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Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament

8th parliamentary term - January 2017

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CONTENTS

Titles

Annexes

TITLE I: MEMBERS, PARLIAMENT BODIES AND POLITICAL GROUPS

CHAPTER 1: MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Rule 1 :	European Parliament
Rule 2 :	Independent mandate
Rule 3 :	Verification of credentials
Rule 4 :	Term of office of Members
Rule 5 :	Privileges and immunities
Rule 6 :	Waiver of immunity
Rule 7 :	Defence of privileges and immunity
Rule 8 :	Urgent action by the President to assert immunity
Rule 9 :	Procedures on immunity
Rule 10 :	(deleted)
Rule 11 :	Members' financial interests and standards of conduct
Rule 12 :	Internal investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
Rule 13 :	Observers
CHAPTER 2: OFFICERS OF PARLIAMENT
Rule 14 :	Provisional Chair
Rule 15 :	Nominations and general provisions
Rule 16 :	Election of President - opening address
Rule 17 :	Election of Vice-Presidents
Rule 18 :	Election of Quaestors
Rule 19 :	Term of office of Officers
Rule 20 :	Vacancies
Rule 21 :	Early termination of an office
CHAPTER 3: BODIES AND DUTIES
Rule 22 :	Duties of the President
Rule 23 :	Duties of the Vice-Presidents
Rule 24 :	Composition of the Bureau
Rule 25 :	Duties of the Bureau
Rule 26 :	Composition of the Conference of Presidents
Rule 27 :	Duties of the Conference of Presidents
Rule 28 :	Duties of the Quaestors
Rule 29 :	Conference of Committee Chairs
Rule 30 :	Conference of Delegation Chairs
Rule 30a :	Continuity of an office during the election period
Rule 31 :	Accountability of the Bureau and the Conference of Presidents
CHAPTER 4: POLITICAL GROUPS
Rule 32 :	Establishment and dissolution of political groups
Rule 33 :	Activities and legal situation of the political groups
Rule 34 :	Intergroups
Rule 35 :	Non-attached Members
Rule 36 :	Allocation of seats in the Chamber

