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Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 79 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

If the European Council decides to convene a Convention, the representatives of Parliament shall be appointed by Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. Where possible, it shall comprise at least one member from each of the political groups that wishes to participate.

Amendment 1001 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 79 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

If the European Council decides to convene a Convention, the representatives of Parliament shall be appointed by Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. Wherever possible, all political groups shall be represented by at least one member in the Parliament delegation to the Convention.

Amendment 1002 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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

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 1004 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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, a political group or at least 40 Members; that deadline may on no account be less than 24 hours before the start of the vote.

Amendment 1005 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1006 #

Danuta Maria HÜBNER

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 88 – paragraph 5

5. Draft amendments to the estimates of Parliament which are similar to those already rejected by Parliament at the time when the estimates were drawn up shall be discussed only where the committee responsible has delivered a favourable opinion.deleted

Amendment 1007 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 88 – paragraph 9

9. If Parliament has amended the ~~draft budget,~~Council's position on the draft budget, the position thus amended shall be forwarded to the Council and the Commission, together with the justifications. and the minutes of the sitting at which the amendments were adopted.

Amendment 1008 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 88 – paragraph 10

~~10. The minutes of the sitting at which Parliament delivered its opinion on the draft budget shall be forwarded to the Council and the Commission.~~deleted

Amendment 1009 #

Ingeborg GRÄSSLE, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis ALIOT, Inés AYALA SENDER, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Dennis de JONG, Petri SARVAMAA, Bart STAES, Marco VALLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 94 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The provisions governing the procedure for granting discharge to the Commission in accordance with Article 319 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in respect of the implementation of the budget, shall likewise apply to the procedure for granting discharge to:

Amendment 1010 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 94 – paragraph 1 – indent 4

– the bodies responsible for the budgetary management of legally independent entities which carry out Union tasks, insofar as their activities are subject to legal provisions requiring discharge by the European Parliament. The discharge to such bodies shall be dealt with in separate reports.

Amendment 1011 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 94 – paragraph 1 – indent 4

– the bodies responsible for the budgetary management of legally independent entities which carry out Union tasks, insofar as their activities are subject to legal provisions requiring discharge by the European Parliament; the grant of discharge to these bodies shall be dealt with in separate reports.

Amendment 1012 #

Ingeborg GRÄSSLE, Nedzhmi ALI, Louis ALIOT, Inés AYALA SENDER, Ryszard CZARNECKI, Dennis de JONG, Petri SARVAMAA, Bart STAES, Marco VALLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 94 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The discharge to the bodies referred to in the fourth indent of the first paragraph shall be dealt with in a single report per body.

Amendment 1013 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – title

Estimates of Parliament and establishment plan

Amendment 1014 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 1

1. The Bureau shall ~~draw up~~, at the latest at its first meeting of February adopt the preliminary draft estimates and establishment plan on the basis of a report ~~prepared by the Secretary-General~~and the medium and long term planning prepared by the Secretary-General. The medium- and long-term planning shall establish a clear distinction between investments and operational expenditure.

Amendment 1015 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 2

2. The President shall without delay forward the preliminary draft estimates as well as the Secretary General’s report and the medium- and long-term planning to the committee responsible for budgetary issues, which shall ~~draw up~~adopt the draft estimates and report to Parliament.

Amendment 1016 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 96 – paragraph 4

4. Parliament shall adopt the estimates. Should the Parliament fail to do so, the Bureau shall propose new preliminary draft estimates to the committee responsible on budgetary issues.

Amendment 1017 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 97

Procedure to be applied when drawing up 1. As regards Parliament's budget, the Bureau and the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall take decisions in successive stages on: (a) (b) estimates. 2. establishment plan will be taken in accordance with the following procedure: (a) establishment plan for each financial year; (b) the Bureau and the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall be opened in cases where the opinion of the latter diverges from the initial decisions taken by the Bureau; (c) Bureau shall take the final decision on the estimates for the establishment plan, in accordance with Rule 222(3), without prejudice to decisions taken pursuant to Article 314 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. 3. the procedure for drawing up the estimates will begin as soon as the Bureau has taken a final decision on the establishment plan. The stagesRule 97 deleted Parliament's estimates the establishment plan; the preliminary draft and the draft The decisions concerning the the Bureau shall draw up the a conciliation procedure between at the end of thate procedure ~~will be those laid down in Rule 96. A conciliation procedure shall be opened in cases where the positions of the committee responsible for budgetary issues and of the Bureau are widely divergent.~~, the As regards the estimates proper,

Amendment 1018 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 105 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. In the interest of consistency and democracy, the committees shall develop harmonised procedures for dealing with objections to delegated acts and for attendance at expert meetings relating to the preparation of delegated acts.

Amendment 1019 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1020 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 40~~one-twentieth of Parliament’s component 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

– 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 1022 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 106 – paragraph 2

2. ~~The committee responsible may table a reasoned~~In the case of implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for by Council Decision 1999/468/EC laying down procedures for the exercise of the implementing powers conferred on the Commission, the committee responsible may, in accordance with Article 5a (3)(b) and (4)(e) of that Decision, table a motion for a resolution stating that athe draft ~~implementing act or measure goes beyond the implementing powers provided for in the basic legislative act or is not consistent with Union law in other respe~~measures proposed by the Commission exceed the implementing powers provided for in the basic instrument or that the draft is not compatible with the aim or content of the basic instrument or does not respect the principles of subsidiarity or proportionality. In case of implementing acts falling under Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers, where the corresponding basic act was adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure, the committee responsible may , in accordance with Article 11 of that Regulation, table a reasoned motion for a resolution stating that a draft implementing act exceeds the implementing powers provided for in the basic acts.

Amendment 1023 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 106 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Where a draft motion for resolution referred to in paragraph 2 is justified on grounds other than those provided for in that paragraph, the coordinators of the committee responsible may dismiss the objection.

Amendment 1024 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 106 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. In the interest of consistency and democracy, the committees shall develop harmonised procedures for dealing with objections to implementing acts and measures.

Amendment 1025 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1026 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 108 – paragraph 8

8. Where Parliament is requested to give its opinion on the conclusion, renewal or amendment of an international agreement, no amendments to the text of the agreement shall be admissible. Without prejudice to Rule 170(1), amendments to the draft Council decision shall be admissible. If the opinion adopted by Parliament is unfavourable, the President shall ask the Council not to conclude, renew or amend the agreement in question.

Amendment 1027 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 108 – paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. The Chairs and rapporteurs of the committee responsible and of any associated committees shall jointly check that, in accordance with Article 218(10) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy provide Parliament with immediate, regular and full information, if necessary on a confidential basis, at all stages of the preparation for the negotiation, the negotiation and the conclusion of international agreements, including information on the draft and the finally adopted text of negotiating directives, as well as information relating to the implementation of those agreements.

Amendment 1028 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1029 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 115 – paragraph 3

3. Committees shall normally meet in public. They may~~, however, decid~~ decide, by roll call vote of the committee, at the latest when the agenda for a meeting is adopted, to divide that agenda into items open to the public and items closed to the public. ~~However, i~~If a meeting is held in camera, the committee ~~may~~shall, subject to Article 4(1) to (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, open documents and minutes from the meeting to public access. Rule 166 shall apply in the event of any breach of the rules governing confidentiality.

Amendment 1030 #

Martina ANDERSON, Matt CARTHY, Lynn BOYLAN, Liadh NÍ RIADA

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 115 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Members shall only meet interest representatives (lobbyists) who have registered in the Transparency Register, with the exception of local citizens from their constituencies.

Amendment 1031 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

For the purposes of access to documents, the term 'Parliament documents' means any content within the meaning of Article 3(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 which has been drawn up or received by officers of Parliament within the meaning of Title I, Chapter 2, of these Rules, by Parliament's governing bodies, committees or interparliamentary delegations, or by Parliament's Secretariat, including during the trilogue meetings.

