# CE2013168EN.01013001.xml

| 14.6.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 168/130 |
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Wednesday 14 December 2011Numerical strength of standing committees

P7_TA(2011)0570

European Parliament decision of 14 December 2011 on the numerical strength of the standing committees (2011/2838(RSO))

2013/C 168 E/19

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal by the Conference of Presidents, |
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| — | having regard to its decision of 15 July 2009 on the numerical strength of the committees( 1 ), |
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| — | having regard to Rule 183 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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| A. | whereas there is a need for continuity in its business, |
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| B. | whereas, following the entry into force of the protocol amending Protocol No 36 on transitional provisions, new Members are entitled to sit in the European Parliament and on its bodies in full enjoyment of their rights, |
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| 1. | Decides to amend the number of members of parliamentary committees as follows:
Committee on Foreign Affairs: 76 members Committee on Development: 30 members Committee on International Trade: 29 members Committee on Budgets: 44 members Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 48 members Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 51 members Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 68 members Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 60 members Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 41 members Committee on Transport and Tourism: 46 members Committee on Regional Development: 50 members Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 44 members Committee on Fisheries: 24 members Committee on Culture and Education: 32 members Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 25 members Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: 35 members Committee on Petitions: 35 members and to amend the number of members of parliamentary subcommittees as follows:
Subcommittee on Human Rights: 31 members Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 31 members | | Committee on Foreign Affairs: 76 members | | Committee on Development: 30 members | | Committee on International Trade: 29 members | | Committee on Budgets: 44 members | | Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members | | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 48 members | | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 51 members | | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 68 members | | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 60 members | | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 41 members | | Committee on Transport and Tourism: 46 members | | Committee on Regional Development: 50 members | | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 44 members | | Committee on Fisheries: 24 members | | Committee on Culture and Education: 32 members | | Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members | | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members | | Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 25 members | | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: 35 members | | Committee on Petitions: 35 members | | Subcommittee on Human Rights: 31 members | | Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 31 members |
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| | Committee on Foreign Affairs: 76 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Development: 30 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on International Trade: 29 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Budgets: 44 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 48 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 51 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 68 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 60 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 41 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Transport and Tourism: 46 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Regional Development: 50 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 44 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Fisheries: 24 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Culture and Education: 32 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 25 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality: 35 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Petitions: 35 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Subcommittee on Human Rights: 31 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Subcommittee on Security and Defence: 31 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| 2. | Decides, with reference to the decision of the Conference of Presidents of 9 July 2009 relating to the composition of Committee Bureaux, that the Committee Bureaux may consist of up to four vice-chairs; |
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| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 224 E, 19.8.2010, p. 34.

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