2024/2000(REG) Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure implementing the parliamentary reform “Parliament 2024”
Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2024/04/10
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Next event: Indicative plenary sitting date 2024/04/10
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AFCO |
DE MEO Salvatore ( EPP)
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SIMON Sven ( EPP),
RUIZ DEVESA Domènec ( S&D),
GOZI Sandro ( Renew),
BOESELAGER Damian ( Verts/ALE),
ANNEMANS Gerolf ( ID),
SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Jacek ( ECR),
SCHOLZ Helmut ( GUE/NGL)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 237-p1
Legal Basis:
RoP 237-p1Events
2024/04/10
Indicative plenary sitting date
2024/03/20
Vote scheduled in committee
2024/02/27
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
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2024/02/05
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2024/02/02
EP - Committee draft report
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2024/02/01
EP - DE MEO Salvatore (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in AFCO
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| Amendments | Dossier |
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2024/2000(REG)
2024/02/27
AFCO
169 amendments...
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a decision Citation 2 a (new) – having regard to the decision of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry (95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC),
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a decision Citation 2 b (new) – having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry (2009/2212(INL)),
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Commits to engage with the Commission to commence a review of the 2010 Framework Agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission in light of the following amendments;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Decides that by 31 December 2026, an assessment shall be made of the impact of the amendments, followed, where appropriate, by their revision;
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Decides to evaluate the impact of the amendments by 31 July 2026, and if appropriate, revise them;
Amendment 119 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 27 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. The Conference of Presidents shall be the authority responsible for authorising committee and delegation meetings away from the usual places of work and interparliamentary meetings.
Amendment 120 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 27 – paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. The Conference of Presidents shall be the authority responsible for authorising all missions away from the usual places of work and interparliamentary meetings.
Amendment 121 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 1 1. Parliament may request the Commission, pursuant to Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit any appropriate proposal to it for the adoption of a new act or the amendment of an existing act. Parliament shall do so by adopting a resolution on the basis of an own-initiative report drawn up by the committee responsible in accordance with Rule 54. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the component Members of Parliament in the final vote. Parliament may, at the same time, set a deadline for the submission of such a proposal. Parliament´s resolution shall indicate the appropriate legal basis. Parliament shall consider any potential financial implications of any proposal made.
Amendment 122 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 1 1. Parliament may request the Commission, pursuant to Article 225 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to submit any appropriate proposal to it for the adoption of a new act or the amendment of an existing act. Parliament shall do so by adopting a resolution on the basis of an own-initiative report drawn up by the committee responsible in accordance with Rule 54. The resolution shall be adopted by a majority of the component Members of Parliament in the final vote. Parliament may, at the same time, set a deadline for the submission of such a proposal. Parliament's resolution shall indicate the appropriate legal basis. Parliament may consider the potential financial implications of any proposal made.
Amendment 123 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Parliament's resolution shall indicate the appropriate legal basis upon the opinion of the committee responsible for legal affairs. The financial implications of each proposal are also considered upon the opinion of the committee responsible for budgetary issues.
Amendment 124 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 The proposal shall be submitted to the President, who shall verify whether the legal requirements are fulfilled. The President
Amendment 125 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 The proposal shall be submitted to the President, who shall verify whether the legal requirements are fulfilled. The President
Amendment 126 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 3 Amendment 127 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 128 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 129 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 130 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 131 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 132 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 47 – paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Parliament's resolution shall include recommendations concerning the content of the requested proposal.
Amendment 133 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – title Amendment 134 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 1. The President shall refer proposals for legally binding acts received from other institutions or Member States to the committee responsible
Amendment 135 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 1. The President shall refer proposals for legally binding acts received from other institutions or Member States to the committee responsible
Amendment 136 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 1. The President shall refer proposals for legally binding acts received from other institutions or Member States to the committee responsible, for consideration. The other committees and political groups shall be informed of the referral at the same time.
Amendment 137 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Within one week of the referral, a committee or a political group may challenge the President’s referral to the committee responsible. In such a case, that committee or group shall provide a detailed written justification and a substantiated alternative based on Annex VI at least one week before the next meeting of the Conference of Presidents. The Conference of Presidents may decide to request a recommendation on the matter from the Conference of Committee Chairs. The Conference of Committee Chairs or its Chair shall adopt a recommendation within one week. The Conference of Presidents shall take a decision on the final referral at its first next meeting, provided that the transmission by the Conference of Committee Chairs of its recommendation has taken place at least one week before; otherwise the Conference of Presidents shall take a decision at its second next meeting. If no committee or political group challenges the President’s referral to the committee responsible within the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph, the President’s referral shall be considered to be final.
Amendment 138 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Within two weeks of the referral, a committee or a political group may challenge the President’s referral to the committee responsible. In such a case, that committee or group shall provide a detailed written justification and a substantiated alternative based on Annex VI at least one week before the next meeting of the Conference of Presidents. The Conference of Presidents may decide to request a recommendation on the matter from the Conference of Committee Chairs. The Conference of Committee Chairs or its Chair shall adopt a recommendation at its next meeting. The Conference of Presidents shall take a decision on the final referral at its earliest possible meeting after the transmission by the Conference of Committee Chairs of its recommendation. If no committee or political group challenges the President’s referral to the committee responsible within the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph, the President’s referral shall be considered to be final.
Amendment 139 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Within two weeks of the referral, a committee may challenge the President´s referral to the committee responsible. In such a case, that committee shall provide a detailed written justification and a substantiated alternative based on Annex VI at least one week before the next meeting of the Conference of Presidents.. The Conference of Presidents may decide to request a recommendation on the matter from the Conference of Committee Chairs. The Conference of Committee Chairs or its Chair shall adopt a recommendation at its next meeting. The Conference of Presidents shall take a decision on the final referral at its next meeting following the transmission by the Conference of Committee Chairs of its recommendation If no committee challenges the President's referral to the committee responsible within the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph, the President's referral shall be considered to be final.
Amendment 140 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Within two weeks of the referral, a committee or a political group may challenge the President’s referral to the committee responsible. In such a case, that committee or group shall provide a detailed written justification at least one week before the next meeting of the Conference of Presidents. The Conference of Presidents may decide to request a recommendation on the matter from the Conference of Committee Chairs. The Conference of Committee Chairs or its Chair shall adopt a recommendation at its next meeting. The Conference of Presidents shall take a decision on the final referral at the subsequent meeting following the transmission by the Conference of Committee Chairs of its recommendation. If no committee or political group challenges the President’s referral to the committee responsible within the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph, the President’s referral shall be considered to be final.
Amendment 141 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Within two weeks of the referral, a committee may challenge the President’s referral to the committee responsible. In such a case, that committee shall provide a detailed written justification and a substantiated alternative based on Annex VI at least one week before the next meeting of the Conference of Committee Chairs. The Conference of Committee Chairs or its Chair shall adopt a recommendation at its next meeting. The Conference of Presidents shall take a decision on the final referral within one week from the transmission by the Conference of Committee Chairs of its recommendation. If no committee challenges the President’s referral to the committee responsible within the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph, the President’s referral shall be considered to be final.
Amendment 142 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Weeks without parliamentary activities and weeks set aside for external parliamentary activities shall not be taken into account for the purposes of any deadline set out in this Rule.