TITLE II: LEGISLATIVE, BUDGETARY, DISCHARGE AND OTHER PROCEDURES

CHAPTER 1: LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Rule 37 :	Annual programming
Rule 38 :	Respect for fundamental rights
Rule 39 :	Verification of legal basis
Rule 40 :	Delegation of legislative powers and conferral of implementing powers
Rule 41 :	Verification of financial compatibility
Rule 42 :	Examination of respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality
Rule 43 :	Access to documents and provision of information to Parliament
Rule 44 :	Representation of Parliament in Council meetings
Rule 45 :	Right of Parliament to submit proposals
Rule 46 :	Requests to the Commission for submission of proposals
Rule 47 :	Consideration of legally binding acts
Rule 47a :	Acceleration of legislative procedures
Rule 48 :	Legislative procedures on initiatives originating from institutions other than the Commission or from Member States
CHAPTER 2: PROCEDURE IN COMMITTEE
Rule 49 :	Legislative reports
Rule 50 :	Simplified procedure
Rule 51 :	Non-legislative reports
Rule 52 :	Own-initiative reports
Rule 52a :	Drafting of reports
Rule 53 :	Opinions of committees
Rule 54 :	Associated committee procedure
Rule 55 :	Joint committee procedure
Rule 56 :	(deleted)
CHAPTER 3: ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
SECTION 1 - FIRST READING
Rule 57 :	(deleted)
Rule 58 :	(deleted)
Rule 59 :	Vote in Parliament – first reading
Rule 59a :	Referral back to the committee responsible
Rule 60 :	(deleted)
Rule 61 :	(deleted)
Rule 62 :	(deleted)
Rule 63 :	Renewed referral to Parliament
Rule 63a :	First-reading agreement
SECTION 2 - SECOND READING
Rule 64 :	Communication of the Council's position
Rule 65 :	Extension of time limits
Rule 66 :	Procedure in the committee responsible
Rule 67 :	Submission to Parliament
Rule 67a :	Vote in Parliament – second reading
Rule 68 :	(deleted)
Rule 69 :	Admissibility of amendments to the Council's position
Rule 69a :	Second-reading agreement
SECTION 3 - INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS DURING THE ORDINARY LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE
Rule 69b :	General provisions
Rule 69c :	Negotiations ahead of Parliament's first reading
Rule 69d :	Negotiations ahead of Council's first reading
Rule 69e :	Negotiations ahead of Parliament's second reading
Rule 69f :	Conduct of negotiations
SECTION 4 - CONCILIATION AND THIRD READING
Rule 69g :	Extension of time limits
Rule 70 :	Convening of the Conciliation Committee
Rule 71 :	Delegation to the Conciliation Committee
Rule 72 :	Joint text
SECTION 5 - CONCLUSION OF THE PROCEDURE
Rule 73 :	(deleted)
Rule 74 :	(deleted)
Rule 75 :	(deleted)
Rule 76 :	(deleted)
Rule 77 :	(deleted)
Rule 78 :	Signing and publication of adopted acts
CHAPTER 4: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE CONSULTATION PROCEDURE
Rule 78a :	Modified proposal for a legally binding act
Rule 78b :	Commission position on amendments
Rule 78c :	Vote in Parliament
Rule 78d :	Follow-up to Parliament's position
Rule 78e :	Renewed referral to Parliament
CHAPTER 5: CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS
Rule 79 :	Ordinary Treaty revision
Rule 80 :	Simplified Treaty revision
Rule 81 :	Accession treaties
Rule 82 :	Withdrawal from the Union
Rule 83 :	Breach by a Member State of fundamental principles and values
Rule 84 :	Composition of Parliament
Rule 85 :	Enhanced cooperation between Member States
CHAPTER 6: BUDGETARY PROCEDURES
Rule 86 :	Multiannual financial framework
Rule 86a :	Annual budgetary procedure
Rule 87 :	(deleted)
Rule 88 :	Parliament's position on the draft budget
Rule 89 :	(deleted)
Rule 90 :	Budgetary conciliation
Rule 91 :	Definitive adoption of the budget
Rule 92 :	Provisional twelfths system
Rule 92a :	Implementation of the budget
Rule 93 :	Discharge to the Commission in respect of implementation of the budget
Rule 94 :	Other discharge procedures
Rule 94a :	Interinstitutional cooperation
Rule 95 :	(deleted)
CHAPTER 7: INTERNAL BUDGETARY PROCEDURES
Rule 96 :	Estimates of Parliament
Rule 97 :	Procedure to be applied when drawing up Parliament's estimates
Rule 98 :	Power to incur and settle expenditure, to approve accounts and to grant discharge
CHAPTER 8: CONSENT PROCEDURE
Rule 99 :	Consent procedure
CHAPTER 9: OTHER PROCEDURES
Rule 100 :	Procedure for delivering opinions on derogations to the adoption of the euro
Rule 101 :	Procedures relating to dialogue between management and labour
Rule 102 :	Procedures for scrutiny of envisaged voluntary agreements
Rule 103 :	Codification
Rule 104 :	Recasting
CHAPTER 10: DELEGATED AND IMPLEMENTING ACTS
Rule 105 :	Delegated acts
Rule 106 :	Implementing acts and measures
Rule 107 :	Consideration under the associated committee procedure or the joint committee procedure

