Activities of Alexandra THEIN related to 2011/2058(REG)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on amendment of Rules 123 and 42 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure: written declarations and legislative initiatives PDF (162 KB) DOC (177 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 43 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Rule 123 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Up to five MemberA minimum of 40 Members from a minimum of three political groups may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words on a matter falling exclusively within the competence of the European Union which does not cover issues that are the subject of an ongoing legislative process. Aor non-legislative procedures. Specific and reasoned authorisation shall be given by the President on a case-by-case basis. Written declarations shall be printed in thetranslated into all official languages and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered with the names of the signatories, in a register. Thisn electronic register sthat shall be public and shall be kept outside the entrance to the Chamber during part-sessions and in an appropriate location, to be determined by the College of Quaestors, between part- sessions.
Amendment 54 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
Rule 123 – paragraph 2
2. The signature of any Member may be added to a declaration entered in the register. Members shall sign the register by hand on a paper list accessible outside the entrance to the Chamber during part- sessions and in an appropriate location, to be determined by the College of Quaestors, between part-sessions. A signature is to be seen as final and cannot be withdrawn. The signatures on the paper list shall be transferred to the electronic register at the end of each day. Paper lists must be archived for one year.
Amendment 58 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 3
Rule 123 – paragraph 3
3. Where, at the end of a period of three months from its entry in the register, a declaration is signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members, the President shall notify Parliament accordingly and publish the names of the signatories in the minutes and the declaration as a text adopted, together with a statement that the opinions expressed in it do not constitute the official opinion of the European Parliament but the opinions of the signatories, and that the declaration is a non-binding instrument.
Amendment 65 #
Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 123 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Rule 123 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. All language versions of a successful written declaration shall be published and stored in a special location on Parliament's website.