Amendment 143 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 2 2. In cases of doubt, the President may, before the
Amendment 144 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 2 2. In cases of doubt, the President may, before the
Amendment 145 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 2 2. In cases of doubt, the President may, before the
Amendment 146 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 2 2. In cases of doubt, the President may, before the
Amendment 147 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. A committee to which the President has not referred the proposal for an opinion pursuant to paragraph 1 may request, in time before the referral of that proposal is announced in plenary, an authorisation from the Conference of Committee Chairs to draw up an opinion. That request shall be based on a written statement of reasons justifying the committee's substantial competence for the subject matter of the proposal. The Conference of Committee Chairs or its Chair shall take a decision at its next meeting and inform the President thereof.
Amendment 148 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 48 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. A committee to which the President has not referred the proposal for an opinion pursuant to paragraph 1 may request, in time before the referral of that proposal is announced in plenary, an authorisation from the Conference of Committee Chairs to draw up an opinion. That request shall be based on a written statement of reasons justifying the committee’s substantial competence for the subject matter of the proposal. The Conference of Committee Chairs shall take a decision within one week and inform the President thereof.
Amendment 149 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 49 The acceleration of legislative procedures in coordination with the Council and Commission regarding specific proposals, selected in particular from among those identified as priorities in the joint declaration on annual interinstitutional programming pursuant to Rule 38(2),
Amendment 150 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 51 – paragraph 2 2. After taking a decision on the procedure to be followed, and
Amendment 151 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 51 – paragraph 2 2. After taking a decision on the procedure to be followed, and if the simplified procedure under Rule 52 does not apply, political groups in the committee shall appoint a rapporteur on the proposal for a legally binding act from among
Amendment 152 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 53 – paragraph 1 1. Where a committee draws up a non-legislative report,
Amendment 153 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 53 a (new) Rule 53a Co-rapporteurship 1. Exceptionally, without prejudice to Rule 51(2) and at the request of the committee responsible, the Conference of Presidents may authorise the appointment of co-rapporteurs. 2. The appointment of co-rapporteurs shall not be authorised under paragraph 1 for reports drawn up by committees jointly under Rule 58, for opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or for own-initiative reports, except for those of a budgetary or institutional nature.
Amendment 154 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 53 a (new) Rule 53a Co-rapporteurship 1. Exceptionally, without prejudice to Rule 51(2) and at the request of the committee responsible, the Conference of Presidents may authorise the appointment of maximum three co-rapporteurs. As a general rule, co-rapporteurs should come from different political groups. 2. The appointment of co-rapporteurs shall not be authorised under paragraph 1 for opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or for own-initiative reports, except for those of a budgetary or institutional nature.
Amendment 155 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 53 a (new) Rule 53a Co-rapporteurship 1. Exceptionally, without prejudice to Rule 51(2) and at the request of the committee responsible, the Conference of Presidents may authorise the appointment of maximum two co-rapporteurs. 2. The appointment of co-rapporteurs shall not be authorised under paragraph 1 for reports drawn up by committees jointly under Rule 58, for opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or for own-initiative reports, except for those of a budgetary or institutional nature.
Amendment 156 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 53 a (new) Rule 53a Co-rapporteurship 1. Exceptionally, without prejudice to Rule 51(2) and at the request of the committee responsible, the Conference of Presidents may authorise the appointment of co-rapporteurs. 2. The appointment of co-rapporteurs shall not be authorised under paragraph 1 for reports drawn up by committees jointly under Rule 58, for opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or for own-initiative reports, except for those of a budgetary or institutional nature.
Amendment 157 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 54 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Where a committee draws up a non-legislative report under paragraph 1, political groups in the committee shall appoint a rapporteur from among the committee's members or permanent substitutes 1a. _________________ 1a The interpretation of Rule 51(2) shall apply.
Amendment 158 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 54 – paragraph 4 4. Motions for resolutions submitted to Parliament shall be examined under the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 160
Amendment 159 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 54 – paragraph 4 4. Motions for resolutions submitted to Parliament shall be examined under the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 160 or submitted directly for a vote in plenary, unless, before the adoption of the final draft agenda pursuant to Rule 157, a political group or groups reaching at least the high threshold submit a request for them to be subject of a debate. Amendments to such motions for resolutions and requests for split votes or separate votes shall only be admissible for consideration in plenary if they are tabled either by the rapporteur, in order to take account of new information, or by at least one-tenth of the Members.
Amendment 160 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 54 – paragraph 4 4. Motions for resolutions submitted to Parliament shall be examined under the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 160 or submitted directly for a vote in plenary. Amendments to such motions for resolutions and requests for split votes or separate votes shall only be admissible for consideration in plenary if they are tabled either by the rapporteur, in order to take account of new information, or by
Amendment 161 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 54 – paragraph 4 4. Motions for resolutions submitted to Parliament shall be examined under the short presentation procedure set out in Rule 160 or submitted directly for a vote in plenary. Amendments to such motions for resolutions and requests for split votes or separate votes shall
Amendment 162 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 54 – paragraph 5 Amendment 163 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 54 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. The committee Chairs may enter into agreements with other committee Chairs concerning the allocation of an own-initiative report or a non-legislative report to a particular committee. If a question of competence arises among two or more standing committees, the matter shall be examined by the Conference of Committee Chairs, which shall issue a recommendation. The Conference of Presidents shall take a decision on the basis of that recommendation at its next meeting and at the latest within six weeks after its transmission. If the Conference of Presidents fails to take a decision within that period, the recommendation shall be deemed approved.
Amendment 164 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 The opinion giving committee
Amendment 165 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. In duly justified cases, the opinion giving committee may be granted exclusive competences on one or more parts of the matter. The committee responsible shall accept without a vote amendments where the concerned matter falls within the exclusive competence of the opinion giving committee.
Amendment 166 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b The committee responsible shall set a deadline by which the opinion-giving committee must deliver its opinion if it is to be taken into account by the committee responsible. Any changes to the announced timetable shall be immediately communicated by the committee responsible to the opinion-giving committee or opinion-giving committees. The committee responsible shall not reach its final conclusions before that deadline has expired. The committee responsible shall put the amendments of the opinion- giving committees to the vote. Amendments from an opinion-giving committee which are not adopted by the committee responsible may be tabled by that opinion-giving committee directly for consideration by Parliament, except for opinions pursuant to Rule 93, Rule 118 and Annex V.
Amendment 167 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a The committee responsible shall set a reasonable deadline, after consulting the opinion-giving committee, by which the opinion-giving committee must deliver its opinion if it is to be taken into account by the committee responsible. Any changes to the announced timetable shall be immediately communicated by the committee responsible to the opinion- giving committee or opinion-giving committees together with the justification for such change. The committee responsible shall not reach its final conclusions before that deadline has expired.
Amendment 168 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a In consultation with the opinion-giving committee(s), the committee responsible shall set a reasonable deadline by which the opinion-giving committee must deliver its opinion if it is to be taken into account by the committee responsible. Any changes to the announced timetable shall be immediately communicated by the committee responsible to the opinion- giving committee or opinion-giving committees. The committee responsible shall not reach its final conclusions before that deadline has expired.