Amendment 1032 #

Kaja KALLAS, Frédérique RIES, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Pavel TELIČKA, Antanas GUOGA, Morten LØKKEGAARD, Cora van NIEUWENHUIZEN, Jana TOOM, Sylvie GOULARD, Marietje SCHAAKE, Paavo VÄYRYNEN

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Parliament shall establish a register of Parliament documents. Legislative documents and certain other categories of documents shall, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, be made directly accessible through the register, in an open and accessible format to allow for the reuse of content. References to other Parliament documents shall as far as possible be included in the register.

Amendment 1033 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Parliament shall establish a register of Parliament documents. Legislative documents, including those from trilogue meetings, and certain other categories of documents shall, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, be made directly accessible through the register. References to other Parliament documents shall as far as possible be included in the register.

Amendment 1034 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. In accordance with Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, the Bureau shall publish annually a report stating the number of cases in which access to documents was not granted together with the reasons for such refusals, and the number of so-called sensitive documents that were not recorded in the register.

Amendment 1035 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Members are invited to publish details of their meetings with individuals and organisations falling within the remit of the Transparency Register. The Bureau shall take the necessary measures to enable this information to be published on Parliament's website.

Amendment 1036 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 116 a (new)

Rule 116a Access to Parliament 1. Access badges for Members, Members' assistants and third persons shall be issued on the basis of the rules laid down by the Bureau. Those rules shall also govern the use and withdrawal of access badges. 2. Entities listed in the transparency register, provided for in the Agreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission on the transparency register for organisations and self-employed individuals engaged in EU policy-making and policy implementation1a , and their representatives who have been issued with long-term access badges to the European Parliament must respect: – the Code of Conduct for Registrants annexed to the agreement; – the procedures and other obligations laid down by the agreement; and – the provisions implementing this Rule. Without prejudice to the applicability of the general rules governing the withdrawal or temporary de-activation of long-term access badges, and unless there are significant arguments to the contrary, the Secretary-General shall, with the authorisation of the Quaestors, withdraw or de-activate a long-term access badge where its holder has been disbarred from the transparency register for a breach of the Code of Conduct for Registrants, or has been guilty of a serious breach of the obligations laid down in this paragraph. 3. The Quaestors may determine to what extent the code of conduct referred to in paragraph 2 is applicable to persons who, whilst in possession of a long-term access badge, do not fall within the scope of the agreement. 4. The Bureau, acting on a proposal from the Secretary-General, shall lay down the measures needed to implement the transparency register, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement on the establishment of that register. __________________ 1a OJ L 277, 19.9.2014, p. 11.

Amendment 1037 #

Charles GOERENS, Sylvie GOULARD

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 117 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

~~When~~In agreement with the European Council ~~proposes a candidate for President of the Commission, the Presid~~, the President shall request the leading candidate who in the elections to the European Parliament sha~~ll request the candidate~~s emerged as the strongest contender for the office of President of the Commission to make a statement and present his or her political guidelines to Parliament. The statement shall be followed by a debate.

Amendment 1038 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 117 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

The vote shall be taken by ~~secret b~~roll callot.

Amendment 1039 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 117 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

The vote shall be taken by ~~secret b~~roll-callot.

Amendment 1040 #

Pascal DURAND, Max ANDERSSON, Mady DELVAUX, Jean-Marie CAVADA

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1041 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 118 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. In the event of a change in the financial interests of a Commissioner during her/his term of office, this situation shall be subject to scrutiny by Parliament in accordance with Article 1(3) to (6) of Annex XVI. If a conflict of interests is identified during a Commissioner's term of office and the Commission fails to implement Parliament's recommendations for resolving that conflict of interests, Parliament may ask the President of the Commission to withdraw confidence in the Commissioner in question, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission.

Amendment 1042 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 118 a (new)

Rule 118a Multiannual programming Upon the appointment of a new Commission, the Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, exchange views and agree on joint conclusions on multiannual programming. To that effect, and before negotiating with the Council and the Commission on the joint conclusions on multiannual programming, the President shall hold an exchange of views with the Conference of Presidents regarding the principal policy objectives and priorities for the new legislative term. That exchange of views shall take into consideration, inter alia, the priorities presented by the President- elect of the Commission, as well as the replies given by Commissioners-designate during the hearings provided for in Rule 118. Before signing the joint conclusions, the President shall seek the approval of the Conference of Presidents. If one of more political groups representing at least one- tenth of the component members of Parliament object to the draft joint declaration, it shall be put to the vote at the next part-session.

Amendment 1043 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 118 a (new)

Rule 118a Multiannual programming Upon the appointment of a new Commission, the Parliament, the Council and the Commission will, pursuant to paragraph 5 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, exchange views on possible joint conclusions on multiannual programming. To that effect, and before exchanging views with the Council and the Commission on joint conclusions on multiannual programming, the President shall hold an exchange of views with the Conference of Presidents regarding the principal policy objectives and priorities for the new legislative term. Sufficient prior notice shall be given to the political groups for them to form their opinions. This exchange of views will take into consideration, inter alia, the priorities presented by the President-elect of the Commission, as well as the replies given by Commissioners-designate during the hearings provided for in Rule 118. Before signing the joint conclusions, the President shall seek the approval of Parliament.

Amendment 1044 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 119 – paragraph 1

1. A motion of censure on the Commission may be submitted to the President by one tenth of the component Members of Parliament or by a political group.

Amendment 1045 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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

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

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 1048 #

Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO

Rule 126 a (new)

Rule 126a Statements by the European Investment Bank 1. The President of the European Investment Bank shall present to Parliament the Bank’s annual report on its activities and on the investment policy pursued in both the previous and the current year. 2. That presentation shall be followed by a general debate. 3. The President of the European Investment Bank shall be invited to attend meetings of the committee responsible at least twice a year in order to make a statement and to answer questions. 4. If they or Parliament so request, the President, Vice-President and other members of the Management Committee of the European Investment Bank shall be invited to attend additional meetings. 5. A verbatim report of the proceedings under paragraphs 3 and 4 shall be drawn up in the official languages.

Amendment 1049 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1050 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 128 – paragraph 4

One of the questioners ~~may move the question for five minutes. One member of the institution concerned shall answer~~shall be given sufficient speaking time to move the question. The addressee shall answer the question.

Amendment 1051 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 129 – paragraph 1

1. Question Time with the Commission ~~shall~~may be held at each part- session for a duration of up to 90 minutes on one or more specific horizontal themes to be decided upon by the Conference of Presidents, on the initiative of a political group, one month in advance of the part- session.

Amendment 1052 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 129 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Question time shall not be specifically allocated in advance. The President shall ensure that Members from different political groups are given the opportunity to put a question in turn.

Amendment 1053 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. If a question has not been answered sufficiently fully, the author of the question may submit a supplementary question. The subject of the supplementary question may not deviate substantially from the original question.

Amendment 1054 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. A list of inadmissible questions that are clearly baseless or misleading shall be published every month on Parliament website, together with a short explanation.

Amendment 1055 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Questions shall be submitted in electronic format. Each Member ~~may~~shall have the right to submit, a ~~maximum of fi~~t any time, whatever questions ~~per mo~~the Member deems to be relevanth.

Amendment 1056 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Questions shall be submitted in electronic format. Each Member may submit a maximum of ~~five~~twenty questions ~~per~~over a period of three months.

Amendment 1057 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Questions shall be submitted in electronic format. Each Member may submit a maximum of ~~five~~ten questions per month.

Amendment 1058 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Where a question has not been answered adequately, the author may submit a follow-up question. The scope of the follow-up question shall not deviate in substance from the original question. This subparagraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to questions submitted under Rule 131.

