposal from the President or at the request of a political group or at least 4025 Members. Such a proposal or request shall be put to the vote immediately.
Amendment 1136 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 190 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 190 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
At the start of a debate on an item on the agenda, a political group or at least 4025 Members may move that the debate be adjourned to a specific date and time. Such a motion shall be put to the vote immediately.
Amendment 1137 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 190 – paragraph 4
Rule 190 – paragraph 4
4. Before or during a vote, a political group or at least 4025 Members may move that the vote be adjourned. Such a motion shall be put to the vote immediately.
Amendment 1139 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 191 – paragraph 1
Rule 191 – paragraph 1
The sitting may be suspended or closed during a debate or a vote if Parliament so decides on a proposal from the President or at the request of a political group or at least 4025 Members. Such a proposal or request shall be put to the vote immediately.
Amendment 1147 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 199 – paragraph 2
Rule 199 – paragraph 2
2. Amendments to the proposals by the Conference of Presidents shall be admissible only if they are tabled by at least 4025 Members. Parliament shall vote on such amendments by secret ballot.
Amendment 1177 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 219 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Rule 219 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Nominations must have the support of at least 4025 Members who are nationals of at least two Member States.
Amendment 1181 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Title XII
Title XII
Amendment 1182 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 223
Rule 223
Amendment 1183 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 224
Rule 224
Amendment 1184 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 225
Rule 225
Amendment 1186 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 226 – paragraph 4
Rule 226 – paragraph 4
4. Should a political group or at least 4025 Members contest the committee's interpretation, the matter shall be put to the vote in Parliament. Adoption of the text shall be by a majority of the votes cast, provided that at least one third of Parliament's component Members are present. In the event of rejection, the matter shall be referred back to the committee.
Amendment 1187 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 231 – paragraph 4
Rule 231 – paragraph 4
4. The corrigendum shall be announced at the following part-session. It shall be deemed approved unless, not later than 24 hours after its announcement, a request is made by a political group or at least 4025 Members that it be put to the vote. If the corrigendum is not approved, it shall be referred back to the committee responsible which may propose an amended corrigendum or close the procedure.