Amendment 169 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Where the opinion does not concern a proposal for a legally binding act, it shall consist of
Amendment 170 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Where the opinion does not concern a proposal for a legally binding act, it shall consist of
Amendment 171 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 The committee responsible shall put the
Amendment 172 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 The committee responsible shall put the
Amendment 173 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 The opinions shall deal solely with those matters that fall within the areas of responsibility of the opinion-giving committee. Amendments falling manifestly outside the areas of responsibility of that opinion-giving committee shall not be admissible.
Amendment 174 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 The opinions shall deal solely with those matters that fall within the areas of responsibility of the opinion-giving committee. Amendments falling outside the areas of responsibility of that opinion- giving committee shall not be admissible.
Amendment 175 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 The opinions shall deal solely with those matters that fall within the areas of responsibility of the opinion-giving committee. Amendments falling outside the areas of responsibility of that opinion- giving committee shall not be admissible.
Amendment 176 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4 The opinions shall deal solely with those matters that fall within the areas of
Amendment 177 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 6 6. All opinions
Amendment 178 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 – paragraph 8 8. The Chair and rapporteur of the opinion-giving committee shall be invited to take part in an advisory capacity in meetings of the committee responsible
Amendment 179 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 a (new) Rule 56a Budgetary assessment on proposals for legally binding acts with budgetary implications 1. Without prejudice to the application of Rule 48, where a proposal for a legally binding act has implications for the Union budget, that proposal shall be referred by the President to the committee responsible for budgetary issues, which may then issue a budgetary assessment of the proposal. It shall issue a budgetary assessment if so requested by the committee responsible for the subject- matter. This paragraph is without prejudice to the possibility for the committee responsible for budgetary issues to be authorised to submit opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or to act jointly with one or more committees pursuant to Rule 58. 2. The committee responsible for the subject-matter shall set a deadline within which the budgetary assessment is to be provided. Any changes to the announced timetable shall be immediately communicated to the committee responsible for budgetary issues. The committee responsible for the subject- matter shall not adopt its report before that deadline has expired. 3. The budgetary assessment shall examine whether the proposal for a legally binding act provides for sufficient financial resources, whether the proposed financing architecture is appropriate, and shall evaluate the potential impact of the financing proposed on other Union programmes or policies, institutions, agencies or bodies, including, where relevant, the assigned revenues and human resources requirements. It shall also determine whether the proposal is compatible with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement. Where applicable, the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall also determine whether the proposal is compatible with Parliament’s position on any proposal to amend or replace that framework, that system or that agreement. 4. The committee responsible for budgetary issues may appoint a rapporteur from among its members or permanent substitutes or send its views in the form of a letter from its Chair. The budgetary assessment may, where appropriate, contain amendments to the proposal for a legally binding act covering exclusively those issues referred to in paragraph 3 accompanied, where appropriate, by short justifications. Such justifications shall be the responsibility of their author and shall not be put to the vote. If necessary, the committee responsible for budgetary issues may submit a short written justification for the budgetary assessment as a whole. That short written justification shall be the responsibility of the rapporteur for the budgetary assessment. Amendments on those issues by the committee responsible for the subject- matter shall be inadmissible. The budgetary assessment, including the amendments, shall be integrated into the report as such. 5. The amendments contained in the budgetary assessment shall be inserted as such in the amendments tabled to plenary by the committee responsible for the subject-matter if they are compatible with the amendments put to the vote in the latter committee. In the exceptional case where there is an incompatibility, the relevant amendment contained in the budgetary assessment shall be put to the vote in the committee responsible for the subject-matter. If it is then rejected, that amendment may be tabled in plenary by the committee responsible for budgetary issues. In plenary, any such amendment tabled by the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall be put to the vote before any incompatible amendment. 6. Where a budgetary assessment is provided, the committee responsible for the subject-matter and the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall cooperate throughout the procedure to ensure full consistency between policy and budgetary objectives. To this end, they shall invite each other’s rapporteurs to their discussions within Parliament relating to the proposal for a legally binding act, including to the meetings between the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs. 7. Where a budgetary assessment is provided, the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) shall include the rapporteur from the committee responsible for budgetary issues who shall lead the negotiations on the issues referred to in paragraph 3. Where a budgetary assessment is not provided, the committee responsible for the subject-matter may ask the committee responsible for budgetary issues to provide assistance to the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) in relation to the issues referred to in paragraph 3 at any stage of the interinstitutional negotiations.
Amendment 180 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 a (new) Rule 56a Budgetary assessment on proposals for legally binding acts with budgetary implications 1. Without prejudice to the application of Rule 48, where a proposal for a legally binding act has implications for the Union budget, that proposal shall be referred by the President to the committee responsible for budgetary issues. That committee shall then issue a budgetary assessment of the proposal if it deems it appropriate or if so requested by the committee responsible for the subject- matter. This paragraph is without prejudice to the possibility for the committee responsible for budgetary issues to be authorised to submit opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or to act jointly with one or more committees pursuant to Rule 58. 2. The committee responsible for the subject-matter shall set a deadline within which the budgetary assessment is to be provided. Any changes to the announced timetable shall be immediately communicated to the committee responsible for budgetary issues. The committee responsible for the subject- matter shall not adopt its report before that deadline has expired. 3. In the budgetary assessment, the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall examine whether the proposal for a legally binding act provides for sufficient financial resources, and evaluate the potential impact of the financing proposed on other Union programmes or policies. It shall also determine whether the proposal is compatible with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement. Where applicable, the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall also determine whether the proposal is compatible with Parliament’s position on any proposal to amend or replace that framework, that system or that agreement. 4. The budgetary assessment shall consist of an evaluation of the issues of the proposal for a legally-binding act referred to in paragraph 3. The budgetary assessment may, where appropriate, also contain amendments to that proposal covering exclusively those issues referred to in paragraph 3. Amendments on those issues by the committee responsible for the subject-matter shall be inadmissible. The budgetary assessment, including the amendments, shall be integrated into the report as such. 5. Where a budgetary assessment is provided, the committee responsible for the subject-matter and the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall cooperate throughout the procedure to ensure full consistency between policy and budgetary objectives. To this end, they shall invite each other’s rapporteurs to their discussions within Parliament relating to the proposal for a legally binding act, including to the meetings between the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs. 6. The amendments contained in the budgetary assessment shall be inserted as such in the amendments tabled to plenary by the committee responsible for the subject-matter if they are compatible with the amendments put to the vote in the latter committee. In the exceptional case where there is an incompatibility, the relevant amendment contained in the budgetary assessment shall be put to the vote in the committee responsible for the subject-matter. If it is then rejected, that amendment may be tabled in plenary by the committee responsible for budgetary issues. In plenary, any such amendment tabled by the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall be put to the vote before any incompatible amendment. 7. Where a budgetary assessment is provided, the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) shall include the rapporteur from the committee responsible for budgetary issues. Where a budgetary assessment is not provided, the committee responsible for the subject-matter may ask the committee responsible for budgetary issues to provide assistance to the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) in relation to the issues referred to in paragraph 3 at any stage of the interinstitutional negotiations.