Amendment 1059 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

~~By way of exception, additional questions may be submitted in the form of a paper document tabled and signed personally by the Member concerned in the relevant service of the Secretariat.~~deleted

Amendment 1060 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2

~~By way of exception, additional questions may be submitted in the form of a paper document tabled and signed personally by the Member concerned in the relevant service of the Secretariat.~~deleted

Amendment 1061 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

~~After a period expiring one year from the beginning of the eighth parliamentary term, the Conference of Presidents shall carry out an assessment of the regime in respect of additional questions.~~deleted

Amendment 1062 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – interpretation

The expression "by way of exception" is to be interpreted as meaning that the additional question concerns a matter of urgency and that the submission of that question cannot wait until the following month. Furthermore, the number of questions tabled under the second subparagraph of paragraph 3 must be smaller than the norm of five questions per month.deleted

Amendment 1063 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 3 – interpretation

Amendment 1064 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1065 #

Ingeborg GRÄSSLE

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 – paragraph 6

6. Questions and answers including any related annexes shall be published on Parliament’s website.

Amendment 1066 #

Daniel CASPARY

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 a (new)

Rule 130a Minor interpellations for written answer 1. In minor interpellations for written answer, the Council, the Commission or the Vice-President of the Commission/High-Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy may be asked to furnish information on specifically designated issues. Such questions may be submitted by a committee, a political group or at least five percent of the component Members of Parliament to the President who, provided that the questions are in accordance with the Rules of Procedure in general and the criteria laid down in Annex III, shall ask the addressee to reply within two weeks; the President may extend this time limit in consultation with the questioners. 2. Questions and answers shall be published on Parliament's website.

Amendment 1067 #

Daniel CASPARY

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 130 b (new)

Rule 130b Major interpellations for written answer with debate 1. Major interpellations for written answer with debate may be put to the Council, the Commission or the Vice- President of the Commission/High- Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy by a committee, a political group or at least five percent of Members of the European Parliament. Questions may include a brief explanatory memorandum. Such questions may be submitted in writing to the President who, provided that the questions are in accordance with the rules of Procedure in general and the criteria laid down in Annex III, shall immediately inform the addressee of the major interpellation and ask him to state if and when they will answer. 2. On receipt of the written answer, the major interpellation shall be placed on the draft agenda of Parliament in accordance with the procedure provided for in Rule 149. A debate must be held if a committee, a political group or at least five percent of the component Members of Parliament so request. 3. If the addressee refuses to answer the question or fails to do so within the next three weeks, the question shall be placed on the draft agenda. A debate must be held if a committee, a political group or at least five percent of the component Members of Parliament so request. Prior to the debate one of the requesters may be given leave to state supplementary reasons for the request. 4. One of the requesters may move the question. One member of the institution to which the question was addressed shall answer. Rule 123(2) to (5) concerning the tabling and voting for resolutions shall apply mutatis mutandis. 5. Questions and answers shall be published on Parliament's website.

Amendment 1068 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 131 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Amendment 1069 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1070 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 134 – paragraph 1

1. A political group or ~~at least 40~~one-twentieth of Parliament’s component 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 #

Charles GOERENS, Sylvie GOULARD

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1072 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136

1. three political groups may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words relating exclusively to a matter falling within the competence of the European Union. The contents of such a declaration may not go beyond the form of a declaration. In particular, it may not call for any legislative action, contain any decision on matters for which specific procedures and competences are laid down in these Rules of Procedure or deal with the subject of ongoing proceedings in Parliament. 2. further shall be subject to a reasoned decision by the President pursuant to paragraph 1 in any given case. Written declarations shall be published in the official languages on Parliament's website and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered, with the names of the signatories, in an electronic register. This register shall be public and shall be accessible through Parliament's website. Hard copies of written declarations with signatures will be also kept by the President. 3. The signature of any Member may be added to a declaration entered in the electronic register. It may be withdrawn at any time before the end of a period of three months from the entry of the declaration in the register. In the event of such a withdrawal the Member concerned shall not be permitted to add his or her signature again to the declaration. 4. three months from its being entered in the register, a declaration is signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members, the President shall notify Parliament accordingly. Without binding Parliament, the declaration shall be published inRule 136 deleted Written declarations At least 10 Members from at least The authorisation to proceed Where, at the end of a period of The procedure shall be closed by Where the minutes with the names of its signatories. 5. the forwarding to the addressees, at the end of the part-session, of the declaration, together with the names of the signatories. 6. adopted declaration has been addressed do not inform Parliament about the intended follow-up within three months from its receipt, the matter shall, at the request of one of the authors of the declaration, be placed on the agenda of a subsequent meeting of the committee responsible. 7. remained in the register for over three months and is not signed by at least one half of the component Members of Parliament shall lapse, without any possibility of that three-month period being extended.stitutions to which the A written declaration that has

Amendment 1073 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136

Amendment 1074 #

Beatrix von STORCH

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136

Amendment 1075 #

Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136

1. three political groups may submit a written declaration of not more than 200 words relating exclusively to a matter falling within the competence of the European Union. The contents of such a declaration may not go beyond the form of a declaration. In particular, it may not call for any legislative action, contain any decision on matters for which specific procedures and competences are laid down in these Rules of Procedure or deal with the subject of ongoing proceedings in Parliament. 2. further shall be subject to a reasoned decision by the President pursuant to paragraph 1 in any given case. Written declarations shall be published in the official languages on Parliament's website and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered, with the names of the signatories, in an electronic register. This register shall be public and shall be accessible through Parliament's website. Hard copies of written declarations with signatures will be also kept by the President. 3. be added to a declaration entered in the electronic register. It may be withdrawn at any time before the end of a period of three months from the entry of the declaration in the register. In the event of such a withdrawal the Member concerned shall not be permitted to add his or her signature again to the declaration. 4. three months from its being entered in the register, a declaration is signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members, the President shall notify Parliament accordingly. Without binding Parliament, the declaration shall be published inRule 136 deleted Written declarations At least 10 Members from at least The authorisation to proceed The signature of any Member may Where, at the end of a period of The procedure shall be closed by Where the minutes with the names of its signatories. 5. the forwarding to the addressees, at the end of the part-session, of the declaration, together with the names of the signatories. 6. adopted declaration has been addressed do not inform Parliament about the intended follow-up within three months from its receipt, the matter shall, at the request of one of the authors of the declaration, be placed on the agenda of a subsequent meeting of the committee responsible. 7. remained in the register for over three months and is not signed by at least one half of the component Members of Parliament shall lapse, without any possibility of that three-month period being extended.stitutions to which the A written declaration that has

Amendment 1076 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 136 – paragraph 2

2. The authorisation to proceed further shall be subject to a reasoned decision by the President pursuant to paragraph 1 in any given case. Written declarations shall be published in the official languages on Parliament's website and distributed electronically to all Members. They shall be entered, with the names of the signatories, in an electronic register. This register shall be public and shall be accessible through Parliament's website. ~~Hard copies of written declarations with signatures will be also kept by the President.~~

Amendment 1077 #

Pavel SVOBODA, Max ANDERSSON, Joëlle BERGERON, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, António MARINHO E PINTO, Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 141 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. In urgent cases, the President, where possible after consulting the Chair and rapporteur of the committee responsible for legal affairs, may take precautionary action in order to comply with the relevant time-limits. In such cases, the procedure provided for in paragraphs 3 or 4 shall, as applicable, be implemented at the earliest opportunity.

Amendment 1078 #

Pavel SVOBODA, Max ANDERSSON, Joëlle BERGERON, Jean-Marie CAVADA, Kostas CHRYSOGONOS, Angel DZHAMBAZKI, António MARINHO E PINTO

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 141 – paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. The committee responsible for legal affairs shall lay down principles for the application of this Rule.

Amendment 1079 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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

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

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

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 1083 #

Gerolf ANNEMANS

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 153 a (new)

Rule 153 a Topical debate requested by a political group 1. At each part-session, one or two periods of not less than 60 minutes each shall be set aside in the draft agenda for debates on a topical matter of major interest to European Union policy. 2. Each political group shall have the right to propose the topical matter of its choice for at least one such a debate every year. The Conference of Presidents shall ensure, over a rolling period of one year, a fair distribution among the political groups of that right. 3. The political groups shall transmit the topical matter of their choice to the President in writing before the drawing up of the final draft agenda by the Conference of Presidents. Rule 38(1) concerning the rights, freedoms and principles recognised by Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and the values enshrined in its Article 2 shall be fully respected. 4. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the time at which such a debate is to be held. It may decide by a majority representing 95 % of the component Members of Parliament to reject a matter put forward by a group. 5. The debate shall be introduced by a representative of the political group having proposed the topical matter. Following this introduction, speaking time shall be allocated in accordance with Rule 162 (4) and (5). 6. The debate shall be wound up without the adoption of a resolution.

