# C_2015419EN.01020001.xml

| 16.12.2015 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 419/200 |
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16.12.2015

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 419/200

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P7_TA(2012)0423

Amendment of Rule 181 on verbatim reports and Rule 182 on audiovisual record of proceedings

European Parliament decision of 20 November 2012 on amendment of Rule 181 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure concerning verbatim reports of proceedings and Rule 182 concerning the audiovisual record of proceedings (2012/2080(REG))

(2015/C 419/32)

The European Parliament,

The European Parliament

| — | having regard to the letter from its President of 13 January 2012, |
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having regard to the letter from its President of 13 January 2012,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2011 on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 as modified by the Council — all sections — and letters of amendment Nos 1/2012 and 2/2012 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 October 2011 on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 as modified by the Council — all sections — and letters of amendment Nos 1/2012 and 2/2012 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2012 (1),

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| — | having regard to Rules 211 and 212 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 211 and 212 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0336/2012), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A7-0336/2012),

| A. | whereas savings from the budget in the area of translation and interpretation must not jeopardise the principle of multilingualism, but are possible with the help of innovation and new working methods (2), |
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whereas savings from the budget in the area of translation and interpretation must not jeopardise the principle of multilingualism, but are possible with the help of innovation and new working methods (2),

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| 1. | Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below; |
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Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

| 2. | Points out that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session; |
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Points out that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information. |
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Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.

Amendment 1

Amendment 1

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 181 — paragraph 1

Rule 181 — paragraph 1

| Present text | Amendment |
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| 1.   A verbatim report of the proceedings of each sitting shall be drawn up
  in all the official languages
  . | 1.   A verbatim report of the proceedings of each sitting shall be drawn up
  as a multilingual document in which all oral contributions appear in their original language
  . |

Present text

Present text

Amendment

Amendment

1.   A verbatim report of the proceedings of each sitting shall be drawn up
  in all the official languages
  .

in all the official languages

1.   A verbatim report of the proceedings of each sitting shall be drawn up
  as a multilingual document in which all oral contributions appear in their original language
  .

as a multilingual document in which all oral contributions appear in their original language

Amendment 2

Amendment 2

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 181 — paragraph 2

Rule 181 — paragraph 2

| Present text | Amendment |
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| 2.   Speakers
  shall return
  corrections to typescripts of their
  speeches
  to the Secretariat
  within one week
  . | 2.   Speakers
  may make
  corrections to typescripts of their
  oral contributions within five working days. Corrections shall be sent within that deadline
  to the Secretariat. |

Present text

Present text

Amendment

Amendment

2.   Speakers
  shall return
  corrections to typescripts of their
  speeches
  to the Secretariat
  within one week
  .

shall return

speeches

within one week

2.   Speakers
  may make
  corrections to typescripts of their
  oral contributions within five working days. Corrections shall be sent within that deadline
  to the Secretariat.

may make

oral contributions within five working days. Corrections shall be sent within that deadline

Amendment 3

Amendment 3

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 181 — paragraph 3

Rule 181 — paragraph 3

| Present text | Amendment |
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| 3.   The verbatim report shall be published as an annex to the Official Journal of the European Union. | 3.   The
  multilingual
  verbatim report shall be published as an annex to the Official Journal of the European Union
  and preserved in the records of Parliament
  . |

Present text

Present text

Amendment

Amendment

3.   The verbatim report shall be published as an annex to the Official Journal of the European Union.

3.   The
  multilingual
  verbatim report shall be published as an annex to the Official Journal of the European Union
  and preserved in the records of Parliament
  .

multilingual

and preserved in the records of Parliament

Amendment 4

Amendment 4

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 181 — paragraph 4

Rule 181 — paragraph 4

| Present text | Amendment |
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| 4.   
  Members may ask for extracts
  from the verbatim report
  to be translated
  at short notice. | 4.   
  A translation into any official language of an extract
  from the verbatim report
  shall be made on request from a Member. If necessary, the translation shall be provided
  at short notice. |

Present text

Present text

Amendment

Amendment

4.   
  Members may ask for extracts
  from the verbatim report
  to be translated
  at short notice.

Members may ask for extracts

to be translated

4.   
  A translation into any official language of an extract
  from the verbatim report
  shall be made on request from a Member. If necessary, the translation shall be provided
  at short notice.

A translation into any official language of an extract

shall be made on request from a Member. If necessary, the translation shall be provided

Amendment 5

Amendment 5

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 182 — paragraph - 1 (new)

Rule 182 — paragraph - 1 (new)

| Present text | Amendment |
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| | The proceedings of Parliament in the languages in which they are conducted, as well as the multilingual soundtrack from all active interpretation booths, shall be broadcast in real time on its website. |

Present text

Present text

Amendment

Amendment

The proceedings of Parliament in the languages in which they are conducted, as well as the multilingual soundtrack from all active interpretation booths, shall be broadcast in real time on its website.

The proceedings of Parliament in the languages in which they are conducted, as well as the multilingual soundtrack from all active interpretation booths, shall be broadcast in real time on its website.

Amendment 6

Amendment 6

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Parliament's Rules of Procedure

Rule 182 — paragraph 1

Rule 182 — paragraph 1

| Present text | Amendment |
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| Immediately after the sitting, an audiovisual record of the proceedings,
  including
  the soundtrack from all interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on
  the internet
  . | Immediately after the sitting, an
  indexed
  audiovisual record of the proceedings
  in the languages in which they were conducted
  ,
  as well as
  the
  multilingual
  soundtrack from all
  active
  interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on
  Parliament's website during the current and the next parliamentary term, after which it shall be preserved in the records of Parliament
  .
  That audiovisual record shall be linked to the multilingual verbatim reports of the proceedings as soon as they are available. |

Present text

Present text

Amendment

Amendment

Immediately after the sitting, an audiovisual record of the proceedings,
  including
  the soundtrack from all interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on
  the internet
  .

including

the internet

Immediately after the sitting, an
  indexed
  audiovisual record of the proceedings
  in the languages in which they were conducted
  ,
  as well as
  the
  multilingual
  soundtrack from all
  active
  interpretation booths, shall be produced and made available on
  Parliament's website during the current and the next parliamentary term, after which it shall be preserved in the records of Parliament
  .
  That audiovisual record shall be linked to the multilingual verbatim reports of the proceedings as soon as they are available.

indexed

in the languages in which they were conducted

as well as

multilingual

active

Parliament's website during the current and the next parliamentary term, after which it shall be preserved in the records of Parliament

That audiovisual record shall be linked to the multilingual verbatim reports of the proceedings as soon as they are available.

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(1)  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0461.

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(2)  See resolution of 26 October 2011 mentioned above, paragraph 77.

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