Amendment 181 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 a (new) Rule 56a Budgetary assessment on proposals for legally binding acts with budgetary implications 1. Without prejudice to the application of Rule 48, where a proposal for a legally binding act has implications for the Union budget, that proposal shall be referred by the President to the committee responsible for budgetary issues. That committee shall then issue a budgetary assessment of the proposal if it deems it appropriate or if so requested by the committee responsible for the subject- matter. This paragraph is without prejudice to the possibility for the committee responsible for budgetary issues to be authorised to submit opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or to act jointly with one or more committees pursuant to Rule 58. 2. The committee responsible for the subject-matter shall set a deadline within which the budgetary assessment is to be provided. Any changes to the announced timetable shall be immediately communicated to the committee responsible for budgetary issues. The committee responsible for the subject- matter shall not adopt its report before that deadline has expired. 3. In the budgetary assessment, the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall examine whether the proposal for a legally binding act provides for sufficient financial resources, and evaluate the potential impact of the financing proposed on other Union programmes or policies. It shall also determine whether the proposal is compatible with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement, as well as the budgetary principles as laid down in the Financial Regulation. Where applicable, the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall also determine whether the proposal is compatible with Parliament’s position on any proposal to amend or replace that framework, that system or that agreement. 4. The budgetary assessment shall consist of an evaluation of the issues of the proposal for a legally-binding act referred to in paragraph 3. The budgetary assessment may, where appropriate, also contain amendments to that proposal covering exclusively those issues referred to in paragraph 3. Amendments on those issues by the committee responsible for the subject-matter shall be inadmissible. The budgetary assessment, including the amendments, shall be integrated into the report as such. 5. Where a budgetary assessment is provided, the committee responsible for the subject-matter and the committee responsible for budgetary issues shall cooperate throughout the procedure to ensure full consistency between policy and budgetary objectives. To this end, they shall invite each other’s rapporteurs to their discussions within Parliament relating to the proposal for a legally binding act, including to the meetings between the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs. 6. Where a budgetary assessment is provided, the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) shall include the rapporteur from the committee responsible for budgetary issues who shall lead the negotiations on the issues referred to in paragraph 3. Where a budgetary assessment is not provided, the committee responsible for the subject-matter may ask the committee responsible for budgetary issues to provide assistance to the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) in relation to the issues referred to in paragraph 3 at any stage of the interinstitutional negotiations.
Amendment 182 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 56 a (new) Rule 56a Budgetary assessment on proposals for legally binding acts with budgetary implications 1. Without prejudice to the application of Rule 48, where a proposal for a legally binding act has implications for the Union budget, that proposal shall be referred by the President to the committee responsible for budgetary issues. That committee may then issue a budgetary assessment of the proposal if it deems it appropriate or if so requested by the committee responsible for the subject- matter. This paragraph is without prejudice to the possibility for the committee responsible for budgetary issues to be authorised to submit opinions pursuant to Rule 56 or to act jointly with one or more committees pursuant to Rule 58. 2. The committee responsible for the subject-matter shall set a deadline within which the budgetary assessment is to be provided. Any changes to the announced timetable shall be immediately communicated to the committee responsible for budgetary issues. The committee responsible for the subject- matter shall not adopt its report before that deadline has expired. 3. In the budgetary assessment, the committee responsible for budgetary issues may examine whether the proposal for a legally binding act provides for sufficient financial resources, and evaluate the potential impact of the financing proposed on other Union programmes or policies. It shall also determine whether the proposal is compatible with the multiannual financial framework, the system of own resources and the corresponding interinstitutional agreement. 4. The budgetary assessment may consist of an evaluation of the issues of the proposal for a legally binding act referred to in paragraph 3. 5. The amendments contained in the budgetary assessment shall be inserted as such in the amendments tabled to plenary by the committee responsible for the subject-matter if they are compatible with the amendments put to the vote in the latter committee. In the exceptional case where there is an incompatibility, the relevant amendment contained in the budgetary assessment shall be put to the vote in the committee responsible for the subject-matter. If it is then rejected, that amendment may be tabled in plenary by the committee responsible for budgetary issues. 6. Where a budgetary assessment is provided, the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) shall include the rapporteur from the committee responsible for budgetary issues. Where a budgetary assessment is not provided, the committee responsible for the subject-matter may ask the committee responsible for budgetary issues to provide assistance to the negotiating team referred to in Rule 74(1) in relation to the issues referred to in paragraph 3 at any stage of the interinstitutional negotiations.
Amendment 183 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 57 – paragraph 1 1. Where
Amendment 184 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 58 – paragraph 1 1. When a
Amendment 185 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 58 – paragraph 1 1. When a
Amendment 186 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 58 – paragraph 1 1. When a
Amendment 187 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 In that event, the respective rapporteurs shall draw up a single draft report, which shall be examined and voted on by the committees involved, under the joint chairmanship of the committee Chairs. The chairmanship of meetings shall alternate among the Chairs of the committees involved, unless otherwise agreed between the committees.
Amendment 188 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 In that event, the respective rapporteurs shall draw up a single draft report, which shall be examined and voted on by the committees involved, under the joint chairmanship of the committee Chairs. The chairmanship of meetings shall alternate among the Chairs of the committees involved.
Amendment 189 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 In that event, the respective rapporteurs shall draw up a single draft report, which shall be examined and voted on by the committees involved, under the joint chairmanship of the committee Chairs. The chairmanship of meetings may alternate among the Chairs of the committees involved.
Amendment 190 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 At all stages of the procedure, the rights attaching to the status of committee responsible may be exercised by the committees involved only when they are acting jointly. The committees involved may set up working groups to prepare the meetings and votes. When voting, the numerical strength of the larger committee shall be reduced to that of the smaller one, maintaining the proportional representation of the political groups and non-attached Members unchanged. For the calculation of quorums, majorities and thresholds, all committees involved shall be considered to constitute a single committee.
Amendment 191 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Any committee having issued an opinion pursuant to Rule 56 may challenge the adoption of such a decision pursuant to Rule 71, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1.
Amendment 192 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Decisions to enter into negotiations shall be
Amendment 193 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 Decisions to enter into negotiations shall be announced at the beginning of the part- session following their adoption in committee. By the end of the day following the announcement in Parliament, Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold or an opinion- giving committee may request in writing that a committee decision to enter into negotiations be put to the vote. Parliament shall then proceed to that vote during the same part-session.
Amendment 194 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Should an opinion-giving committee decide to table amendments directly for consideration by Parliament, in accordance with Rule 56(2b), those amendments and the corresponding parts of the responsible committee's report shall be put to the vote, provided that they clearly fall within the areas of responsibility of the opinion-giving committee. The rest of the report forming the committee decision to enter into negotiations shall not be affected and shall be subject to the procedure referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph.