Amendment 1084 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 153 a (new)

Rule 153 a Topical debate requested by a political group 1. At each part-session, one or two periods of not less than 60 minutes each shall be set aside in the draft agenda for debates on a topical matter of major interest to European Union policy. 2. Each political group shall have the right to propose the topical matter of its choice for at least one such a debate every year. The Conference of Presidents shall ensure, over a rolling period of one year, a fair distribution among the political groups of that right. 3. The political groups shall transmit the topical matter of their choice to the President in writing before the drawing up of the final draft agenda by the Conference of Presidents. Rule 38(1) concerning the rights, freedoms and principles recognised by Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and the values enshrined in its Article 2 shall be fully respected. 4. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the time at which such a debate is to be held. 5. The debate shall be introduced by a representative of the political group having proposed the topical matter. Following this introduction, speaking time shall be allocated in accordance with Rule 162 (4) and (5).

Amendment 1085 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 153 a (new)

Rule 153a Topical debate requested by a political group 1. At each part-session, one or two periods of not less than 60 minutes each shall be set aside on the draft agenda for debates on a topical matter relating to European Union policy or to an answer by the Commission to a question. 2. Each political group shall have the right to propose the topical matter of its choice for at least one such debate every year. The Conference of Presidents shall ensure, over a rolling period of one year, an equal distribution among the political groups of that right. 3. The political groups shall transmit the topical matter of their choice to the President in writing before the drawing up of the final draft agenda by the Conference of Presidents. Rule 38(1) concerning the rights, freedoms and principles recognised by Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and the values enshrined in its Article 2 shall be fully respected. 4. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the time at which such a debate is to be held. It may decide by a majority representing four fifths of Parliament’s component Members to reject a matter put forward by a political group that is contrary to the fundamental and human rights laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. 5. The debate shall be introduced by a representative of the political group that proposed the topical matter. Following this introduction, speaking time shall be allocated in accordance with Rule 162(4) and (5). 6. The debate shall be wound up without the adoption of a resolution.

Amendment 1086 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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

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 decide~~interpretation must be provided to ensure respect for the principle of multilingualism.

Amendment 1088 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 164 a (new)

Rule 164a Prevention of obstruction The President shall have the power to put an end to the excessive use of motions such as points of order, procedural motions or explanations of vote, or of requests for separate, split or roll-call votes, where he is convinced that those motions or requests are manifestly intended to cause, and would result in, a prolonged and serious obstruction of the procedures of Parliament or the rights of Members.

Amendment 1089 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 165 – paragraph 3

3. Should the disturbance continue, or if a further offence is committed, the offender may be denied the right to speak and may be excluded from the Chamber by the President for the remainder of the sitting, without the exercise of the right to vote in plenary being affected. The President may also resort to the latter measure immediately and without a second call to order in cases of exceptional seriousness. The Secretary-General shall, without delay, see to it that such disciplinary measures are carried out, with the assistance of the ushers and, if necessary, of Parliament's Security Service.

Amendment 1090 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 165 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. If any defamatory, racist or xenophobic language or behaviour by a Member occurs during a debate, the Parliament shall publish a note officially deploring the Member’s language or behaviour. That note shall be published in a special section of the Parliament website.

Amendment 1091 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 166 – paragraph 1

1. In exceptionally serious cases of disorder or disruption of Parliament in violation of the principles laid down in Rule 11, the President, after hearing the Member concerned, shall adopt a reasoned decision laying down the appropriate penalty, which he shall notify to the Member concerned and to the presiding officers of the bodies, committees and delegations on which the Member serves, before announcing it to plenary. Penalties shall be doubled in case of repeated offence.

Amendment 1092 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 166 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) forfeiture of entitlement to the daily subsistence allowance for a period of between two and tenhirty days;

Amendment 1093 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 166 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) without prejudice to the right to vote in plenary, and subject, in this instance, to strict compliance with the Members' standards of conduct, temporary suspension from participation in all or some of the activities of Parliament for a period of between two and t~~en consecutive~~hirty days on which Parliament or any of its bodies, committees or delegations meet;

Amendment 1094 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 166 – paragraph 3 – point d

(d) submission to the Conference of Presidents, in accordance with Rule 21, of a proposal for the Member’s suspension or removal from one or more of the offices, including his or her appointment as a rapporteur or designation as a shadow rapporteur, held by the Member in Parliament.

Amendment 1095 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 167 – paragraph 1

The Member concerned may lodge an internal appeal with the Bureau within two weeks of notification of the penalty imposed by the President. Such an appeal shall have the effect of suspending the application of that penalty. The Bureau may, not later than four weeks after the lodging of the appeal, annul, confirm or reduce the penalty imposed, without prejudice to the external rights of appeal open to the Member concerned. Should the Bureau fail to take a decision within the time limit laid down, the penalty shall be declared null and void and the reason for the Bureau’s failure to act shall be made public.

Amendment 1096 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1097 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 a~~t least 40~~ political group or by one twentieth of Parliament’s component 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 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1099 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 – paragraph 3 – interpretation – subparagraph 2

3. When establishing the result of the vote, account must be taken, in accordance with paragraph 2, of all the Members present in the Chamber and, in accordance with paragraph 4, of all the Members who asked for the quorum to be established. ~~The electronic voting system cannot be used for this purpose.~~ The doors of the Chamber may not be closed.

Amendment 1100 #

Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 a (new)

Rule 168 a Thresholds 1. For the purposes of these Rules, and unless specified otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "low threshold" means one- twentieth of Parliament's component Members or a political group; (b) “medium threshold” means one tenth of Parliament’s component Members, made up of one or more political groups or individual Members, or a combination of the two; (c) "high threshold" means one fifth of Parliament's component Members made up of one or more political groups or individual Members, or a combination of the two. 2. Where, for the purpose of determining whether an applicable threshold has been attained, a Member’s signature is required, that signature may be either handwritten or in electronic form, produced by the electronic signature system of Parliament. Within the relevant time-limits, a Member may withdraw, but may not subsequently renew, his or her signature. 3. Where the support of a political group is necessary in order for a threshold to be attained, the group shall act through its chair or through a person duly designated by him or her for that purpose. 4. The support of a political group shall be counted as follows for the application of the medium and high thresholds: – where a Rule laying down such a threshold is invoked in the course of a sitting or meeting: all Members who belong to the supporting group and are physically present; – in the other cases: all Members who belong to the supporting group. Horizontal alignment of Rules and amendments to the new definitions of the thresholds laid down in Rule 168a A. In the following Rules or amendments concerning the following Rules, the words « a political group or at least 40 Members», in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold", with any necessary grammatical changes being made: Rule 69(1) Rule 81(2) Rule 105(6) Rule 108(2) Rule 123(2) Rule 150(2) Rule 150(3) Rule 153(1) Rule 169(1) subpara. 1 Rule 170(4) subpara. 1 Rule 176(1) Rule 188(1) subpara. 1 Rule 188(2) Rule 189(1) subpara. 1 Rule 190(1) subpara. 1 Rule 190(4) Rule 226(4) Rule 231(4) Rule 15(1) subpara.1 Rule 38(2) Rule 38 a(1) (new) Rule 42(2) subpara. 1 a (new) Rule 59(1) Rule 59 (1a) subpara. 1 (new) Rule 59 (1b) subpara. 4 (new) Rule 59(1b) subpara. 5 (new) Rule 63 (4) Rule 67a (1) (new) Rule 67 (a2) (new) Rule 67 (a4) (new) Rule 88(2) Rule 105(4) Rule 106(4c) (new) Rule 108 (4) Rule 113 (4a) (new) Rule 118 (5) subpara. 1 Rule 121(3) Rule 122(3) Rule 122 (a4) (new) Rule 128(1) subpara. 1 Rule 135(1) Rule 135(2) Rule 137(2) subpara. 3 Rule 138(2) subpara. 3 Rule 152 (1) Rule 154 (1) Rule 174 (5) Rule 174 (6) Rule 180 (1) Rule 187 (1) subpara. 1 Annex XVI paragraph 1 c In Rules 88 (4) and 113 (4a), the words “at least 40 Members” , in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by “a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold”, with any necessary grammatical changes being made. B. In Rules 50 (1) and 50(2) subparagraph 1, the words “at least one- tenth of the members of the committee”, in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by “members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold in the committee” with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 73 a(2) and Rule 150(1), subparagraph 2, the words « political groups or individual Members who together constitute one-tenth of the members of Parliament” , in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by “Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold” with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 210 a(4), the words “three members of a committee” shall be replaced by “members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold in the committee” with any necessary grammatical changes being made. C. In Rule 15(1), the words “at least twenty percent of Parliament’s component Members” shall be replaced by “Members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold” with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 182(2) and Rule 180a(2), the words “at least one-fifth of the component Members of Parliament” shall be replaced by “Members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold” with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 204(2), subparagraph 1 and Rule 208(2) the words “one-sixth of the committee members” or “one sixth of its members”, in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by “members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold in the committee” with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 208(3) and Rule 215(7), the words “one quarter of the members of the committee” shall be replaced by “members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold in the committee” with any necessary grammatical changes being made. D. This horizontal alignment of the thresholds does not prejudice the adoption, rejection or modification of the above listed Rules and amendments on aspects which are different from the thresholds.