TITLE III: EXTERNAL RELATIONS

CHAPTER 1: INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
Rule 108 :	International agreements
Rule 109 :	Provisional application or suspension of the application of international agreements or establishment of the Union's position in a body set up by an international agreement
CHAPTER 2: EXTERNAL REPRESENTATION OF THE UNION AND THE COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY
Rule 110 :	Special representatives
Rule 111 :	International representation
Rule 112 :	(deleted)
CHAPTER 3: RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE UNION’S EXTERNAL ACTION
Rule 113 :	Recommendations on the Union's external policies
Rule 113a :	Consultation of, and provision of information to, Parliament within the framework of the common foreign and security policy
Rule 114 :	Breach of human rights

TITLE IV: TRANSPARENCY OF BUSINESS

Rule 115 :	Transparency of Parliament's activities
Rule 116 :	Public access to documents
Rule 116a :	Access to Parliament

TITLE V: RELATIONS WITH OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

CHAPTER 1: APPOINTMENTS
Rule 117 :	Election of the President of the Commission
Rule 118 :	Election of the Commission
Rule 118a :	Multiannual programming
Rule 119 :	Motion of censure on the Commission
Rule 120 :	Nomination of Judges and Advocates-General at the Court of Justice of the European Union
Rule 121 :	Appointment of the Members of the Court of Auditors
Rule 122 :	Appointment of the Members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank
Rule 122a :	Appointments to the economic governance bodies
CHAPTER 2: STATEMENTS
Rule 123 :	Statements by the Commission, Council and European Council
Rule 124 :	Statements explaining Commission decisions
Rule 125 :	Statements by the Court of Auditors
Rule 126 :	Statements by the European Central Bank
Rule 127 :	(deleted)
CHAPTER 3: PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
Rule 128 :	Questions for oral answer with debate
Rule 129 :	Question Time
Rule 130 :	Questions for written answer
Rule 130a :	Minor interpellations for written answer
Rule 130b :	Major interpellations for written answer with debate
Rule 131 :	Questions for written answer to the European Central Bank
Rule 131a :	Questions for written answer concerning the Single Supervisory Mechanism and the Single Resolution Mechanism
CHAPTER 4: REPORTS OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
Rule 132 :	Annual and other reports of other institutions or bodies
CHAPTER 5: RESOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Rule 133 :	Motions for resolutions
Rule 134 :	(deleted)
Rule 135 :	Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law
Rule 136 :	(deleted)
CHAPTER 6: CONSULTATION OF OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES
Rule 137 :	Consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee
Rule 138 :	Consultation of the Committee of the Regions
Rule 139 :	Requests to European Agencies
CHAPTER 7: INTERINSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENTS
Rule 140 :	Interinstitutional agreements
CHAPTER 8: REFERRALS TO THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION
Rule 141 :	Proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union

TITLE VI: RELATIONS WITH NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS

Rule 142 :	Exchange of information, contacts and reciprocal facilities
Rule 143 :	Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC)
Rule 144 :	Conferences of parliaments