Amendment 195 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 Amendment 196 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 If no such request is received by the expiry of the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph, the President shall inform Parliament that this is the case. If a request is made, the President may, immediately prior to the vote, give the floor to one speaker
Amendment 197 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 If no such request is received by the expiry of the deadline laid down in the first subparagraph, the President shall inform Parliament that this is the case. If a request is made, the President may,
Amendment 198 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 71 – paragraph 4 4. Negotiations may start at any time after the
Amendment 199 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 74 – paragraph 1 1. Parliament's negotiating team shall be led by the rapporteur and shall be pr
Amendment 200 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 74 – paragraph 1 1. Parliament's negotiating team shall be led by the rapporteur and shall be presided over by the Chair of the committee responsible or by a Vice-Chair designated by the Chair. I
Amendment 201 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 113 – paragraph 1 – indent 3 – if the delegated act or draft implementing act or measure falls mainly within the exclusive competence of the associated committee, the committee responsible shall accept its proposals without a vote
Amendment 202 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 118 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 203 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 118 – paragraph 6 6. Recommendations shall be deemed to have been adopted unless, before the beginning of the part-session, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold submit a written objection. Where such an objection is submitted, the committee's draft recommendations shall be included on the agenda of the same part- session. Such recommendations
Amendment 204 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 133 – title S
Amendment 205 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 133 – paragraph 1 Amendment 206 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 133 a (new) Rule 133a Statements explaining the use of Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as a legal basis 1. When the Commission plans to adopt a proposal for a legal act based on Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the President shall invite the President of the Commission to make a statement to Parliament explaining the reasons for the choice of that legal basis, as well as outlining the main objectives and elements of the proposal. The statement shall be included in the draft agenda of the first part- session following the adoption of the proposal by the Commission, unless the Conference of Presidents decides otherwise. The Conference of Presidents shall decide whether the statement is to be followed by a debate. Rule 132(2) to (8) concerning the tabling and voting of motions for resolutions shall apply mutatis mutandis. When such statement is not placed on the agenda of the first part-session following the adoption of the proposal mentioned in the first subparagraph, the committee responsible for the subject-matter shall invite the Commissioner responsible to provide the information referred to above at one of its forthcoming meetings. 2. The President shall refer the proposal to the committee responsible for legal affairs for verification of the legal basis. If that committee decides to question the validity, or the appropriateness, of the legal basis, it shall report its conclusions to Parliament, if necessary orally. Rule 149(3) to (5) shall apply. 3. When a proposal for a legal act based on Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has potential appreciable implications for the Union budget, Parliament shall request that the procedure of budgetary scrutiny provided for in the joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission27a be initiated. Parliament’s delegation to the Joint Committee provided for in the joint declaration referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made up of one member of its committee responsible for budgetary issues from each political group and one member from any committee responsible for the subject- matter. 4. At the earliest three months after the entry into force of the legal act based on Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and at appropriate intervals thereafter, the President shall invite the Commissioner responsible to make a statement to Parliament reporting on the implementation of the legal act concerned and on the necessity to maintain its provisions in light of the requirements of the Treaties. The procedure set forth in paragraph 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. _________________ 27a OJ C 444 I, 22.12.2020, p. 5.
Amendment 207 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 133 a (new) Rule 133a Statements explaining the use of Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as a legal basis 1. When the Commission plans to adopt a proposal for a legal act based on Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the President shall invite the President of the Commission to make a statement to Parliament explaining the reasons for the choice of that legal basis, as well as outlining the main objectives and elements of the proposal. The statement shall be made prior to the formal adoption of the proposal by the Commission. Failing that, it shall be included in the draft agenda of the first part-session following the adoption of the proposal by the Commission unless, for timetabling reasons or because of the relative political relevance of the subject- matter, the Conference of Presidents decides otherwise. The Conference of Presidents shall decide whether the statement is to be followed by a full debate or by a period of brief and concise questions from Members lasting 30 minutes. Rule 132(2) to (8) concerning the tabling and voting of motions for resolutions shall apply mutatis mutandis. When such statement is not placed on the agenda of the first part-session following the adoption of the proposal mentioned in the second subparagraph, the committee responsible for the subject-matter shall invite the Commissioner responsible to provide the information referred to above at one of its forthcoming meetings. 2. The President shall refer the proposal to the committee responsible for verification of the legal basis. If that committee decides to question the validity, or the appropriateness, of the legal basis, it shall report its conclusions to Parliament, if necessary orally. Rule 149(3) to (5) shall apply. 3. When a proposal for a legal act based on Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union has potential appreciable implications for the Union budget, Parliament shall request that the procedure of budgetary scrutiny provided for in the joint declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission27a be initiated. Parliament’s delegation to the Joint Committee provided for in the joint declaration referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made up of one member of its committee responsible for budgetary issues from each political group and one member from any committee responsible for the subject- matter. _________________ 27a OJ C 444 I, 22.12.2020, p. 5.
Amendment 208 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule -136 (new) Rule -136 Ad hoc special scrutiny hearings 1. In order to question one or more Commissioners, or any other relevant person, on an issue of major political importance, the Conference of Presidents may, upon a proposal by the President, by a committee or by Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold, convene at short notice an ad hoc special scrutiny hearing. 2. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the number of Members to be appointed for a given ad hoc special scrutiny hearing by the political groups and the non-attached Members. Where relevant, political groups shall ensure that the committees concerned are duly represented. 3. An ad hoc special scrutiny hearing shall be chaired by the President or, by delegation, by one of the Vice-Presidents. It shall be entirely public unless decided otherwise by the Conference of Presidents. 4. The speaking time allocated to a political group shall be treated as a block. Each political group shall distribute the speaking time within its block between those of its members who are participating in the hearing. Speaking time allocated to non-attached Members shall not be treated as a block. 5. Following the conclusion of the ad hoc special scrutiny hearing, its chair may submit to the Conference of Presidents written recommendations on behalf of Members who participated at the hearing. 6. The ad hoc special scrutiny hearing has the right to summon witnesses as well as to request documents. Refusal or failure to comply with the summons or request for documents may be announced in Parliament by the President and published on the website of Parliament. The President, in consultation with the Conference of Presidents, shall decide on whether to apply sanctions, which may include the withdrawal of access to Parliament.
Amendment 209 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule -136 (new) Rule -136 Ad hoc special scrutiny hearings 1. In order to question one or more Commissioners, or any other relevant person, on an issue of political importance, the Conference of Presidents may, upon a proposal by the President, by a committee, or a political group, or by Members reaching at least the medium threshold, convene at short notice an ad hoc special scrutiny hearing. 2. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the number of Members to be appointed for a given ad hoc special scrutiny hearing by the political groups and the non-attached Members. Where relevant, political groups shall ensure that the committees concerned are duly represented. 3. An ad hoc special scrutiny hearing shall be chaired by the President or, by delegation, by one of the Vice-Presidents. It shall be entirely public unless decided otherwise by the Conference of Presidents. 4. Time shall be allocated for questions and answers to a political group as a block. Each political group shall make free use of that time, without moderation by the Chair. Speaking time allocated to non-attached Members shall not be treated as a block. 5. Following the conclusion of the ad hoc special scrutiny hearing, its Chair may submit to the Conference of Presidents written recommendations on behalf of Members who participated at the hearing.
Amendment 210 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – title Question
Amendment 211 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 Questions for oral answer to the Council, to the Commission or to the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy may be put by a committee, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold, accompanied with a request that they be placed on the agenda of Parliament.
Amendment 212 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 Such questions shall be submitted in writing to the President. The President shall immediately refer
Amendment 213 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 Amendment 214 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 215 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. At each part-session, a Question Time of sixty minutes shall be devoted to answering questions. Once time has elapsed, the President shall postpone unanswered questions until the next part- session.
