European Parliament decision of 22 May 2007 on amendment of Rule 47 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure - cooperation between committees (2007/2016(REG))
Date: 2007-05-22
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: interinstitutional cooperation (EU), parliamentary committee

24.4.2008

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P6_TA(2007)0189

Cooperation between committees (amendment of Rule 47)

European Parliament decision of 22 May 2007 on amendment of Rule 47 of Parliament's Rules of
Procedure — cooperation between committees (2007/2016(REG))

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure (B6-0461/2006),

— having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0139/2007);

1.

2.

3.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

Points out that the amendment will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

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

PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENT

Amendment 3

Rule 47

Enhanced cooperation between committees

Procedure with associated committees

Where in the opinion of the Conference of Presidents a question
falls almost equally within the competence of two committees,
or where different parts of the question fall under the compe-
tence of two different committees, Rule 46 shall apply with
the following additional provisions:

Where a question of competence has been referred to the Con-
ference of Presidents pursuant to Rules 179(2) or 45, and the
Conference of Presidents, on the basis of Annex VI, considers
that the matter falls almost equally within the competence of
two or more committees, or that different parts of the matter
fall under the competence of two or more committees, Rule 46
shall apply with the following additional provisions:

— the timetable shall be jointly agreed by the two committees;

— the timetable shall be jointly agreed by the committees

— the rapporteur and the draftsman shall endeavour to agree
on the texts they propose to their committees and on their
position regarding amendments;

concerned;

— the rapporteur and the draftsmen shall keep each other
informed and shall endeavour to agree on the texts they
propose to their committees and on their position regard-
ing amendments;

— the chairmen, rapporteur and draftsmen concerned shall
endeavour to jointly identify areas of the text falling
within their exclusive or joint competences and agree on
the precise arrangements for their cooperation;

— the committee responsible shall accept without a vote
amendments from the committee asked for an opinion
where they concern matters which the chairman of the
committee responsible considers, on the basis of Annex

— the committee responsible shall accept without a vote
amendments from an associated committee where they
concern matters which the chairman of
the committee
responsible considers, on the basis of Annex VI, after

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PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENT

VI, after consulting the chairman of the committee asked
for an opinion, to fall under the competence of the com-
mittee asked for an opinion, and which do not contradict
other elements of the report

consulting the chairman of the associated committee, to
fall under the exclusive competence of the associated com-
mittee and which do not contradict other elements of the
report. The chairman of the committee responsible shall
take account of any agreement reached under the third
indent;

— in the event of a conciliation procedure taking place on
include the

the proposal, Parliament's delegation shall
draftsman of any associated committee.

P6_TA(2007)0190

Environmental quality standards in the field of water policy ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 22 May 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on environmental quality standards in the field of water
policy and amending Directive 2000/60/EC (COM(2006)0397 — C6-0243/2006 — 2006/0129(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal

to the European Parliament

and the Council

(COM(2006)0397),

— having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission

submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0243/2006),

— having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and
the opinions of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, the Committee on Agriculture and
Rural Development and the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0125/2007);

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal

2.
substantially or replace it with another text;

3.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.