Amendment 1101 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 a (new)

Rule 168 a Thresholds 1. For the purposes of these Rules, and unless specified otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "low threshold" means one- twentieth of Parliament's component Members or a political group; (b) "medium threshold" means one tenth of Parliament's component Members or a political group; (c) "high threshold" means one fifth of Parliament's component Members made up of one or more political groups or individual Members, or a combination of the two. 2. Where, for the purpose of determining whether an applicable threshold has been attained, a Member's signature is required, that signature may be either handwritten or in electronic form, produced by the electronic signature system of Parliament. Within the relevant time-limits, a Member may withdraw, but may not subsequently renew, his or her signature. 3. Where the support of a political group is necessary in order for a threshold to be attained, the group shall act through its chair or through a person duly designated by him or her for that purpose. 4. The support of a political group shall be counted as follows for the application of the medium and high thresholds: - where a Rule laying down such a threshold is invoked in the course of a sitting or meeting: all Members who belong to the supporting group and are physically present; - in the other cases: all Members who belong to the supporting group ____________________ Horizontal alignment of Rules and amendments to the new definitions of the thresholds laid down in Rule 168a A. In the following Rules or amendments concerning the following Rules, the words « a political group or at least 40 Members», in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold", with any necessary grammatical changes being made: Rule 69(1) Rule 81(2) Rule 105(6) Rule 108(2) Rule 123(2) Rule 150(2) Rule 150(3) Rule 153(1) Rule 169(1) subpara. 1 Rule 170(4) subpara. 1 Rule 176(1) Rule 188(1) subpara. 1 Rule 188(2) Rule 189(1) subpara. 1 Rule 190(1) subpara. 1 Rule 190(4) Rule 226(4) Rule 231(4) Rule 15(1) subpara.1 Rule 38(2) Rule 38 a(1) (new) Rule 42(2) subpara. 1 a (new) Rule 59(1) Rule 59 (1a) subpara. 1 (new) Rule 59 (1b) subpara. 4 (new) Rule 59(1b) subpara. 5 (new) Rule 63 (4) Rule 67a (1) (new) Rule 67 (a2) (new) Rule 67 (a4) (new) Rule 88(2) Rule 105(4) Rule 106(4c) (new) Rule 108 (4) Rule 113 (4a) (new) Rule 118 (5) subpara. 1 Rule 121(3) Rule 122(3) Rule 122 (a4) (new) Rule 128(1) subpara. 1 Rule 135(1) Rule 135(2) Rule 137(2) subpara. 3 Rule 138(2) subpara. 3 Rule 152 (1) Rule 154 (1) Rule 174 (5) Rule 174 (6) Rule 180 (1) Rule 187 (1) subpara. 1 Annex XVI paragraph 1 c In Rules 88 (4) and 113 (4a), the words "at least 40 Members" , in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold", with any necessary grammatical changes being made. B. In Rules 50 (1) and 50(2) subparagraph 1, the words "at least one- tenth of the members of the committee", in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 73 a(2) and Rule 150(1), subparagraph 2, the words « political groups or individual Members who together constitute one-tenth of the members of Parliament" , in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "Members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 210 a(4), the words "three members of a committee" shall be replaced by "members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. C. In Rule 15(1), the words "at least twenty percent of Parliament's component Members" shall be replaced by "Members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 182(2) and Rule 180a(2), the words "at least one-fifth of the component Members of Parliament" shall be replaced by "Members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 191(1), the words "a political group or at least 40 Members" shall be replaced by "Members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 204(2), subparagraph 1 and Rule 208(2) the words "one-sixth of the committee members" or "one sixth of its members", in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 208(3), the words "one quarter of the members of the committee" shall be replaced by "members or political group(s) reaching at least the medium threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 215(7), the words "one quarter of the members of the committee" shall be replaced by "members or political group(s) reaching at least the high threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. D. This horizontal alignment of the thresholds does not prejudice the adoption, rejection or modification of the above listed Rules and amendments on aspects which are different from the thresholds.

Amendment 1102 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 a (new)

Rule 168 a Thresholds 1. For the purposes of these Rules, and unless specified otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "low threshold" means one- twentieth of Parliament's component Members or a political group; (b) "medium threshold" means one- tenth of Parliament's component Members or one political group; (c) "high threshold" means one-fifth of Parliament's component Members or two political groups. 2. Where, for the purpose of determining whether an applicable threshold has been attained, a Member's signature is required, that signature may be either handwritten or in electronic form, produced by the electronic signature system of Parliament. Within the relevant time-limits, a Member may withdraw, but may not subsequently renew, his or her signature. 3. Where the support of a political group is necessary in order for a threshold to be attained, the group shall act through its chair or through a person duly designated by him or her for that purpose. ------------------------- Horizontal alignment of Rules and amendments to the new definitions of the thresholds A. In the following Rules or amendments concerning the following Rules, the words « a political group or at least 40 Members», in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold", with any necessary grammatical changes being made: 69 §1 81 §2 105 §6 108 §2 123 §2 150 §2 150 §3 153 §1 169 §1 subpara. 1 170 §4 subpara. 1 176 §1 188 §1 subpara. 1 188 §2 189 §1 subpara. 1 190 §1 subpara. 1 190 §4 226 §4 231 §4 15 §1 subpara.1 38 §2 38 a (new) 1 42 §2 subpara. 1 a (new) 59 §1 59.1a subpara. 1 (new) 59. 1 b subpara. 4 (new) 59. 1 b subpara. 5 (new) 63.4 67 a 1 (new) 67 a 2 (new) 67 a 4 (new) 88.2 105.4 106 § 4 c (new) 108 §4 113 § 4 a (new) 118 §5 subpara. 1 121 §3 122 §3 122 a 4 (new) 128 §1 subpara. 1 135 §1 135 §2 137 §2 subpara. 3 138 §2 subpara. 3 152 §1 154 §1 174 §5 174 §6 180 §1 187 §1 subpara. 1 Annex XVI §1 c In Rules 88 (4) and 113 (4a), the words "at least 40 Members", in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold", with any necessary grammatical changes being made. B. In Rules 50 (1) and 50(2) subparagraph 1, the words "at least one- tenth of the members of the committee", in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the medium threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 73 a(2) and Rule 150(1), subparagraph 2, the words « political groups or individual Members who together constitute one-tenth of the members of Parliament", in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the medium threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 210 a(4), the words "three members of a committee" shall be replaced by "a political group or Members reaching at least the medium threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. C. In Rule 15(1), the words "at least twenty percent of Parliament's component Members" shall be replaced by "two political groups or Members reaching at least the high threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 182(2) and Rule 180a(2), the words "at least one-fifth of the component Members of Parliament" shall be replaced by "two political groups or Members reaching at least the high threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 191(1), the words "a political group or at least 40 Members" shall be replaced by "two political groups or Members reaching at least the high threshold" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 204(2), subparagraph 1 and Rule 208(2) the words "one-sixth of the committee members" or "one sixth of its members", in any grammatically inflected form, shall be replaced by "two political groups or Members reaching at least the high threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. In Rule 208(3) and Rule 215(7), the words "one quarter of the members of the committee" shall be replaced by "two political groups or Members reaching at least the high threshold in the committee" with any necessary grammatical changes being made. D. This horizontal alignment of the thresholds does not prejudice the adoption, rejection or modification of the above listed Rules and amendments on aspects which are different from the thresholds.