Amendment 216 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – paragraph 4 4. A Member designated in advance by the questioners shall be given two minutes to move the question in Parliament. If that Member is not present, the question shall lapse. The addressee shall
Amendment 217 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 136 – paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 218 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule -136 (new) Rule -136 Special scrutiny hearings 1. In order to question one or more Commissioners, or any other relevant person, on an issue of major political importance, the Conference of Presidents may, upon a proposal by the President, by a committee or by Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold, convene at short notice special scrutiny hearing. 2. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the number of Members to be appointed for a given special scrutiny hearing by the political groups and the non-attached Members. Where relevant, political groups shall ensure that the committees concerned are duly represented. 3. Special scrutiny hearing shall be chaired by the President or, by delegation, by one of the Vice-Presidents. It shall be entirely public unless decided otherwise by the Conference of Presidents. 4. The speaking time allocated to a political group shall be treated as a block. Each political group shall distribute the speaking time within its block between those of its members who are participating in the hearing. Speaking time allocated to non-attached Members shall not be treated as a block. 5. Following the conclusion of the special scrutiny hearing, its Chair may submit to the Conference of Presidents written recommendations on behalf of Members who participated at the hearing. 6. The formal summons for a witness to attend a special scrutiny hearing to give evidence, as well as any requests for documents shall be made by the President. Witnesses called on to give evidence shall be obliged to attend. Formal note shall be taken of any refusal or failure to comply with the summons or request for documents. The President may announce, in full or in part, the points of which formal note has been taken and arrange for the announcement to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. In addition, after consulting the Conference of Presidents, the President shall decide on whether to apply sanctions which may, inter alia, include the withdrawal of access rights to the European Parliament’s premises and a request from the Parliament to revoke registration in the transparency register established by means of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register. If the failure to attend or provide requested documents relates to any Union official, institution or other body, the Conference of Presidents may invite the President or Director of the relevant institution or body to attend one of its meetings to explain its refusal. The Chair of the hearing may decide to hear witnesses under the following oath: ‘I swear that I have spoken the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’. Witnesses, if they so wish, may add a complementary religious formula to the oath. However, no one shall be obliged to testify under oath. Formal note shall be taken of every case where a witness declines to testify under oath.
Amendment 219 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule -136 (new) Rule -136 Ad hoc special scrutiny hearings 1. In order to question one or more Commissioners, or any other relevant person, on an issue of major political importance, the Conference of Presidents may, upon a proposal by the President, by a committee or by Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the high threshold, convene at short notice an ad hoc special scrutiny hearing. 2. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the number of Members to be appointed for a given ad hoc special scrutiny hearing by the political groups and the non-attached Members. Where relevant, political groups shall ensure that the committees concerned are duly represented. 3. An ad hoc special scrutiny hearing shall be chaired by the President or, by delegation, by one of the Vice-Presidents. It shall be entirely public unless decided otherwise by the Conference of Presidents. 4. The speaking time allocated to a political group shall be treated as a block. Each political group shall distribute the speaking time within its block between those of its members who are participating in the hearing. Speaking time allocated to non-attached Members shall not be treated as a block. 5. Following the conclusion of the ad hoc special scrutiny hearing, its Chair may submit to the Conference of Presidents written recommendations on behalf of Members who participated at the hearing.
Amendment 220 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule - 136 (new) Rule -136 Special scrutiny hearings 1. In order to question one or more Commissioners, or any other relevant person, on an issue of major political importance, the Conference of Presidents may, upon a proposal by the President, by a committee or by Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold, convene at short notice a special scrutiny hearing. 2. The Conference of Presidents shall determine the number of Members to be appointed for a given special scrutiny hearing by the political groups and the non-attached Members. Where relevant, political groups shall ensure that the committees concerned are duly represented. 3. A special scrutiny hearing shall be chaired by the President or, by delegation, by one of the Vice-Presidents. It shall be entirely public unless decided otherwise by the Conference of Presidents. 4. The speaking time allocated to a political group shall be treated as a block. Each political group shall distribute the speaking time within its block between those of its members who are participating in the hearing. Speaking time allocated to non-attached Members shall not be treated as a block. . 5. Following the conclusion of the special scrutiny hearing, its Chair may submit to the Conference of Presidents written recommendations on behalf of Members who participated at the hearing.
Amendment 221 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 137 Amendment 222 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 137 – paragraph 1 1. Question Time with one or more Commissioners may be held at each part- session for a duration of up to about 90 minutes
Amendment 223 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 137 – paragraph 3 3. Question Time may also be held, under the terms laid down in paragraph 1, with the President of the European Council, with the Presidency of the Council, with the President of the Commission, with the entire college of Commissioners or specific categories of Commissioners, with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and with the President of the Eurogroup and other relevant representatives of Union institutions and bodies.
Amendment 224 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 137 – paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 225 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 137 – paragraph 5 Amendment 226 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 137 a (new) Rule 137a Commission Control Session Once per part-session, the President of the Commission and selected Commissioners shall be required to attend a Commission Control Session, lasting for 2 hours, to face questions from Members, with no pre-defined subject matter. This session will take place on Wednesdays of every part-session from 9 to 11 a.m. For such sessions, Members shall not have pre-allocated seats and shall be encouraged by the President to sit at the front of the Hemicycle. After a first round of questions from the Chairs of the political groups or their representatives, Members who wish to ask a question shall stand up briefly or raise the arm every time the next Member is about to be called to ask a question.
Amendment 227 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 155 a (new) Rule 155a Ad hoc part-sessions For issues of major political importance, the Conference of Presidents may decide, on a proposal from a committee or from Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold, to hold ad hoc part-sessions without voting.
Amendment 228 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 158 – paragraph 1 1. At the beginning of each part- session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda. A
Amendment 229 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 158 – paragraph 1 1. At the beginning of each part- session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda. Amendments to the final draft agenda may be proposed by a committee, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold. Any such
Amendment 230 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 158 – paragraph 1 1. At the beginning of each part- session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda. Amendments to the final draft agenda may be proposed by a committee, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold. 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 and to one speaker against, and in each case for not more than one minute. In order to be adopted, any such amendment shall require the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament.
Amendment 231 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 158 – paragraph 1 1. At the beginning of each part- session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda.
Amendment 232 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 158 – paragraph 1 1. At the beginning of each part- session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda. A committee, or Members or a political group or groups reaching at least the medium threshold may propose one amendment
Amendment 233 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 158 – paragraph 1 1. At the beginning of each part- session, Parliament shall adopt its agenda. Amendments to the final draft agenda may be proposed by a committee, a political group or Members reaching at least the low threshold. Any such
Amendment 234 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 158 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new) Where several amendments on the same or similar subjects are tabled to the final draft agenda, the President shall put them to the vote in the chronological order in which they are received. The movers may submit a joint amendment to the President, at least thirty minutes before the opening of the part-session.The joint amendment shall be put to the vote first. Amendments covered by the joint amendment shall fall.
Amendment 235 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 160 a (new) Rule 160a Debates on specific matters of interest to the European Union - Parliament’s statement 1. Parliament may place debates on specific matters of interest to the European Union on the agenda, in accordance with Rules 157 and 158. 2. Rule 132(2) to (8) concerning the tabling and voting of motions for resolutions shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 236 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 163 – paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. If requested by the President, a committee, a political group, or Members reaching the low threshold, Parliament may exceptionally decide to take the urgent decision on the proposal without a report or on the basis of an oral report by the Committee responsible. In such cases, if interinstitutional negotiations take place, Rules 70 and 71 shall not apply and Rule 74 shall apply mutatis mutandis.