TITLE VII: SESSIONS

CHAPTER 1: SESSIONS OF PARLIAMENT
Rule 145 :	Parliamentary term, sessions, part-sessions, sittings
Rule 146 :	Convening of Parliament
Rule 147 :	Venue of sittings and meetings
Rule 148 :	Attendance of Members at sittings
CHAPTER 2: ORDER OF BUSINESS OF PARLIAMENT
Rule 149 :	Draft agenda
Rule 149a :	Adopting and amending the agenda
Rule 150 :	Procedure in plenary without amendment and debate
Rule 151 :	Short presentation
Rule 152 :	(deleted)
Rule 153 :	Extraordinary debate
Rule 153a :	Topical debate requested by a political group
Rule 154 :	Urgent procedure
Rule 155 :	Joint debate
Rule 156 :	Time limits
CHAPTER 3: GENERAL RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF SITTINGS
Rule 157 :	Access to the Chamber
Rule 158 :	Languages
Rule 159 :	Transitional arrangement
Rule 160 :	Distribution of documents
Rule 161 :	Electronic handling of documents
Rule 162 :	Allocation of speaking time and list of speakers
Rule 163 :	One-minute speeches
Rule 164 :	Personal statements
Rule 164a :	Prevention of obstruction
CHAPTER 4: MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT OF MEMBERS
Rule 165 :	Immediate measures
Rule 166 :	Penalties
Rule 167 :	Internal appeal procedures
CHAPTER 5: QUORUM, AMENDMENTS AND VOTING
Rule 168 :	Quorum
Rule 168a :	Thresholds
Rule 169 :	Tabling and presenting amendments
Rule 170 :	Admissibility of amendments
Rule 171 :	Voting procedure
Rule 172 :	(deleted)
Rule 173 :	(deleted)
Rule 174 :	Order of voting on amendments
Rule 175 :	Committee filter of plenary amendments
Rule 176 :	Split voting
Rule 177 :	Right to vote
Rule 178 :	Voting
Rule 179 :	Final vote
Rule 179a :	Tied votes
Rule 180 :	Voting by roll call
Rule 180a :	Voting by secret ballot
Rule 181 :	Use of electronic voting system
Rule 182 :	(deleted)
Rule 182a :	Disputes on voting
Rule 183 :	Explanations of votes
Rule 184 :	(deleted)
CHAPTER 6: POINTS OF ORDER AND PROCEDURAL MOTIONS
Rule 184a :	Points of order
Rule 185 :	Procedural motions
Rule 186 :	(deleted)
Rule 187 :	Motions calling for a matter to be declared inadmissible
Rule 188 :	Referral back to committee
Rule 189 :	Closure of a debate
Rule 190 :	Adjournment of a debate or vote
Rule 191 :	Suspension or closure of the sitting
CHAPTER 7: PUBLIC RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Rule 192 :	Minutes
Rule 193 :	Texts adopted
Rule 194 :	Verbatim reports
Rule 195 :	Audiovisual record of proceedings

TITLE VIII: COMMITTEES AND DELEGATIONS

CHAPTER 1: COMMITTEES
Rule 196 :	Setting-up of standing committees
Rule 197 :	Special committees
Rule 198 :	Committees of inquiry
Rule 199 :	Composition of committees
Rule 200 :	Substitutes
Rule 201 :	Duties of committees
Rule 201a :	Questions of competence
Rule 202 :	(deleted)
Rule 203 :	Subcommittees
Rule 204 :	Committee bureaux
Rule 205 :	Committee coordinators
Rule 205a :	Shadow Rapporteurs
Rule 206 :	Committee meetings
Rule 207 :	Minutes of committee meetings
Rule 208 :	Voting in committee
Rule 209 :	Provisions concerning plenary sittings applicable in committee
Rule 210 :	Question Time in committee
Rule 210a :	Procedure for the consultation by a committee of confidential information received by Parliament
Rule 211 :	Public hearings on citizens’ initiatives
CHAPTER 2: INTERPARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS
Rule 212 :	Setting-up and duties of interparliamentary delegations
Rule 213 :	(deleted)
Rule 214 :	Joint parliamentary committees
Rule 214a :	Cooperation with the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

TITLE IX: PETITIONS

Rule 215 :	Right of petition
Rule 216 :	Examination of petitions
Rule 216a :	Fact-finding visits
Rule 217 :	Notice of petitions
Rule 218 :	Citizens' initiative

TITLE X: OMBUDSMAN

Rule 219 :	Election of the Ombudsman
Rule 220 :	Activities of the Ombudsman
Rule 221 :	Dismissal of the Ombudsman

TITLE XI: PARLIAMENT'S SECRETARIAT

Rule 222 :

Parliament's Secretariat

TITLE XII: POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES RELATING TO EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL FOUNDATIONS

Rule 223 :	(deleted)
Rule 223a :	Powers and responsibilities relating to European political parties and European political foundations
Rule 224 :	Powers and responsibilities of the Bureau (deleted)
Rule 225 :	Powers and responsibilities of the committee responsible and of Parliament's plenary (deleted)