Amendment 1103 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 168 a (new)

Rule 168a Thresholds 1. For the purposes of these Rules, and unless specified otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (a) ‘low threshold’ means one twentieth of Parliament's component Members or a political group; (b) ‘medium threshold’ means one tenth of Parliament's component Members or a political group; (c) ‘high threshold’ means one fifth of Parliament's component Members, made up of one or more political groups or individual Members, or a combination of the two. 2. Where, for the purpose of determining whether an applicable threshold has been attained, a Member's signature is required, that signature may be either handwritten or in electronic form, produced by the electronic signature system of Parliament. Within the relevant time-limits, a Member may withdraw, but may not subsequently renew, his or her signature. 3. Where the support of a political group is necessary in order for a threshold to be attained, the group may act through its chair or through a person duly designated by him or her for that purpose. 4. The support of a political group shall be counted as follows for the application of the medium and high thresholds: – where a Rule laying down such a threshold is invoked in the course of a sitting or meeting: all Members who belong to the supporting group and are physically present; – in all other cases: all Members who belong to the supporting group.

Amendment 1104 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Amendments for consideration in Parliament may be tabled by the committee responsible, a political group or at least 40 Members. The names of all co-signatories shall be published.

Amendment 1105 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1106 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Amendments ~~to documents of a legislative nature within the meaning of Rule 47(1)~~ may be accompanied by a short justification. Such justifications shall be the responsibility of the author and shall not be put to the vote.

Amendment 1107 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3

Amendment 1108 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1

Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have been ~~printed~~made 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 1109 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 169 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1

Amendments shall be put to the vote only after they have been printed and distributed in all the official languages, unless Parliament decides otherwise. Parliament may not decide otherwise if a~~t least 40~~ political group or one twentieth of Parliament’s component Members object. Parliament shall avoid taking decisions which would place Members who use a particular language at an unacceptable disadvantage.

Amendment 1110 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 171 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c

Amendment 1111 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 171 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Parliament shall not vote on ~~the~~any explanatory statement contained in ~~the~~a report.

Amendment 1112 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1113 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 173 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The committee may, by roll call vote, recommend that all or several amendments be put to the vote collectively, that they be accepted or rejected or declared void.

Amendment 1114 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 174 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

The President may put the original text to the vote first, or put an amendment that is closer to the original text to the vote before the amendment that departs furthest from the original text. The President shall seek the agreement of Parliament before doing so.

Amendment 1115 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1116 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 174 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1

The President may decide, following the adoption or rejection of a particular amendment, that several other amendments of similar content or with similar objectives shall be put to the vote collectively. The President ~~may~~shall seek the agreement of Parliament before doing so.

Amendment 1117 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 175 – paragraph 1

When more than 50 amendments ~~and~~or requests for a split or separate vote have been tabled ~~to a report~~concerning a text tabled by a committee for consideration in Parliament, the President may, after consulting its Chair, ask theat committee ~~responsible to meet to consider~~to meet to vote on each of those amendments or requests. Any amendment or request for a split or separate vote not receiving favourable votes at this stage from at least one-tenth of the members of the committee shall not be put to the vote in Parliament.

Amendment 1118 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT, Jutta STEINRUCK, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Constanze KREHL, Ulrike RODUST, Helga TRÜPEL, Silvia COSTA, Evelyn REGNER

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 40 Members. Split votes on compromise amendments shall be inadmissible.

Amendment 1119 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 176 – paragraph 1

Amendment 1120 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 40~~one twentieth of Parliament’s component Members.

Amendment 1121 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 178 – paragraph 1

1. As a general rule, Parliament shall vote by ~~show of hands~~roll call vote. This paragraph shall not apply to the reports provided for in Rule 8(2) and Rule 9(3), (6) and (8) in the context of procedures relating to the immunity of a Member. The roll call vote shall be taken using the electronic voting system. Where the latter cannot be used for technical reasons, the roll shall be called in alphabetical order, beginning with the name of a Member drawn by lot. The President shall be the last to be called to vote.

Amendment 1122 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 178 – paragraph 1

1. As a general rule Parliament shall vote by ~~show of hands~~roll call vote.

Amendment 1123 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 178 – paragraph 1

1. As a general rule Parliament shall vote by ~~show of hands~~roll call. This shall not apply to reports under the immunity procedure.

Amendment 1124 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 178 – paragraph 2

2. If the President decides that the result of a vote by show of hands is doubtful, a fresh vote shall be taken using the electronic voting system and, if th~~e lat~~at systerm is not working, by sitting and standing.

Amendment 1125 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 179 – paragraph 1

~~When deciding on the basis of a report,~~ Parliament shall take any single and/or final vote by roll call in accordance with Rule 180(2). The vote on amendments shall be taken by roll call only upon request made pursuant to Rule 180.

Amendment 1126 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 180 – paragraph 1

1. In addition to the cases provided for under Rules 118(5), 119(5), 117(2), and 179, the vote shall be taken by roll call if this is requested in writing by a political group or at least 40 Members the evening before the vote unless the President sets a different deadline.

Amendment 1127 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1128 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 182 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

~~In the case of appointments~~With the exception of the election of the President of the Commission, in the case of appointments, if requested by a majority of the component Members of Parliament, , voting shall be by secret ballot without prejudice to Rules 15(1), 199(1) and 204(2), second subparagraph.

Amendment 1129 #

Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 182 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

In the case of appointments, voting shall be by secret ballot ~~without prejudice to Rules 15(1), 199(1) and 204(2), second subparagraph~~unless the Rules state otherwise.

Amendment 1130 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 182 – paragraph 3

3. AWith the exception of the election of the President of the Commission, a request for a secret ballot shall take priority over a request for a vote by roll call.

Amendment 1131 #

Jiří POSPÍŠIL

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 183 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Once the ~~general deba~~votes hasve been concluded, any Member may give an oral explanation on ~~the~~a single or final vote on a point presented to Parliament for not longer than one minute or give a written explanation of no more than 200 words, which shall be included in the verbatim report of proceedings and displayed on the Member’s page on the EP website.

Amendment 1132 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 183 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Once the ~~general debate~~voting session has been concluded, any Member may give an oral explanation on the single and/or final vote for not longer than one minute orconcerning an item submitted to Parliament. Each Member may give one oral explanation of his or her vote per part-session. Any Member may give a written explanation of vote which shall consist of no more than 200 words, and which shall be included ion the ~~verbatim report of proceedings~~Members' page on Parliament's website, in a special section which is clearly distinct from the oral explanations of vote.

Amendment 1133 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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

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

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

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

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 1138 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 40~~one twentieth of Parliament’s component Members. Such a proposal or request shall be put to the vote immediately.

Amendment 1139 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1140 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 198 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The request to set up a committee of inquiry shall specify precisely the subject of the inquiry and include a detailed statement of the grounds for it. Parliament shall decide whether to set up a committee and, if it decides to do so, what its numerical strength will be.

Amendment 1141 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 198 – paragraph 3

3. The request to set up a committee of inquiry must specify precisely the subject of the inquiry and include a detailed statement of the grounds for it. Parliament~~, on a proposal from the Conference of Presidents,~~ shall decide whether to set up a committee and, if it decides to do so, on its composition, in accordance with Rule 199.

Amendment 1142 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 198 – paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Where alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Union law suggest that a body or authority of a Member State could be responsible, the committee of inquiry may ask the parliament of the Member State concerned to cooperate in the investigation.

Amendment 1143 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 199 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The composition of committees shall reflect political diversity in Parliament on the basis of the procedure decided by Parliament at the beginning of the parliamentary term. The proportionality of the distribution of committee seats among political groups and non-attached Members shall not depart from the nearest appropriate whole number. Where there is no agreement among the political groups on their proportional weight within one or more specific committees, the Conference of Presidents shall decide.