Amendment 237 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 167 – 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 shall be determined on the basis of the Code of Conduct on multilingualism and may exceptionally be made more flexible. The Bureau shall adopt the necessary provisions.
Amendment 238 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. For the purposes of calculating the overall speaking time, where the Rules of Procedure do not stipulate the duration of a debate, the minimum duration of a debate shall be sixty minutes. The duration of each sitting shall be adjusted accordingly.
Amendment 239 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 Speakers whose interventions are foreseen on the list of speakers shall speak from the central rostrum, unless the President decides otherwise on an individual basis. Speakers with disabilities may speak from their places if they prefer.
Amendment 240 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 4 4. The President may draw up, for the first part of a particular debate, a list of speakers that includes one or more rounds of speakers from each political group wishing to speak, in the order of the relative size of those political groups. Speaking time shall be allocated to political groups in proportion to the total number of their members. Speaking time for key debates shall be at least two minutes per speaker.
Amendment 241 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 5 – point c (c) the non-attached Members shall be allocated an overall speaking time based on the fractions allocated to each political group under points (a) and (b), in proportion to the total number of non- attached Members;
Amendment 242 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 7 7. The remaining part of the time for a debate shall not be specifically allocated in advance. Instead, the President may call on Members to speak, as a general rule for no more than one minute. The President shall, as far as possible, ensure that s
Amendment 243 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 7 7. The remaining part of the time for a debate shall not be specifically allocated in advance. Instead, the President may call on Members to speak, as a general rule for no more than one minute. The President shall, as far as possible, ensure that speakers who hold different political views and who come from different Member States are heard in turn. That remaining part of the time for a debate shall constitute 40% of the time for key debates and 20% of the time of all other debates.
Amendment 244 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 7 7. The remaining part of the time for a debate shall not be specifically allocated in advance. Instead, the President may call on Members to speak, as a general rule for no more than one minute. The President shall, as far as possible, ensure that speakers who hold different political views and who come from different Member States are heard in turn. That remaining part of the time for a debate may be defined by the Conference of Presidents.
Amendment 245 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 171 – paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. In order to uphold the guiding principles laid down in Article 1 of Annex I, in particular the requirement for Members to show respect for Parliament's dignity and reputation, Members shall endeavour to be present for the whole of the particular debate in which they are scheduled to speak or in which they wish to speak. The President shall have the discretion to not call to speak those Members who do not comply with the spirit of this paragraph.
Amendment 246 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 178 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Debates may be held whatever the number of Members present in the Chamber.
Amendment 247 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 178 – paragraph 5 5. If fewer than 38 Members are present, the President
Amendment 248 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 – title S
Amendment 249 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 – paragraph -1 (new) -1. Members reaching at least the low threshold or a political group may, at any time, request the Conference of Presidents to propose to Parliament the setting up of a special committee.
Amendment 250 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 251 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Before taking a decision on such a request, the Conference of Presidents may if a majority so required, seek a recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs.
Amendment 252 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The procedure laid down in paragraph 1 shall also apply for setting up committees of inquiry, with the threshold set out in Rule 208(1).
Amendment 253 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 a (new) Rule 207 a Ad-hoc temporary committees with legislative competences 1. When it results from the procedure in Rule 48 that a matter falls within the competence of more than three committees, without the competence of any committee prevailing, the Conference of Presidents may, on the basis of a recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs, propose to Parliament the setting up of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences to deal with a specific proposal for a legally binding act or a pre-legislative strategic document. Setting up an ad-hoc temporary committee shall be an exceptional measure, as a last resort. The recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs shall indicate the committees responsible for scrutiny of the implementation of the legislation. 2. The numerical strength of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences shall be decided by Parliament, based on a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. Its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of the legally binding act, without prejudice to the need for scrutiny activities. In the case of a pre-legislative strategic document, its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of the report in plenary. Members of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences shall be appointed by the political groups and the non-attached Members, drawing from the members of the committees involved. The ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences shall elect its Chair and Vice-Chairs and appoint one or more rapporteurs. 3. Other committees shall not be authorised to deliver opinions pursuant to Rule 56. 4. Ad-hoc temporary committees with legislative competences shall not have the right to deliver opinions to other committees.
Amendment 254 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 a (new) Rule 207a Special legislative committees 1. When it results from the procedure in Rule 48 that a matter falls indissociably within the competence of four or more committees, the Conference of Presidents may, as a last resort and on the basis of a recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs, propose to Parliament the setting up of a special legislative committee to deal with a specific proposal for a legally binding act or a pre- legislative strategic document. The recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs shall indicate the committees responsible for scrutiny of the implementation of the legislation. 2. The numerical strength of a special legislative committee shall be decided by Parliament, based on a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. Its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of the legally binding act, without prejudice to the need for scrutiny activities. In the case of a pre-legislative strategic document, its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of the report in plenary. Members of a special legislative committee shall be appointed by the political groups and the non-attached Members, drawing from the members of the committees involved. The Conference of Presidents shall decide whether one or more rapporteurs are to be appointed at the same time that the proposal is taken to set up the committee. 3. Other committees shall not be authorised to deliver opinions pursuant to Rule 56. 4. Special legislative committees shall not have the right to deliver opinions to other committees. 5. This Rule shall cease to apply on 31 December 2026. Any subsequent continuation or amendments shall be subject to an assessment of its application and new proposals in accordance with Rule 237.
Amendment 255 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 a (new) Rule 207a Ad-hoc temporary committees with legislative competences 1. When it results from the procedure in Rule 48 that a matter falls within the competence of more than two committees, without the competence of any committee prevailing, the Conference of Presidents may, on the basis of a recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs, propose to Parliament the setting up of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences to deal with specific proposals for a legally binding act or a pre-legislative strategic document. The recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs shall indicate the committees responsible for scrutiny of the implementation of the legislation. 2. The numerical strength of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences shall be decided by Parliament, based on a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. Its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of a legally binding act, without prejudice to the need for scrutiny activities. In the case of a pre-legislative strategic document, its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of the report in plenary. Members of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences shall be appointed by the political groups and the non- attached Members, drawing from the members and substitute members of the committees involved. The Conference of Presidents shall decide whether one or more rapporteurs are to be appointed at the same time that the proposal is taken to set up the committee. 3. Other committees shall not be authorised to deliver opinions pursuant to Rule 56. 4. Ad-hoc temporary committees with legislative competences shall not have the right to deliver opinions to other committees.
