3 Amendments of Erminia MAZZONI related to 2011/2302(REG)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proposes that the Committee on Petitions be given the responsibility for the organisation of the public hearings on successful European citizens’ initiatives, under the authority of the Vice-President responsible and in conjunction with the relevant legislative committee responsible for the subject-matter as designated by the Conference of Committee Chairs in line with the proposed changes to the Rules of Procedure;
Amendment 10 #
Rule 42 a (new)
Rule 42a Public hearing on a citizens’ initiative 1. Where a citizens’ initiative has obtained more than one million signatures from a minimum of seven Member States and the Commission has published it in the register in accordance with point (a) of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 and informed Parliament, the initiative shall be referred by the President to the committee responsible for the organisation of public hearings on the citizens’ initiative. 2. The initiative shall be included on the agenda for the next meeting of the Conference of Committee Chairs, which shall be informed accordingly. The Chair of the Conference of Committee Chairs shall, after consulting the Conference, designate additional standing committees whose members may participate in the public hearing. Rule 23(9) shall not apply to such hearings. 3. The committee responsible shall establish contact with the Commission and, where appropriate, with other institutions and bodies of the Union, and shall verify whether the condition laid down in point (b) of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 has been met. 4. The committee responsible shall, within three months of the date of submission of the initiative to the Commission in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011, organise a public hearing at the European Parliament, if appropriate together with such other institutions and bodies of the Union as may wish to participate. The committee responsible shall ensure that the Commission is represented at an appropriate level. 5. The committee responsible shall invite the organisers of the citizens’ initiative, or a representative delegation thereof, to present the initiative at a public hearing.
Amendment 26 #
Rule 203 a – paragraph 1
1. When Parliament is informed that the Commission has been invited to submit a proposal for a legal act under Article 11(4) of the EU Treaty, and in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 211/2011, the Committee on Petitions and Citizens’ Rights shall ascertain whether this is likely to affect its work and, if need bappropriate, shall inform those petitioners who have addressed a petition on related subjects.