Amendment 1144 #

Gerolf ANNEMANS

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 199 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The proportionality of the distribution of committee seats among political groups shall be aligned at the beginning of each year, in order to ensure the fair representation of political views in the committees.

Amendment 1145 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 199 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. In the absence of the full member and where substitutes either have not been appointed or are absent, the full member may arrange to be represented at meetings by another member of the same political group, or, where the member is a non-attached Member, by another non- attached Member, who shall be entitled to vote. The committee chair shall be notified accordingly at the latest before the opening of the vote or votes on the item or items for which the full member is to be replaced.

Amendment 1146 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 199 – paragraph 2

2. Amendments to the proposals by the Conference of Presidents shall be admissible only if they are tabled by a~~t least 40~~ political group or one twentieth of Parliament’s component Members. Parliament shall vote on such amendments by secret ballot.

Amendment 1147 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1148 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 201 – paragraph 5

5. Any committee may, with the agreement of Parliament's Bureau, ~~instruct one or more of its m~~, and taking into account the numerical strength of the respective political groups, instruct Members to undertake a study or fact-finding mission.

Amendment 1149 #

Sylvie GOULARD

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 204 – paragraph 1

At the first committee meeting after the election of committee members pursuant to Rule 199, the committee shall elect a bureau consisting of a chair and of vice- chairs who shall be elected in separate ballots. The number of vice-chairs to be elected shall be determined by Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. The diversity of Parliament must be reflected in the composition of the bureau of each committee; it shall not be permissible to have an all male or all female bureau or for all of the Vice Presidents to come from the same Member State.

Amendment 1150 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 204 – paragraph 1

At the first committee meeting after the election of committee members pursuant to Rule 199, the committee shall elect a bureau consisting of a chair and of vice- chairs who shall be elected in separate ballots. The number of vice-chairs to be elected shall be determined by Parliament upon a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. The election of committee chairs and vice-chairs shall be in accordance with the D'Hondt Method referred to in Rule 21 a.

Amendment 1151 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 204 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

~~If this is not the case, or at the request of one-sixth of the members of the committee, the election shall take place by secret ballot.~~deleted

Amendment 1152 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 204 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The chair shall direct the activities of the committee and ensure the smooth conduct of business. The chair shall guarantee the rights of Members and in particular those of Members who belong to minorities. The chair and vice-chairs shall have, mutatis mutandis, the same duties as those laid down in Rules 22 and 23 for the President and Vice-Presidents of the Parliament.

Amendment 1153 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 1

1. The political groups and non- attached Members may designate one of their members as coordinator.

Amendment 1154 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The minutes of the committee coordinators' meetings shall be translated into the official languages and distributed to all Members of the committee. Those minutes shall be made accessible to the public, with the exception of certain items of the minutes in respect of which the committee coordinators have exceptionally, for reasons of confidentiality, as laid down in Article 4(1) to (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 30 May 2001, regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, decided otherwise.

Amendment 1155 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4

The political groups may designate a shadow rapporteur for each report to follow the progress of the relevant report and find compromises within the committee on behalf of the group. Their names shall be communicated to the committee Chair. The committee, on a proposal from the coordinators, may in particular decide to involve the shadow rapporteurs in seeking an agreement with the Council in ordinary legislative procedures. Non-attached Members may appoint a shadow rapporteur after internal consultation amongst themselves.

Amendment 1156 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and committee chairs shall only meet interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register. If, at those meetings, interest representatives seek to influence Union legislation, relevant information about the meetings and about the specific substance thereof shall be made public on Parliament’s website.

Amendment 1157 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Rapporteurs, shadow rapporteurs and committee chairs shall only meet interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register and publish online all scheduled meetings that have the purpose of influencing Union legislation.

Amendment 1158 #

Elly SCHLEIN

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs shall only meet interest representatives that have registered in the Transparency Register and publish the details of their meetings with those representatives.

Amendment 1159 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)

All input, pertaining to the subject matter of the report, received by rapporteurs and committee chairs from individuals and organisations falling within the remit of the Transparency Register shall be collected and disclosed by Parliament. The Bureau shall take the necessary measures to enable this information to be disclosed.

Amendment 1160 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – interpretation – subparagraph 1

Non-attached Members do not constitute a political group within the meaning of Rule 32 and they cannot therefore designate coordinators, who are the only Members entitled to attend coordinator meetings.deleted

Amendment 1161 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 205 – paragraph 4 – interpretation – subparagraph 3

In all cases, non-attached Members must be guaranteed access to information, in accordance with the principle of non- discrimination, through the supply of information and the presence of a Member of Parliament or a member of the non- attached Members’ secretariat at coordinator meetings.

Amendment 1162 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 207 – paragraph 1

The minutes of each meeting of a committee shall be ~~distributed~~made available to all its members and submitted to the committee for its approval.

Amendment 1163 #

Isabella ADINOLFI, Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, David BORRELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 207 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The minutes shall also be published on Parliament’s website as soon as possible.

Amendment 1164 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 208 – paragraph 1

1. Any Member, regardless of which committee he or she belongs to, may table amendments for consideration in committee.

Amendment 1165 #

Petra KAMMEREVERT, Jutta STEINRUCK, Evelyne GEBHARDT, Constanze KREHL, Ulrike RODUST, Helga TRÜPEL, Silvia COSTA, Evelyn REGNER

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 209 – paragraph 1

~~Rules 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 38 to 48, 160, 162(2) and (10), 165, 167, 169 to 172, 174,~~The following Rules concerning voting, interruptive and procedural motions shall apply mutatis mutandis to committees: Rule 164a (Prevention of obstruction), Rule 168a (Thresholds), Rule 169 (Tabling and moving amendments), Rule 170 (Admissibility of amendments), Rule 171) (Voting procedure), Rule 174 (Order of voting amendments), Rule 176 (1)~~, 177, 178, 181, 182, 184 to 187, 190 and 191 shall apply mutatis mutandis to committee mee~~ (Split voting), Rule 177 (Right to vote), Rule 178 (Voting), Rule 179a (Tied votes), Rule 180(2) and (2a) (Vote by roll call), Rule 180a (Voting by secret ballot), Rule 181 (Use of electronic voting system), Rule 182a (Disputes on voting), Rule 184a (Points of order), Rule 190 (Adjournment of debate or vote) and Rule 191 (Suspension or closure of the sittings).

Amendment 1166 #

Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Barbara SPINELLI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 211 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. In the event that the Commission fails to put forward a proposal for a legal act on a citizens' initiative successfully submitted to it in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 within a twelve-month period, the committee responsible may organise a hearing in consultation with the citizen's initiative organisers and, if necessary, activate the procedure laid down in Rule 46 with a view to exercising Parliament's right to request the Commission to submit an appropriate proposal.

Amendment 1167 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 211 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. In the event that the Commission fails to put forward a proposal for a legal act on a citizens' initiative successfully submitted to it in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 211/2011 within a twelve-month period, the committee responsible may organise a hearing in consultation with the citizens’ initiative organisers and may, if it considers this to be necessary, activate the procedure laid down in Rule 46 with a view to exercising Parliament's right to request the Commission to submit an appropriate proposal.

Amendment 1168 #

Charles GOERENS, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 212 – paragraph 2

2. Members of the delegations shall be elected after nominations have been submitted to the Conference of Presidents by the political groups and the non- attached Members. The Conference of Presidents shall submit to Parliament proposals designed to ensure as far as possible that Member SThe political groups shall ensure, on a cross-group basis, that there is gender equality and a fair geographical distribution. No delegation shall include more than one third of its members having the same nationality. Rule 199 shall apply mutateis ~~and political views are fairly represented. Rule 199(2), (3), (5) and (6) shall apply.~~ mutandis. Political diversity shall be reflected in the delegations on the basis of the procedure decided by Parliament at the beginning of the parliamentary term.

Amendment 1169 #

Pier Antonio PANZERI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 212 – paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. The chairperson of a delegation shall be entitled to take part (outside the quota of the political group to which he or she belongs) in committee visits to countries covered by the delegation of which he or she is chairperson.