Amendment 256 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 207 a (new) Rule 207a Ad-hoc temporary committees with legislative competences 1. When it results from the procedure in Rule 48 that a matter falls within the competence of more than three committees, without the competence of any committee prevailing, the Conference of Presidents may, on the basis of a recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs, propose to Parliament the setting up of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences to deal with a specific proposal for a legally binding act or a pre-legislative strategic document. The recommendation by the Conference of Committee Chairs shall indicate the committees responsible for scrutiny of the implementation of the legislation. 2. The numerical strength of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences shall be decided by Parliament, based on a proposal by the Conference of Presidents. Its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of the legally binding act, without prejudice to the need for scrutiny activities. In the case of a pre-legislative strategic document, its term of office shall run from the date of its constitutive meeting until the adoption of the report in plenary. Members of an ad-hoc temporary committee with legislative competences shall be appointed by the political groups and the non-attached Members. The Conference of Presidents shall decide whether one or more rapporteurs are to be appointed at the same time that the proposal is taken to set up the committee. 3. Other committees shall not be authorised to deliver opinions pursuant to Rule 56. 4. Ad-hoc temporary committees with legislative competences shall not have the right to deliver opinions to other committees.
Amendment 257 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 208 – paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. The formal summons for a witness to attend a meeting of the committee of inquiry to give evidence, as well as any requests for documents, shall be made by the President, at the request of the Chair. Witnesses called on to give evidence shall be obliged to attend. Formal note shall be taken of any refusal or failure to comply with the summons or request for documents. The President may announce, in full or in part, the points of which formal note has been taken and arrange for the announcement to be published in the Official Journal of the European Union. In addition, after consulting the Conference of Presidents, the President shall decide on whether to impose penalties which may, inter alia, include the withdrawal of access rights to the European Parliament’s premises and a request from the Parliament to revoke registration in the transparency register established by means of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register. If the failure to attend or provide requested documents relates to any Union official, institution or other body, the Conference of Presidents may invite the President or Director of the relevant institution or body to attend one of its meetings to explain its refusal.
Amendment 258 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 209 – paragraph 2 2. The composition of the committees shall, as far as possible, reflect the composition of Parliament. The distribution of committee seats among political groups must be either the nearest whole number above or the nearest whole number below the proportional calculation.
Amendment 259 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 208 – paragraph 10 b (new) (new) 10b. Committees of inquiry may, subject to approval by the Conference of Presidents,: – conduct on-the-spot investigations; – request documents; – summon witnesses; – hear officials and other servants of the Union or of Member States; – request experts' reports. - ask national judicial and other authorities for assistance in the course of its investigations. Those authorities shall give the necessary support to the committee of inquiry. Where alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Union law involve possible responsibility on the part of a body or authority of a Member State, the committee of inquiry may ask the parliament of the Member State concerned to cooperate in the investigation. The committee may decide to hear witnesses under the following oath: ‘I swear that I have spoken the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’. Witnesses, if they so wish, may add a complementary religious formula to the oath. However, no one shall be obliged to testify under oath. Formal note shall be taken of every case where a witness declines to testify under oath.
Amendment 260 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 209 – paragraph 2 2. The composition of the committees shall, as far as possible, reflect the composition of Parliament.
Amendment 261 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 222 – paragraph 1 – point a (a) shall task the committee responsible for the subject-matter according to Annex VI with organising the public hearing provided for in Article 14(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/788; the committee responsible for petitions shall be automatically
Amendment 262 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 222 a (new) Rule 222a Obligation to appear before a committee or at a public hearing All persons shall attend whenever invited by a committee to one of its meetings, including a public hearing or a meeting of a sub-committee. In the case of serious or repeated failure to attend, the committee may formally signal its displeasure to the President and the Conference of Presidents, which shall at its next meeting consider the issue and determine any consequences, which may, inter alia, include the withdrawal of access rights to the European Parliament’s premises, a request from the Parliament to revoke registration in the transparency egister, or a formal statement declaring the person or organisation concerned to be purposefully evading parliamentary scrutiny. If the failure to attend relates to any Union official, institution or other body, the Conference of Presidents may invite the President or Director of the relevant institution or body to attend one of its meetings to explain its refusal.
Amendment 263 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 223 – paragraph 3 3. The bureaux of the delegations shall be constituted in accordance with the procedure laid down for the committee bureaux in Rule 213. The political groups shall endeavour to ensure that any Chair of a delegation shall be a member or substitute member of the committee responsible for foreign affairs, of the committee responsible for development, or of the committee responsible for international trade.
Amendment 264 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 223 – paragraph 3 3. The bureaux of the delegations shall be constituted in accordance with the procedure laid down for the committee bureaux in Rule 213. When nominating a Chair of a delegation, political groups may as well take into account membership of the committee responsible for foreign affairs, of the committee responsible for development, or of the committee responsible for international trade.
Amendment 265 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 223 – paragraph 3 3. The bureaux of the delegations shall be constituted in accordance with the procedure laid down for the committee bureaux in Rule 213. Any Chair of a delegation shall preferably be a member or substitute member of the committee responsible for foreign affairs, of the committee responsible for development, or of the committee responsible for international trade.
Amendment 266 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 223 a (new) Rule 223a Cooperation between committees and interparliamentary delegations In line with their responsibilities as defined respectively in Annex VI and in Rule 223, committees and interparliamentary delegations shall strive for cooperation in the setting of their priorities and for coordination in the conduct of their respective activities. The Conference of Committee Chairs and the Conference of Delegation Chairs shall hold regular meetings to that end and systematically meet at the beginning of the parliamentary term and at mid-term in order to jointly establish a list of priority countries with whom to engage, based on upcoming legislative files and geopolitical or strategic priorities. They may hold additional joint exchanges of views on relations of the Union with selected critical or strategic partners, or on horizontal priority issues based on geopolitical and other developments, in order to ensure optimal coordination on established priorities of the Union and hold regular meetings to this end.
Amendment 267 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Rule 237 – paragraph 2 2. In accordance with Article 232 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, amendments to these Rules shall be adopted only if they secure the votes of a majority of the component Members of Parliament. If, during the votes on amendments to these Rules, a split vote takes place pursuant to Rule 185, the text which was subject to the split vote shall be put to the vote as a whole, amended or otherwise, and shall be adopted only if it secures the majority of the component Members of Parliament.
Amendment 268 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 2 2. The confirmation hearings shall be organised by the Conference of Presidents based on a recommendation of the Conference of Committee Chairs, which shall specify the proposed allocation of responsibilities among committees. The Chair and coordinators of each committee shall be responsible for the detailed arrangements.
Amendment 269 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. Appropriate arrangements shall be made to a
Amendment 270 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a (a) if the portfolio of the Commissioner-designate falls within the re
Amendment 271 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b (b) if significant parts of the portfolio of the Commissioner-designate fall
Amendment 272 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c Amendment 273 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 The committees shall submit written questions to the Commissioners-designate in good time before the confirmation hearings. For each Commissioner- designate there shall be two common questions drafted by the Conference of Committee Chairs, the first of which shall relat
Amendment 274 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 The curriculum vitae of the Commissioners-designate and their response to the written questions shall be published on Parliament’s website in advance of the confirmation hearing.
Amendment 275 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 276 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 277 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 7 7. Commissioners-designate shall be invited to make an opening oral statement
Amendment 278 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 3 – paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 279 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 4 – paragraph 2 2. In the case
Amendment 280 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point d – indent 1 –
Amendment 281 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point d (d) If coordinators cannot reach a majority of at least two-thirds of the committee membership to approve the candidate, they shall: – first request additional information through further written questions; –
Amendment 282 #
Parliament’s Rules of Procedure Annex VII – Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point e (e) If, further to the application of point (d), coordinators representing a majority of at least two-thirds of the committee members
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