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| 6.8.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 227/35 |
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Wednesday 18 January 2012Numerical strength of the standing committees

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European Parliament decision of 18 January 2012 on the numerical strength of the standing committees

(2013/C 227 E/08)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal by the Conference of Presidents, |
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| — | having regard to its decisions of 15 July 2009( 1 ) and 14 December 2011( 2 ) on the numerical strength of standing committees, |
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| — | having regard to Rule 183 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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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: 31 members Committee on Budgets: 43 members Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 48 members Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 49 members Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 69 members Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 61 members Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 41 members Committee on Transport and Tourism: 47 members Committee on Regional Development: 50 members Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 44 members Committee on Fisheries: 25 members Committee on Culture and Education: 31 members Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 24 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: 31 members | | Committee on Budgets: 43 members | | Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members | | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 48 members | | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 49 members | | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 69 members | | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 61 members | | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 41 members | | Committee on Transport and Tourism: 47 members | | Committee on Regional Development: 50 members | | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 44 members | | Committee on Fisheries: 25 members | | Committee on Culture and Education: 31 members | | Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members | | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members | | Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 24 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: 31 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Budgets: 43 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Budgetary Control: 30 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs: 48 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs: 49 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety: 69 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy: 61 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection: 41 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Transport and Tourism: 47 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Regional Development: 50 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development: 44 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Fisheries: 25 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Culture and Education: 31 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Legal Affairs: 25 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs: 60 members | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Committee on Constitutional Affairs: 24 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 include up to four vice-chairs; |
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| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information. |
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( 1 )  OJ C 224 E, 19.8.2010, p. 34.

( 2 )  Texts adopted, P7_TA(2011)0570.

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