Amendment 1170 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 215 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3

~~The Bureau may decide that petitions and correspondence with petitioners may be drafted in other languages used in a Member State.~~deleted

Amendment 1171 #

Charles GOERENS, Enrique CALVET CHAMBON

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 215 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2

If the committee responsible fails to reach a consensus on the admissibility of the petition, it shall be declared admissible at the request of a~~t least one quarter~~ majority of the members of the committee.

Amendment 1172 #

Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ángela VALLINA, Margrete AUKEN, Eleonora EVI

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The committee may, with regard to an admissible petition, decide to ~~draw up an own-initiative report in accordance with Rule 52(1) or to~~ submit a short motion for a resolution to Parliament, provided that the Conference of Committee Chairs is informed in advance and there is no objection by the Conference of Presidents. Such motions for resolutions shall be placed on the draft agenda for the part-session held no later than eight weeks after their adoption in committee. They shall be put to a single vote ~~and shall also be without debate~~. Rule 151 shall apply, unless the Conference of Presidents ~~exceptionally decides to apply Rule 151~~decides otherwise.

Amendment 1173 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

The committee may, with regard to an admissible petition, decide to draw up an own-initiative report in accordance with Rule 52(1) or to submit a short motion for a resolution to Parliament, provided that there is no objection by the Conference of Presidents. Such motions for resolutions shall be placed on the draft agenda for the part-session held no later than eight weeks after their adoption in committee. They shall be put to a single vote and ~~shall also be without debate~~Rule 151 shall apply unless ~~the~~ Conference of Presidents ~~exceptionally decides to apply Rule 151~~decides otherwise.

Amendment 1174 #

Margrete AUKEN, Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Ángela VALLINA, Eleonora EVI, Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 a (new)

Rule 216 a Fact-finding visits 1. When investigating petitions, establishing facts or seeking solutions the committee may organise fact-finding visits to the Member State or region concerned by admissible petitions that have been already debated in the committee. Fact- finding visits shall cover issues raised in several petitions whenever it is possible. The Bureau Rules governing committee delegations within the European Union shall apply. 2. Members elected in the Member State of destination shall not be part of the delegation. They may be allowed to accompany the fact-finding visit delegation in an ex officio capacity. 3. After each visit, a mission report shall be drafted by the official members of the delegation. Such reports are drafted under the exclusive responsibility of the participants in the visit, on an equal footing, who shall seek to reach a consensus. Failing such a consensus, the mission report shall set out the divergent assessments. Members taking part in the delegation ex officio shall not participate in the drafting of the report. 4. The mission report, including possible recommendations, shall be submitted to the committee. Members may table amendments to the recommendations, but not to the parts of the report concerning the facts established by the delegation. The committee shall first vote on the amendments to the recommendations, if any, then on the mission report as a whole. The mission report, if approved, shall be forwarded for information to the President.

Amendment 1175 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 216 a (new)

Rule 216 a Fact-finding visits 1. When investigating petitions, establishing facts or seeking solutions the committee may organise fact-finding visits to the Member State or region concerned by admissible petitions that have been already debated in the committee. The Bureau Rules governing committee delegations within the European Union shall apply. 2. Members elected in the Member State of destination shall not be part of the delegation. They may be allowed to accompany the fact-finding visit delegation in an ex officio capacity. 3. After each visit, a mission report shall be drafted by the official members of the delegation. The Head of the delegation shall coordinate the drafting of the report and shall seek consensus on its content among the official members who shall be treated on an equal footing. Failing such a consensus, the mission report shall set out the divergent assessments. Members taking part in the delegation ex officio shall not participate in the drafting of the report. 4. The mission report, including possible recommendations, shall be submitted to the committee. Members may table amendments to the recommendations, but not to the parts of the report concerning the facts established by the delegation. The committee shall first vote on the amendments to the recommendations, if any, then on the mission report as a whole. The mission report, if approved, shall be forwarded for information to the President.

Amendment 1176 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 219 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Nominations must have the support of a~~t least 40 Members who are nationals of at least two~~ political group or one twentieth of Parliament’s component Member ~~State~~s.

Amendment 1177 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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 1178 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 219 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Nominations shall be forwarded to the committee responsible~~, which may ask to hear the nominees~~. A full list of the Members who have given their support to the nominees shall be made available to the public.

Amendment 1179 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 220 – paragraph 2

2. The Ombudsman shall, in accordance with Article 3(6) and (7) of the abovementioned decision, inform Parliament of cases of maladministration, on which the committee responsible may draw up a report. The Ombudsman shall also, in accordance with Article 3(8) of that decision, submit a report to Parliamentcommittee responsible shall examine cases of maladministration that it was informed about by the Ombudsman pursuant to Article 3(6) and (7) of Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom, of 9 March 1994, on the regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman's duties and may draw up a report under Rule 52. The committee responsible shall examine the report submitted by the Ombudsman at the end of each annual session on the outcome of his or her inquiries~~. The committee responsible shall draw up a report thereon which shall be submitted to Parliament for debate.~~ , in accordance with Article 3(8) of Decision 94/262/ECSC, EC, Euratom and may submit a motion of resolution to Parliament if it considers that Parliament needs to take a position in respect of any aspect of that report.

Amendment 1180 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 221 – paragraph 1

1. One tenth of Parliament's component Members or a political group may request the Ombudsman's dismissal if he no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties or is guilty of serious misconduct.

Amendment 1181 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Title XII

~~POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO POLITICAL PARTIES AT EUROPEAN LEVEL~~Deleted

Amendment 1182 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 223

~~The President shall represent Parliament in its relations with political parties at European level, in accordance with Rule 22(4).~~Rule 223 Deleted Powers and responsibilities of the President

Amendment 1183 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 224

Powers and responsibilities of the Bureau 1. on any application for funding submitted by a political party at European level and on the distribution of appropriations amongst the beneficiary political parties. It shall draw up a list of the beneficiaries and of the amounts allocated. 2. to suspend or reduce funding and whether to recover amounts which have been wrongly paid. 3. the Bureau shall approve the beneficiary political parties' final activity reports and final financial statements. 4. laid down in Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council the Bureau may grant technical assistance to political parties at European level in accordance with their proposals. The Bureau may delegate specific types of decisions to grant technical assistance to the Secretary- General. 5. paragraphs 1 to 4 the Bureau shall act on the basis of a proposal from the Secretary- General. Except in the cases set out in paragraphs 1 and 4 the Bureau shall, before taking a decision, hear the representatives of the political party concerned. The Bureau may at any time consult the Conference of Presidents. 6. verification - establishes that a political party at European level has ceased to observe the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law, the Bureau shall decide that that political party shall be excluded from fundRule 224 Deleted The Bureau shall take a decision The Bureau shall decide whether After the end of the budget year Under the terms and conditions In all the cases set out in Where Parliament - following.

Amendment 1184 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 225

~~Powers and responsibilities of the committee responsible and of 1. Parliament’s Members representing at least three political groups,~~Rule 225 Deleted Parliament's plenary At the President, following an exchange of views in the Conference of Presidents, shall call upon the committee responsible to verify whether or not a political party at European level is continuing (particularly in its programme and in its activities) to observe the principles upon which the European Union is founded, namely the principles of liberty, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, and the rule of law. 2. decision to Parliament, the committee responsible shall hear the representatives of the political party concerned. It shall ask for and consider the opinion of a committee of independent eminent persons, as provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003. 3. majority of the votes cast) on the proposal for a decision establishing that the political party concerned either does or does not observe the principles set out in paragraph 1. No amendment may be tabled. In either case, if the proposal for a decision does not secure a majority, a decision to the contrary shall be deemed to have been adopted. 4. with effect from the day upon which the request referred to in paragraph 1 was tabled. 5. Parliament on the committee of independent eminent persons. 6. draw up the report provided for in Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the application of that Regulation and the activities funded, and shall submit it in plenary.quest of one-quarter of Before submitting a proposal for a Parliament shall vote (by a Parliament’s decision shall apply The President shall represent The committee responsible shall

Amendment 1185 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
Rule 226 – paragraph 4

4. Should a political group or at least 40 Members contest the committee's interpretation within a period of 24 hours following its announcement, 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 1186 #

Parliament's Rules of Procedure
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

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.

Amendment 1188 #